This is one of those impossible questions, like if you were stuck on a
desert island what one book, one game, one person...
Over the course of interviewing many QEs I've learned to ask the candidate
to explain what "in control" means. Then I ask them to explain the
difference between in control and in spec. That filters 80% of the
candidates right there.
But all of this silly, because "Quality Engineer" is an oxymoron. Speaking
as a Sr. Staff QE, any engineer who's any good isn't in quality. ;^)
dw
At 01:47 PM 2/7/2002 -0500, Tempea, Ioan wrote:
>Bonjour Alain,
>
>you have a good point.
>
>The bottom line is that, besides the technical knowledge, the attitude of
>the candidate is also to be assessed. The more he will resort to documents
>(hard evidence) and the less he would trust his instincts, the better it is.
>And I say that because we're talking about a QE, the final authority. For a
>process person, the instincts are sometimes desirable, as long as they are
>subsequently confirmed through a quality analysis.
>
>Good luck Olivia,
>
>Ioan
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Alain Savard [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 12:06 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: [TN] Quality Engineer Interviews
> >
> > Ioan,
> >
> > The in case of conflict question, I don't quite agree:
> > 1- Is the purchase order or contract,
> > 2- Master engineering drawing,
> > 3- IPC guidelines/specs,
> > 4- TechNet (the info is often more recent then what's in the books, but
> > often needs to be verified, TechNet is however and good place to get
> > access
> > to quick references),
> > 5- Books (usually good but slow for searches),
> > 6- The net (Also need to be verified sometimes).
> >
> > Experience depends on the knowledge level of the individual and is
> > subjective, therefore not 100% reliable.
> >
> > Alain Savard
> > QA - PCB
> > CAE Inc.
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tempea, Ioan [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 9:34 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: [TN] Quality Engineer Interviews
> >
> >
> > A few more questions:
> >
> > - how did you learn the business (the best answer would some core
> > manufacturing courses during his/her university years, enhanced by
> > seminars
> > during his/her professional years)
> > - in case of conflict, what is your reference (best answer Technet, second
> > best answer Klein Wassink or other text books; bad answer "my experience")
> >
> > Ioan
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: [log in to unmask] [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> > > Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 8:17 AM
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > Subject: Re: [TN] Quality Engineer Interviews
> > >
> > > Olivia,
> > > One question that I would ask is:
> > > If you were faced with a decision to ship a product with some quality or
> > > reliability concerns in order to make a very important ship date, what
> > > would you do?
> > >
> > > Almost every quality engineer faces this at one point or another. The
> > > answer may let you know if the individual views quality or production
> > > schedules higher.
> > >
> > > Doug Pauls
> > >
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