EDF engineering apprenticeship interview.
Discussion
Just looking for some advice for an apprenticeship interview. I've had a couple in the past but have been unsuccessful. I will however be doing the following to help me out.
Hurrying through my college engineering project and presenting that to them (the want something I've made).
Performing extensive research into the company. Size what they do. Some about the site itself. The basics of how the reactor works etc.
Making a hand out with pictures and details about my current job so I can more easily describe any transferable skills.
If there's anything else anyone can suggest I'd be hugely greatful.
Ta.
Hurrying through my college engineering project and presenting that to them (the want something I've made).
Performing extensive research into the company. Size what they do. Some about the site itself. The basics of how the reactor works etc.
Making a hand out with pictures and details about my current job so I can more easily describe any transferable skills.
If there's anything else anyone can suggest I'd be hugely greatful.
Ta.
EDF are a huge company in the UK, don't forget to look outside of their nuclear operation, ensure you know a tiny bit about the basics of the other parts of the business (large supplier of business and residential etc. although you may well have already researched this)
Is the apprenticeship in the Nuclear Generation or Nuclear New Build operation?
Did you ever get any feedback about your interviews for other apprenticeships, do you know where you went wrong? Also, have EDF told you the structure of your assessment, is it a 1-2-1 interview, group assessment, combination of both?
Is the apprenticeship in the Nuclear Generation or Nuclear New Build operation?
Did you ever get any feedback about your interviews for other apprenticeships, do you know where you went wrong? Also, have EDF told you the structure of your assessment, is it a 1-2-1 interview, group assessment, combination of both?
4 Year Engineering Maintenance at an existing Nuclear generation plant.
Myself vs a panel. Followed by a practical assessment which will be. The feed back I've received led to knowing to do my research and the hand out. A previous interview with another company (process) said I was one of the strongest at interview but lacked strength at assessment (FOR A TRAINEE POSITION?!). However during a health and safety induction two of the other candidates recognised their Dads in a video we had to watch.
Myself vs a panel. Followed by a practical assessment which will be. The feed back I've received led to knowing to do my research and the hand out. A previous interview with another company (process) said I was one of the strongest at interview but lacked strength at assessment (FOR A TRAINEE POSITION?!). However during a health and safety induction two of the other candidates recognised their Dads in a video we had to watch.
bobmcgod said:
... However during a health and safety induction two of the other candidates recognised their Dads in a video we had to watch.
Whatever industry you go into, and certainly one that is a niche as nuclear, you are going to find an awful lot of that.With two very good candidates in front of me with all but identical prospects I would say it is the sort of thing that would tip the balance as I would have a fair bet that they would know what sort of job they were getting into, what the regime is and have their eyes wide open.
I know nothing about your line of work but both of the jobs I do are ones where they define your life to a large degree and it is sometimes hard to discern where work stops and play starts. As such someone who I knew already knows the impact of the job on them and their family would get first bite if that was the main difference between them and candidate B.
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