1) 🗣 What’s the best way to break the ice when meeting a new client or contractor on a technical project? Have you ever had an awkward first meeting that you managed to turn around? 2) 🗣 In engineering reports or stakeholder emails, how important is it to read between the lines? Can you think of a time when you had to interpret something that wasn’t clearly stated? 3) 🗣 During a design review or project planning session, how do you ensure that everyone’s opinion is taken on board—even when deadlines are tight? 4) 🗣 Have you ever gotten off on the wrong foot with a supervisor, client, or project partner? What caused it, and how did you fix the situation? 5) 🗣 Engineers often work in teams. Can you describe a situation where you had to take a back seat for the good of the project? How did it feel? 6) 🗣 When negotiating project goals between the engineering team and a non-technical department (like finance or marketing), how do you find common ground? 7) 🗣 What’s been an eye-opener for you since you started working in engineering or technical fields? Was it something related to teamwork, regulations, or clients? 8) DIFFICULT 9) SEE 10) GOOD 11) ASK 12) REVIEW 13) BUT 14) THINK 15) BIG 16) SMALL 17) HAPPY 18) IMPORTANT 19) TELL

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