Hi,

I have being recently advised to attend a ERC interview for P.eng licensing in Ontario. I would like to know if anyone has attended this interview? What type of questions can I anticipate? Do they ask questions related to my work experience or do they ask all the fundamentals?

I would greatly appreciate if someone can help me out

Albert

I attended this interview about 8 years back in Toronto in Electircal engineering descipline. I prepared 2 -3 projects. There were about 4 people in the interview committee. They asked me about the projects that I handled. Just remember one thing, what ever you say it should be always about you and nothing about the team you worked with. Highlight on the engineering principles that you used and why it was required. Hope this helps.

Good luck.

To add to previous comment.

This is purely a technical interview. ERC needs to know which enginering principles you applied in your job and how, as well as how good you are at expressing yourself in English language.

Pick 2-3 projects that you have done, including calculations-equations used to in case you designed anything. Also, you need to know all the parameters in equations that you used.

For example, I was asked about heat exchanger and pipeline sizing

Agreed...They want to see meat..meat...no Yap Yap...

Means, Numbers...calculations....Equations...

Hello Everyone..!!!!

I request all to share your ERC interview experience. I am basically looking for info on following aspects:
- Interview Duration
- No. of Experience summaries Covered
- Did interviewer ask questions on Work Experience Summary other than the ones or twos you prepared?
- Difficulty Level of interview - the questions were basic or in-depth detailed ones?
- Should I concentrate more on the equation / numbers or should I more concentrate on the overall engineering process / principle ?

I would appreciate your efforts if you could share your experience please.

It is a common practice when you apply for an enrollment into P.Eng., to provide
them with two of your projects, that you yourself got them up from the start and
how it progressed with all of the details etc., and costs if known. You provide
them with all or most of the details, either in an abridged format or a full version
of it with all of the rules and regulations followed, and the safety practices too.
You can submit with the same, just a few details to maintain some privacy or
you can provide them with all of the details and a caveat at the bottom of the
submission.

This is for EACH of the projects you helped or got to complete in your earlier Posts.

Now having the bull by the horn, YOU are the one that determines how long you
want to drag your presentation. If i were you, I will limit it to FIFTY Minutes each
with a question period of TEN Minutes and complete the presentation at the time
of the Interview. You can carry with you all of the formulae that you used in your
calculations and the Cost Accounting that was done prior to and the over run etc.,
at the presentation.

You are the Presenter and the Master of Ceremonies at this juncture and you rule
the roost.

Normal group at this session will be about FOUR, unless it is a Major project such
as Atomic Power Generation or Solar Cell Plant for Fuel Oil heating etc., as built at
a few of the locations that I know. Any minor projects will be evaluated on the spot.
The full quorum could be SEVEN of the peers.

All of the detailed queries will be based upon the highest level of Engineering with
all of your bloopers that will get exposed and you will be put on stand to answer
to the shortcomings, if did notice any and your response to it.

In my opinion you should approach a group of your peers prior to submission and
it this opportunity has been missed, then a review with your substantiation of the
procedures followed and why, prior to your visit to P.Eng., interview. This is to
provide you with an advance level of coaching prior to that date.

Now, you have been informed properly of the procedures, if you did not know them
before.

FH.

Please post your experiences for others to get to know about it.
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Originally posted by Akki1986

Hello Everyone..!!!!

I request all to share your ERC interview experience. I am basically looking for info on following aspects:
- Interview Duration
- No. of Experience summaries Covered
- Did interviewer ask questions on Work Experience Summary other than the ones or twos you prepared?
- Difficulty Level of interview - the questions were basic or in-depth detailed ones?
- Should I concentrate more on the equation / numbers or should I more concentrate on the overall engineering process / principle ?

I would appreciate your efforts if you could share your experience please.

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Originally posted by Full House

It is a common practice when you apply for an enrollment into P.Eng., to provide
them with two of your projects, that you yourself got them up from the start and
how it progressed with all of the details etc., and costs if known. You provide
them with all or most of the details, either in an abridged format or a full version
of it with all of the rules and regulations followed, and the safety practices too.
You can submit with the same, just a few details to maintain some privacy or
you can provide them with all of the details and a caveat at the bottom of the
submission.

This is for EACH of the projects you helped or got to complete in your earlier Posts.

Now having the bull by the horn, YOU are the one that determines how long you
want to drag your presentation. If i were you, I will limit it to FIFTY Minutes each
with a question period of TEN Minutes and complete the presentation at the time
of the Interview. You can carry with you all of the formulae that you used in your
calculations and the Cost Accounting that was done prior to and the over run etc.,
at the presentation.

You are the Presenter and the Master of Ceremonies at this juncture and you rule
the roost.

Normal group at this session will be about FOUR, unless it is a Major project such
as Atomic Power Generation or Solar Cell Plant for Fuel Oil heating etc., as built at
a few of the locations that I know. Any minor projects will be evaluated on the spot.
The full quorum could be SEVEN of the peers.

All of the detailed queries will be based upon the highest level of Engineering with
all of your bloopers that will get exposed and you will be put on stand to answer
to the shortcomings, if they did notice any, and your response to it.

In my opinion you should approach a group of your peers prior to submission and
if this opportunity has been missed, then a review with your substantiation of the
procedures followed and why, prior to your visit to P.Eng., interview. This is to
provide you with an advance level of coaching prior to that date.

Now, you have been informed properly of the procedures, if you did not know them
before.

FH.

Please post your experiences for others to get to know about it.
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Originally posted by Akki1986

Hello Everyone..!!!!

I request all to share your ERC interview experience. I am basically looking for info on following aspects:
- Interview Duration
- No. of Experience summaries Covered
- Did interviewer ask questions on Work Experience Summary other than the ones or twos you prepared?
- Difficulty Level of interview - the questions were basic or in-depth detailed ones?
- Should I concentrate more on the equation / numbers or should I more concentrate on the overall engineering process / principle ?

I would appreciate your efforts if you could share your experience please.

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