INTERVIEWEE KIT

WHAT TO EXPECT FOR MALAYSIA BOARD OF TECHNOLOGISTS

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION INTERVIEW
Interview Approach
• 15 minutes for each interview session
❑ 2 minutes for introduction / self pitching
❑ 13 minutes for questions & answers (Q&A
• 3 approaches of interview will be conducted depending on the availability of candidates and
interviewers
❑ Physical Interview
❑ Skype Interview
❑ WhatsApp Video Call Interview
❑ Any other application/software set by MBOT
Video Call Interview Etiquette
• Look at the camera, not the screen : Maintain direct eye contact with your interviewer.
• Computer/Camera Angle: Where you place your computer/camera is also important. You want the
camera at eye-level.
• Dress: Dress professionally from head to toe like an in-person interview.
• Connection: Check internet connection to ensure the video call session going smoothly
• Keep your Profile Professional: Make sure that your Skype/WhatsApp contact name, email address
and photo are appropriate.
• Background: Keep the background simple and clear of distractions. Clear the area of anything that
does not convey professionalism.
• Close other programs on your computer: Getting Facebook notifications during your interview is
distracting and unprofessional. Before your interview, make sure all other windows on your computer
are closed
• Prepare your surroundings: Pick a quiet place to interview to avoid any interruptions.
• Don't interview and drive. In addition to being illegal in Malaysia, driving while holding
your phone isn't safe, so leave the interview for a moment when you can concentrate
Area of Assessment
Competence & Commitment
Knowledge and Understanding
A Use a combination of general and specialist technological knowledge and understanding to opt
imise the application of existing and emerging technology.
Application to Practice
Competence
B Apply appropriate theoretical and practical methods to the analysis and solution of technologic
al /technical problems.
Leadership/Management/Supervision Commitment
C
Provide technical and commercial leadership / management / supervision commitment
Interpersonal Skills
D
Use effective communication and interpersonal skills.
Commitment Professional Conduct
E Demonstrate a personal commitment to professional standards, recognising obligations to
society, the profession and the environment.
A: KNOWLEDGE & UNDERSTANDING
Use a combination of general and specialist engineering knowledge and understanding to opti
mise the application of existing and emerging technology.
Maintain and extend a sound theoretical approach in enabling the
This could include an ability to:
introduction and manipulation of new and advancing technology and
other relevant developments
A1 • Identify the limits of own personal knowledge and skills
• Strive to extend own technological capability
Knowledge through experience and information resources
• Broaden and deepen own knowledge base through research and experimentation.
This could include an ability to:
Maintain and extend a sound evidence-based approach to problem-
solving • Establish users’ needs
• Assess marketing needs and contribute to marketing strategies
A2 • Identify constraints and exploit opportunities for the development and transfer of techno
logy within own chosen field
Apply technology/technical principles and best practice • Promote new applications when appropriate
• Secure the necessary intellectual property rights
• Develop and evaluate continuous improvement systems.
This could include an ability to:
A3 Definition and basic concept of technology field
• Differentiate and explain basic concepts of related technology field
This could include an ability to:
A4 Evolution of the current technology field
• Promote new technology when appropriate
This could include an ability to:
A5 Latest technology and solutions being applied in the market
• Develop and evaluate application of technology and solutions to the current systems
B: APPLICATION TO PRACTICE
Apply appropriate theoretical and practical methods to the analysis and solution of
technological /technical problems.
B1 Select engineering techniques and procedures
Contribute to technological /technical design &
Development
B2
Use resources effectively to complete tasks
B3 Implement and evaluate solutions
This could include an ability to:
• Explore the territory within own responsibility for new opportunities
• Review the potential for enhancing engineering products, processes, systems and
services
• Use own knowledge of the employer ’s position to assess the viability of opportunities.
This could include an ability to:
• Identify and agree appropriate methodologies
• Assemble the necessary resources
• Carry out the necessary tests
• Collect, analyse and evaluate the relevant data
• Draft, present and agree design recommendations
• Undertake technological and technical design.
This could include an ability to:
• Ensure that the application of the design results in the appropriate practical outcome
• Identify the required cost, quality, safety, reliability, appearance, fitness for purpose and environmental i
mpact of the outcome
• Determine the criteria for evaluating the design solutions
• Evaluate the outcome against the original specification
• Actively learn from feedback on results to improve future design solutions and build best practice.
C: LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
Provide technical and commercial leadership / management / supervision commitment
C1 Plan for effective projects
C2 Manage budget, finance, people and resources
Manage teams and develop staff
C3
Supervise technological tasks
C4 Manage continuous quality improvement
This could include an ability to:
• Identify the factors affecting the project implementation
• Lead on preparing and agreeing implementation plans and method statements
• Ensure that the necessary resources are secured and brief the project team
• Negotiate the necessary contractual arrangements with other stakeholders (client, subcontractors, suppliers,
etc.).
This could include an ability to:
• Set up appropriate management systems
• Agree quality standards, programme and budget
• Organise and lead work teams, co-ordinating project activities
• Ensure that variations from quality standards, programme and budgets are identified, and that corrective acti
on is taken
• Gather and evaluate feedback and recommend improvements.
This could include an ability to:
• Agree objectives and work plans with teams and individuals
• Identify team and individual needs, and plan for their development
• Lead and support team and individual development
• Assess team and individual performance and provide feedback.
This could include an ability to:
• Promote quality throughout the organisation and its customer and supplier networks
• Develop and maintain operations to meet quality standards
• Direct project evaluation and propose recommendations for improvement.
D: INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
Use effective communication and interpersonal skills

This could include an ability to:

D1 Communicate with others • Contribute to, chair and record meetings and discussions
• Prepare letters, documents and reports
• Exchange information and provide advice to technical and non-technical colleagues.
This could include an ability to:

D2 Presentation and discussion • Prepare and deliver appropriate presentations

• Lead and sustain debates with audiences
• Feed the results back to improve the proposals.
This could include an ability to:

• Know and manage own emotions, strengths and weaknesses

D3 Personal and social skills • Be aware of the needs and concerns of others
• Be confident and flexible in dealing with new and changing interpersonal situations
• Identify, agree and work towards collective goals
• Resolve conflicts and create, maintain and enhance productive working relationships.
This could include an ability to:

Engage in the awareness, diversity, creativity • Develop a better sense of things happening in emerging technology
D4 and innovative development of technology and con • Interact with one another, and bring new challenges and opportunities for diversity management
tinuous improvement of technical systems. • Bring both a creative input and a technical knowledge to an action.
• Connect the literature about technical change with that of innovation systems and networks.
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E: PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
Demonstrate a personal commitment to professional standards, recognising obligations to
society, the profession and the environment.

This could include an ability to:

Code and Rules of conduct

Specific conduct: • Comply with code of ethics

E1
Safety, health, accountability, time management, quality assurance, resource • General knowledge of Act 768
management, cost impact vs quality vs time, discipline, dedication, responsibil • Work constructively within all relevant legislation and regulatory frameworks, including social a
ity.
nd employment legislation.
This could include an ability to:
Manage safe systems of work
• Identify and be accountable for self and people under your care and responsibility for safety, he
E2 System: alth and welfare issues
eco-system of respective technology field, any tools involve in delivering the
work, system thinking (risk assessment) • Develop and implement appropriate hazard identification and risk management systems
• Manage, evaluate and improve safety and health systems.
This could include an ability to:

• Operate and act responsibly, taking account of the need to progress environmental, social and
E3 Sustainable development
economic outcomes simultaneously
• Use imagination, creativity and innovation to provide products and services which maintain and
enhance the quality of the environment and community, and meet financial objectives
This could include an ability to:

CPD personal planning • Undertake reviews of own development needs (lifelong learning)
E4 Continuous learning & development, teamwork and communication • Prepare action plans to meet personal and organisational objectives
• Carry out planned (and unplanned) CPD activities
• Maintain evidence of competence development
• Evaluate CPD outcomes against the action plans