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Karin Sydow CEng MIChemE

How a Committee Interview helped me to get Chartered

I left Cambridge University with a degree in Chemical Engineering in 2000 and soon decided I wanted to gain Chartered status. Throughout my training I kept a log of my experience and ensured I was current with IChemE’s requirements. I secured placements that would aid my path to Chartership and after 4 years working as a process engineer at Foster Wheeler, I was ready to submit my report. Soon afterward I was invited for interview.

Attending the standard interview

At the interview I was confident I had the necessary experience and left feeling it went well. Three weeks later I got a letter saying I was required to attend a second Committee Interview. I felt very disappointed and could not understand why the first interview had not been a success.

Attending the Committee Interview

To prepare for the Committee Interview I reviewed all the documentation I had initially submitted and elaborated on any points I felt required more depth.

During the second interview I explained my experience in more detail and left knowing the Committee panel had received all the information they needed to form the basis of my election. The next day I was granted Chartered status.

For me, the Committee Interview worked to my advantage. Unfortunately not enough of my knowledge and experience had come across at first interview, but the IChemE application system meant I was given another chance to provide evidence to support my application.

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