First things first . . . If your goal is coast through your engineering internship just to have it listed on your resume, then this advice is not for you. So save your time and read some of my other articles. However, if you really are interested in learning and gaining new skills from your . . . click to continue reading
Engaging or a Snoozer? Improve Your LinkedIn Profile to Jump Start Your Engineering Job Search
Start Engaging Potential Employers, Not Boring Them How are you different than the next candidate? Did you have a unique experience that led you to a specific field of engineering? What separates you from the thousands of other engineers who just graduated? Too often, I see engineers who fail to use the profile summary on . . . click to continue reading
Imposter Syndrome . . . aka “I feel like a moron”
My first year in engineering school was really tough as I struggled with the pace and level of the coursework. There were many occasions where I wondered how I ended up in a top tier engineering school. I would look around at my classmates and it seemed like they were breezing through the class with . . . click to continue reading
Getting Back to “Nursery Mode”; Two Simple Tips to Make Engineering Connections, EVEN With Strangers
When We Were Little Kids . . . Little kids are like the ultimate networkers . . . they meet new friends quickly, they begin to laugh & play together immediately, and they adapt to new environments pretty quickly. It’s a shame we lose this mentality as we get older. When my daughter was 4 . . . click to continue reading
Graduated with an engineering degree this month, but don’t have a job? Here are three pieces of advice that may be helpful.
Every year, around May/June, I will get a bunch of emails from younger engineers who found some of my mentoring material and are in a panic. They have recently graduated with their engineering degree, but have yet to secure a full time engineering position. If you find yourself in this position, I hope you find . . . click to continue reading
Dispelling two common misconceptions about a career in engineering
The Misconceptions . . . I often hear these two misconceptions from the engineers I mentor and I’d like to dispel them both: Misconception #1 – Engineers get stuck behind desks all day Misconception #2 – Engineers only need technical skills Both of these are WRONG. Let’s have a look into each one a bit . . . click to continue reading