When should you begin to worry? If you send out a single resume and don’t hear back, that is nothing to be worried about. Heck, even if you send out 10 or 20 and don’t hear back, it is not necessarily the biggest deal. However, there comes a point where you have to realize that . . . click to continue reading
My 6 guiding principles for developing a valuable engineering network
On a daily and weekly basis, I work to continuously improve my engineering network. If you are not looking for a job and think you don’t need to network now, then you clearly have not been reading my material. Therefore, I suggest you jump over immediately and read my article that will explain to you . . . click to continue reading
The Introverted Engineer . . . Four steps to overcome its negative affects on your career
Dispelling the myths . . . There is this stereotype that all engineers are insanely introverted and just want avoid all human interaction while hiding in the computer lab. Yes, there are some engineers that are like this. However, even those “lab dwellers” often become quite talkative and animated when you get them talking about . . . click to continue reading
Why Engineers Should Learn Public Speaking; EVEN IF You Don’t Want To Talk To Groups
How did an undergraduate engineer end up in a public speaking class? “Trust me, it’s an easy A” was all I needed to hear. As all engineers know, if you are going to take a non-technical elective class, it is nice plus for it to be relatively easy in juxtaposition to the brutal engineering classes . . . click to continue reading
Online applications suck . . . They’re great for the employer, but not for you. Here’s a better approach.
They say that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. Yet, I am baffled by the number of engineers who come to me talking about the 100 or 200 positions to which they applied in order to gain an internship or job. I even had . . . click to continue reading
Combining a passion for engineering and a love of sports . . . Yes, it can be done
Are engineers sports averse? It’s true that there are literally just a handful of athletes within the top level major sports leagues that have received an engineering degree. These statistics play into the stereotype of the awkward introverted engineer who has never played sports. However, is lack of participation at the top level an indication . . . click to continue reading