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Failing an engineering class is not the end of the world, what you do next is what is important

December 20, 2020 by SolTheEngineer Leave a Comment

Am I the ONLY ONE that failed? Looking around at your classmates posts, you may get the impression that everyone is getting A’s and B’s. It can be very lonely and defeating to think that you’re the only engineer who is actually going to receive a failing grade. Well, let me tell you, that is . . . click to continue reading

Filed Under: General skill improvement, Study methods Tagged With: engineering, engineering degree, engineering school, failure

The Introverted Engineer . . . Four steps to overcome its negative affects on your career

May 25, 2020 by SolTheEngineer Leave a Comment

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

Filed Under: General skill improvement, Networking Tagged With: engineers, introversion, introverted, Networking

Why Engineers Should Learn Public Speaking; EVEN IF You Don’t Want To Talk To Groups

April 12, 2020 by SolTheEngineer 5 Comments

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

Filed Under: Communication skills, General skill improvement

Getting the most out of your engineering internship

January 21, 2020 by SolTheEngineer 2 Comments

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 (start with this one about Why technical knowledge IS NOT all you need for . . . click to continue reading

Filed Under: General skill improvement, Networking Tagged With: engineering, engineering internships, engineering jobs

Imposter Syndrome . . . aka “I feel like a moron”

September 6, 2019 by SolTheEngineer 9 Comments

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

Filed Under: Communication skills, General skill improvement

Dispelling two common misconceptions about a career in engineering

April 22, 2019 by SolTheEngineer Leave a Comment

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

Filed Under: General skill improvement, Job search

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