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Engaging or a Snoozer? Improve Your LinkedIn Profile to Jump Start Your Engineering Job Search

October 23, 2019 by SolTheEngineer 2 Comments

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

Filed Under: Job search, Networking Tagged With: engineering, engineering career, job search, Networking

Getting Back to “Nursery Mode”; Two Simple Tips to Make Engineering Connections, EVEN With Strangers

August 4, 2019 by SolTheEngineer Leave a Comment

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

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Graduated with an engineering degree this month, but don’t have a job? Here are three pieces of advice that may be helpful.

May 26, 2019 by SolTheEngineer 6 Comments

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

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Why using non-engineering interests is key to building your engineering network

March 3, 2019 by SolTheEngineer 2 Comments

The Situation . . . The day has ended and you are going out with your work buddies. Are you going to continue to talk about the details of a work project? You might complain about your boss. Or you might complain about office environment in general. You might even talk about the girl in . . . click to continue reading

Filed Under: Communication skills, Networking

8 Networking tips for engineering conferences or job fairs

February 17, 2019 by SolTheEngineer 1 Comment

Heading to a conference or attending a job fair?  Here are 7 tips I use personally that can help you get the most out of the event. Have a game plan – It is unlikely that you will have time to make real connections with the whole crowd or all of the presenters at a . . . click to continue reading

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Why you need to build your engineering network EVEN if you are not job searching

January 27, 2019 by SolTheEngineer 10 Comments

The Excuses . . . When I suggest a network is crucial for ALL engineers regardless of their place in life, I’ve heard a myriad of responses . . . . . . Why do I need a network, I’m not looking for a job? . . . Why bother, it’s not like I know . . . click to continue reading

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