by Tracy Thomason | Apr 9, 2019 | Engineering Students
Going into the interview, you know you’re going to get asked a lot of technical questions related to your engineering field. And you’re prepared for those. However, there will also be some social and even curveball job interview questions that may be difficult to...
by Tracy Thomason | Dec 26, 2018 | Career Advancement
This is Part 4 of a multi-article series on emotional intelligence in engineering. Part 1 is here: Engineering is More than IQ. As a child, when you took apart your parent’s VCR (or DVD player or maybe iPod) to see how it worked, you didn’t need a paycheck. You didn’t...
by Tracy Thomason | Dec 18, 2018 | Career Advancement
This is Part 3 of a multi-article series on emotional intelligence in engineering. Part 1 is here: Engineering is More than IQ. All things considered, the meeting went a lot better than it could have. Nelson, the project manager who had been given near carte blanche...
by Clifford Colvin | Nov 5, 2018 | Engineering Students
1. Fit of the Job Role I have seen so many young engineers enter the job market, and take a job offer with a new company, and 3 to 5 years later leave the company disgruntled. It usually isn’t the company’s fault; although sometimes it is caused by working...
by Tracy Thomason | Oct 18, 2018 | Career Advancement
LinkedIn is a powerful tool when it comes to getting noticed in your career. However, it’s not enough just to have an account. You need to work it on a regular basis. But, you’re a busy engineer and you have a lot of other things to do besides “play” on social media....
