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71 - Attacks on DEI; When to Ask for a Raise; Employee Uncomfortable w/ Co-Ed Business Trip AND MORE
Listen to this episode if you: are an early career engineer, are contemplating a career change, or just like engineering career stories.
This Week in LinkedIn Lunatics:
1. At Least They're Honest (a rant on the attack on DEI)
College Questions
1. Can I still major in Civil engineering even if I don’t personally enjoy tunnels or waterways.
2. Should I Change The Name of my [Masters] Degree [because some interviewer didn't like it?]
3. Is a major in Civil Engineering w/ a minor in Business Administration the right degree for me?
4. Does GPA only Matter until Getting My First Internship?
5. AI and Academic Integrity in College [from a UCSB Professor]
Internship Advice
1. For Interns: is “must be self-driven/able to work independently” a red flag?
2. Will this hurt my career? [not having worked a job before applying for internships?]
3. For internship apps, which one do you use: school email or personal email address?
Career Questions
1. Am I committing career suicide? [ by leaving the engineering industry to teach high school
2. "normalize quitting without advance notice" [and why I think this is a bad idea]
3. Recent PE, no raise yet
4. Is it better to ask for a raise in the meeting regarding your annual salary increase, or before?
5. Wife in electrical engineering how do I support her better?
6. I hate how employers are so obsessed with “soft skills” when finding a job
7. Employer wanted a 1 HOUR JOB SHADOW for the second-round interview
8. Thoughts on Co-ed business trips
Don't miss a blog post or a podcast episode, subscribe to my newsletter on www.ENGRingSuccess.comSupport the on podcast on Spotify or on Patreon:
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/engineering-success (preferred)
https://www.patreon.com/ENGRingSuccessTop tier supporters - shout out each episode of the month for $10 monthly donation.Follow along on all social medias: https://engringsuccess.com/link-in-bio/To submit your question, email [email protected]Subscribe on YouTube to watch short excerpts of podcast episodes addressing specific topics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj86alc3a7_A_PibgYpkWFg Daniel is a Mechanical Engineering graduate of Trinity University's B.S. in Engineering Science and currently works in Commercial Management in the Engineering and Construction Consulting Industry.All views expressed on this podcast are his own and do not reflect the opinions or views of his employer.Music by Maxgotthetracks: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0Pclog68AY
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Listen to this episode if you: are an early career engineer, are contemplating a career change, or just like engineering career stories.
This Week in LinkedIn Lunatics:
1. At Least They're Honest (a rant on the attack on DEI)
College Questions
1. Can I still major in Civil engineering even if I don’t personally enjoy tunnels or waterways.
2. Should I Change The Name of my [Masters] Degree [because some interviewer didn't like it?]
3. Is a major in Civil Engineering w/ a minor in Business Administration the right degree for me?
4. Does GPA only Matter until Getting My First Internship?
5. AI and Academic Integrity in College [from a UCSB Professor]
Internship Advice
1. For Interns: is “must be self-driven/able to work independently” a red flag?
2. Will this hurt my career? [not having worked a job before applying for internships?]
3. For internship apps, which one do you use: school email or personal email address?
Career Questions
1. Am I committing career suicide? [ by leaving the engineering industry to teach high school
2. "normalize quitting without advance notice" [and why I think this is a bad idea]
3. Recent PE, no raise yet
4. Is it better to ask for a raise in the meeting regarding your annual salary increase, or before?
5. Wife in electrical engineering how do I support her better?
6. I hate how employers are so obsessed with “soft skills” when finding a job
7. Employer wanted a 1 HOUR JOB SHADOW for the second-round interview
8. Thoughts on Co-ed business trips
Don't miss a blog post or a podcast episode, subscribe to my newsletter on www.ENGRingSuccess.comSupport the on podcast on Spotify or on Patreon:
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/engineering-success (preferred)
https://www.patreon.com/ENGRingSuccessTop tier supporters - shout out each episode of the month for $10 monthly donation.Follow along on all social medias: https://engringsuccess.com/link-in-bio/To submit your question, email [email protected]Subscribe on YouTube to watch short excerpts of podcast episodes addressing specific topics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj86alc3a7_A_PibgYpkWFg Daniel is a Mechanical Engineering graduate of Trinity University's B.S. in Engineering Science and currently works in Commercial Management in the Engineering and Construction Consulting Industry.All views expressed on this podcast are his own and do not reflect the opinions or views of his employer.Music by Maxgotthetracks: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0Pclog68AY