Episode 44 of the ENGRing Success Podcast

This was filmed the morning we went into labor... it's been a week since then that it took me to put the edits together because well... baby.

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LinkedIn Lunatics/Career Craziness

⁠⁠1. Networking? Okay, just DON'T ask me what job I do.

⁠⁠2. Thirst traps

Engineering College Q's

3. Straight A's student struggling in engineering

4. My mom wants to follow me to college

Career Advice

⁠⁠5. Is this salary good as a fresh college grad?

⁠⁠7. It's that time of the year again

⁠8. Bored at internship

⁠9. Should I continue with interviews even though I received a non verbal confirmation?

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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.

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You don't want to miss this interview.

Aaron is the host of the Being an Engineer Podcast where they "interview the world’s highest performing engineers to learn their lessons for success so we can apply them to our own lives and careers".

You can find out more about them here: https://teampipeline.us/being-an-engineer-podcast/⁠

He's also the Owner of Pipeline Design & Engineering, where they design and develop custom manufacturing equipment, test fixtures, and industrial automation in all industries, especially the biomedical engineering industry.

You can find out more about them here: https://teampipeline.us/

Carla is an engineer and the founder of Minett Consulting and Engineers to Leaders™. Carla was born in Peru and moved to the US in her late teens. Growing up in an economically polarized country, she realized that the difference between those who radically improved their lives and those who didn’t, was having access to the right resources and opportunities. So embracing the resources available in the US, she found a pathway to success becoming an Engineer and Emerging leader. Today, we'll be discussing Carla's career progression, the lessons she learned along the way, and her consultancy.

Learn more about Carla at https://www.minettconsulting.com/ or read her:

I had a blast interviewing Steph and she quite literally blew my mind when she shared a super insightful fact about LinkedIn!

Steph has an extensive background in career coaching and resume development, and provides those services through her business - Avant Career Services (www.StephGillies.com). She is an expert in helping her clients craft a “Career Story” and land the jobs that they aspire to!  I’m so excited to have her on the podcast to share her experience and give some actionable advice for aspiring and early career engineers out there!

We talk about the importance of, how to develop and how to leverage your personal brand through resume development, social media and during interviews as you advocate for your own career development!

Everything Else

In this episode of the Engineering Success Podcast, we sit down with Tyler Robbins, a senior vibrations engineer with extensive experience in the industry. Tyler shares with us his career journey, from his early beginnings in engineering to his current role at SimuTech Group, an ANSYS certified elite channel partner. He talks about his education, including his double major in Mechanical Engineering and Decision Science, and how his Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering has opened doors for him in his career. Tyler also reflects on his different roles in various companies, including his current role as a Senior Test Engineer, and shares insights on how he chose his employers and what he learned from each experience.

THE REDUX

Episode 39 of the ENGRing Success Podcast

We're into a great cadence and it will keep on keeping on.

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LinkedIn Lunatics/Career Craziness

⁠1. Seeking Ladies???

⁠2. Was asked for my college transcripts, from 15yrs ago

3. What has LinkedIn become? 🤦‍♂️

4. Basically "Paid-in-exposure" with extra steps.

5. I should have to pay my employees

Career Advice

⁠6. I've interviewed and hired hundreds of people.

⁠7. Does anyone else on here prefer NOT to prepare for interviews?

8. Offered a salary of $105K for a large contractor in LA. Is this reasonable? I have experience of 4 years in Heavy Civil and educational background of BS in Civil Engineering and MS in Construction Engineering. Need tips on negotiating.

9. On my resume, I change my previous job titles to popular names since I feel like it's easier for people to understand my work experience. Is there any problem with that?

10. Dozed off in a zoom meeting with a client

11. Messed up by looking for a new job?

12. Help with Internships

13. Interviewed for a remote job, now asking if I'd be willing to relocate?

14. Ex employer wants paid back for school

College Advice

⁠⁠15. Would you say calculus were the hardest courses in your program?

⁠⁠16. U of M for 20k a year or Michigan Tech for 12k a year

⁠17. I have a dynamics exam in a couple of hours...

18. Should I be aspiring to transfer to a more prestigious school? Or does prestige not really matter for engineering for finding a job (international student)

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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/0Pclog68AY1⁠⁠

Episode 37 of the ENGRing Success Podcast

We're into a great cadence and it will keep on keeping on.

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LinkedIn Lunatics/Career Craziness

1. I interviewed a girl in her bikini the other day

2. Sent from my former boss to his staff

College Advice

3. What's a "good" GPA in engineering?

4. What to do with 2.7/4 gpa?

5. Ut austin v.s Georgia Tech v.s Berkeley Undergrad

6. Should I pursue an EngD degree?

7. What makes a good Engineering School good?

Career Questions

⁠⁠8. What do you think of a work environment where a lot of people send e-mails without taking care of how it looks (aesthetically and grammatically)?

⁠⁠9. PE license or Masters (Mechanical Engineering)?

⁠⁠10. Job told me to leave after I put in my notice

⁠⁠11. How to leave job when projects aren’t done?⁠

⁠12. For the love of all that is holy PLEASE stop putting jobs up as “entry” level and then ask for 3-5 years of experience.

⁠⁠13. When to tell company I accepted another offer?

⁠14. I run part of my husbands business, should I put that on my resume?

⁠15. Is it possible to start a structural firm straight out of college?

⁠16. (F) 28 Application Engineer salary don’t feel adequate

17. Just landed my first white collar job. Any advice?

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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/0Pclog68AY1⁠

Episode 36 of the ENGRing Success Podcast

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LinkedIn Lunatics

⁠1. Found one in the wild - a take home assignment for a marketing role

⁠2. “We anticipate moving *very quickly*”

Career Questions

⁠3. Boss said to work remotely . And salary will be decreased based on what i was spending on transportation ?

⁠4. How important is going to a “big name” college for engineers? ⁠

⁠5. Handing down some wisdom for you guys attending career fairs.

⁠6. My boss asked if I can play golf and I said I can but I have never played…. How do I prepare?

⁠7. Is my boss being unreasonable?

⁠8. HS Teacher wanting to switch to the Construction Management/Civil Engineering field

⁠9. 6 figures first job for evil inc.?

⁠10. "Where do you see yourself in 5 years?" How do you answer this if you don't want to move up the ladder?⁠

⁠11. How to leave job when projects aren’t done?

12. I made a huge career/college mistake

⁠13. What jobs can I get that are “non technical” or not related to chemical engineering?

14. “Fired? Care to explain?”

15. Why can't I achieve a high mark in my courses? What am I doing wrong?

16. Accounting student interested in engineering

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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/0Pclog68AY1

Episode 35 of the ENGRing Success Podcast

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LinkedIn Lunatics

1. Boss bragged about firing his mom and I don’t understand why..?

2. Want to hear the craziest experience I had during a job interview?

Career Questions

3. Switched teams, should receive offer letter?

4. Should I ask why employees I've trained were promoted before me?

5. Should I apply for a job if my vacation is in 2 weeks?

6. Advice after being fired from an internship?

7. A friend of mine was looking for a job yesterday. This must be hella illegal, right?

8. Saw a job ad from my company for another position of my same role, but with a much higher starting “salary”

9. Received an entry-level EIT offer. Am I crazy to be expecting more?

10. Offered promotion and got humiliated

11. How Do I Flex to My Manager about My High Performance?

12. New job and nervous to ask for two week vacation. Help!

13. Senior in HS. Need some advice with electrical engineering in college (undergraduate)

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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/0Pclog68AY1