Engineering Success - The Engineering Career Podcast

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In this BONUS episode, Daniel brings on former mechanic (and friend of the podcast), Nic Yoes, to get his thoughts on Mechanic vs. Mechanical Engineer.

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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 Consulting and Construction 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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In this weekly episode, Daniel talks more about LinkedIn Lunatics; elaborates on the difference between a Mechanic and Mechanical Engineer; and responds to more career questions

LinkedIn Lunatics

1. Let me intrude on your privacy during the interview to show how much of a control freak I am.

2. Conquering King

Difference Between

3. Mechanic vs. Mechanical Engineer

Career Questions

4. So when do we get to enjoy the “college experience”?

5. Barely coasting through my classes...should I drop out of an engineering major?

6. How to handle this serious accusation from a co-worker?

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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 Consulting and Construction 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/0Pclog68AY1ArXm5PiApCX?si=KbqFimdQT6iK3Os2G4Jnkg&utm_source=copy-link

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In this weekly episode, Daniel is joined by Luke Callahan and together they discuss lessons learned for how to pick a college, and get into another round of LinkedIn Lunatics! 

1. SHE IS NOT THE ONE

2. Flex work from the HOSPITAL ROOM??

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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 Consulting and Construction 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/0Pclog68AY1ArXm5PiApCX?si=KbqFimdQT6iK3Os2G4Jnkg&utm_source=copy-link

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In this weekly episode, Daniel rambles about:

This week in: LinkedIn Lunatics

1. You’ve wanted to be an accountant since you were 15 huh?

General

2. How important is Trigonometry?

3. Master's worth it with no funding from Stanford?

4. Are you friends with your coworkers?

5. Is it bad to stay at a job that doesn’t pay well because of a nice work life balance?A

6. 1099 internship requiring availability 24/7

7. Are there any alternatives to an engineering degree?

8. For those in Construction: Can you still have a dog with the hours we work?

9. About ABET accreditations.

10. Career change from teaching to 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 Consulting and Construction 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/0Pclog68AY1ArXm5PiApCX?si=KbqFimdQT6iK3Os2G4Jnkg&utm_source=copy-link

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In this weekly episode, Daniel rambles about:

This week in: LinkedIn Lunatics

1. A LinkedIn lunatic messaged me this. Didn’t know LinkedIn was a dating app now?

2. Butthurt because his school made a happy 🏳️‍🌈 month post

3. I’d love to see the follow up

General

4. Stop complaining about your internship not being hard, or challenging.

5. I may get fired for being too quiet in meetings.

6. Does life get easier when you graduate ?

7. Is research just as good as an internship?

8. I graduate in December 2022, should I start applying for jobs in June?

9. Engineering students, did you put your dating life on pause during your studies?

10. What are some extra courses/training you took that helped your career development?

11. Do you agree?

12. I have a serious problem

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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 Consulting and Construction 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/0Pclog68AY1ArXm5PiApCX?si=KbqFimdQT6iK3Os2G4Jnkg&utm_source=copy-link

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Support the podcast: https://www.patreon.com/ENGRingSuccess

In this weekly episode, Daniel rambles about:

This week in: LinkedIn Lunatics

1. He's so powerful they call him the godfather of LinkedIn

2. Kid asks his mom how to seem less desperate for attention; mom posts it on LinkedIn for attention and compares son to cheese.

General

3. Tips for a Successful Internship from a big tech intern manager

4. First internship starts on Tuesday, any advice?

5. Internships that provide housing?

6. Interview advice

7. How much work is reasonable to expect from interns?

8. My summer internship sucks

9. How do i make my parents understand that classes averages being low isnt because stem students are stupid

10. How important are good grades when looking for a job after graduation?

11. Is electrical engineering social enough?

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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 Consulting and Construction 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/0Pclog68AY1ArXm5PiApCX?si=KbqFimdQT6iK3Os2G4Jnkg&utm_source=copy-link

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In this weekly episode, Daniel rambles about:

This week in: LinkedIn Lunatics

1. Wow it’s so inspiring that you can’t afford to feed yourself!

2. Andrew out here calling out the nonsense

3. Lunatic blogger drinks water and posts on LinkedIn first before checking on pregnant wife

4. Yet another lunatic re-inventing the library

5. Lunatic works on her wedding day

General

5. Engineer's Ring

6. As a highschool student

7. I had a coworker put me down several times during a meeting so I asked him to leave

8. is it worth doing this 32 hours course on CFD for roughly 700 U$D? does that increase my chances of being hired? (i'm graduating in metallurgical engineering later this year, with some nuclear emphasis)

9. I discovered that my source of stress actually is because of my manager. How to proceed?

10. Firms that provide housing?

11. As an EE, what pays better, consulting or tech?

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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 Consulting and Construction 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/0Pclog68AY1ArXm5PiApCX?si=KbqFimdQT6iK3Os2G4Jnkg&utm_source=copy-link

Content warning: sexual violence at 3:48 - ad break.

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In this weekly episode, Daniel rambles about:

This week in: LinkedIn Lunatics

1. Every cliche LinkedIn post ever

2. LinkedIn Major poster bites the dust?

General

3. I am in a new position as a project manager for my company. What advice would you give to someone to quickly train themselves on a subject so they have a basic understanding of things?

4. Why do projects take so long IRL

5. What industrial engineer do in construction domain?

6. Unpopular opinion: Highly selective schools admit the best writers, not the best students.

7. Engineers Without a degree....I have some questions for you....

8. First job, should I negotiate the salary?

9. Denied job because I called myself an EIT, asked for feedback and was told "if you have all the requirements, that wouldn't be training anymore"

10. Is it appropriate to ask for a wage increase for an internship after the offer?

11. I’m at my wit’s end

12. People who went to mediocre or low rank school, were you successful after?

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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 Consulting and Construction 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/0Pclog68AY1ArXm5PiApCX?si=KbqFimdQT6iK3Os2G4Jnkg&utm_source=copy-link