Engineering Success - The Engineering Career Podcast

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In this episode, Daniel interviews Rylie, a second year JD candidate at South Texas College of Law.  Rylie shares her experience as an intern for the US District Court System and her journey from degreed design engineer to Law School. Rylie earned 3 CALI awards in her first year in Law School.

Rylie answers questions like:

1. How did you get here? 

2. What’s it like working for the USDC? What’s your day to day like?

3. What was the moment when you finally said to yourself - hey, I want to go to law school.

4. What area of are you interested in pursuing a career in? Are there any cool career fields for lawyers with engineering degrees?

5. What about being an engineer  transfers to law?

6. What was the process like trying to get into law school? How did you prep for the LSAT, applications and interviews?

7. What kind of extracurriculars were you involved in during undergrad? How important is that for someone looking to get into law school?

8. What do you think about your application set you apart to get selected to get accepted to multiple schools?

9. What’s your day to day like in law school? Did your engineering degree set you up for success?

10. What’s your demographic in your program, a lot of recent college graduates or a mix?

11. What is the community like in law school - competitive or collaborative? Compare it to undergrad.

12. Beyond graduating from law school, what else do you need to do to become a lawyer?

13. What kind of undergraduate student were you? High school?

14. Pitch your undergraduate degree program.

15. What has your experience been as a woman in STEM, in college and in the workforce?

16. What advice do you have for young girls interested in pursuing a career in engineering?

17. What advice do you have for students in high school or starting out in college that want to become a lawyer?

This week's quit your job story: https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/ojhny4/how_to_cope_with_a_lowcompetence_manager_who_is/ 

This week's career questions:

1. https://www.reddit.com/r/AskEngineers/comments/oh2kt0/how_do_you_deal_with_over_achievinghardworking/

2. https://www.reddit.com/r/EngineeringStudents/comments/oih79f/the_engineering_mindset/

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Daniel is a Mechanical Engineering graduate of Trinity University's B.S. in Engineering Science and currently works in Business Development 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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Summary:

In this short weekly episode, Daniel rambles about his opinion on LinkedIn influencers, introduces two new segments (quit your job and good career news) and then responds to two career questions:

1. Job search advice for Upcoming New Graduate (Civil Engineering)

2. How do you turn off the "engineering brain"?

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Daniel is a Mechanical Engineering graduate of Trinity University's B.S. in Engineering Science and currently works in Business Development 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 episode, Daniel interviews Ryan Pu, a second year med school student at University of North Texas Health Science Center College of Osteopathic Medicine.  Ryan shares his experience in his previous job as an EMT and his journey to med school.

Ryan answers questions like:

1. Alright, so let’s get started. How did you get here? Starting from college, walk me forward through the different things you’ve done in your career to get here to med school?

2. How important is it to have relevant work experience to get into med school? Why did you choose to be an EMT for a year instead of trying to go straight into Med school?

3. What was the process like trying to get into med school? How did you prep for the MCAT, your applications and interviews?

4. What kind of extracurriculars were you involved in during undergrad?

5. What do you think about your resume set you apart to get selected to get accepted into multiple med schools?

6. What’s your day to day like as a med school student? Would you consider it to be more rigorous than your undergraduate degree?

7. What’s your demographic in your program, is it a lot of recent college graduates or is it a mix?

8. What was it like being out of state, are you considered out of state? Or do you have texas residency?

9. What is a DO school/osteopathic medicine and what is the appeal to going the DO route as opposed to going for an MD? Why did you choose your DO program over the MD programs you were accepted to? Any cons?

10. Beyond graduating from med school, what else do you need to do to become a doctor?

11. As a DO is there anything different you have to do for your board exams that is different than MD students?

12. What is the community of students like in your med school program, is it super competitive or collaborative? How does that compare to your undergraduate experience?

13. Pitch your undergraduate engineering program? What should a prospective doctor look for when considering undergraduate universities?

1. Do electrical/mechanical engineers spend a lot of time in front of a computer?

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Daniel is a Mechanical Engineering graduate of Trinity University's B.S. in Engineering Science and currently works in Business Development 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 episode, Daniel interviews Luke Callahan, a Project Engineer at Mascaro Construction.  Luke shares his experience in his role as a Project Engineer and how he found his way there after majoring in Mechanical Engineering at Louisiana Tech University.

Luke answers questions like:

1. How important is it to have an internship as an engineering student looking to work in the industry?

2. Tell me about your current role and what your day to day looks like - what kind of projects and what your level of involvement looks like?

3. How did you get your current job? What was it like finding a job in the middle of the pandemic?

4. Were there any key decision points that you had to consider in order to reach the point in your career you’re in now? What are they and how have they impacted your career positively, negatively?

5. What class from college do you find the most applicable for your current role?

6. How much of what you do at work is things you’ve learned on the job vs. what you’ve learned in college?

7. Here’s your chance to pitch your college and degree program. What about your university prepared you really well for your career and why should someone consider attending that program? What do you think is most important for prospective students to consider when evaluating college engineering programs?

8. What kind of college student were you?

9. Were you that same kind of student in high school? Did your attitude change at all between high school and college?

10. What advice do you have for any students in high school or starting out in college that are looking to going into a career as an engineer?

Then, in the second half of the podcast Daniel responds to career questions from Reddit:

1. Do electrical/mechanical engineers spend a lot of time in front of a computer?

2. Engineers, what are some things people tell you about engineering that are not true? What bad advice have you heard before?

3. Are there any techniques that I am not aware of to increase my odds of even getting an interview?

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Daniel is a Mechanical Engineering graduate of Trinity University's B.S. in Engineering Science and currently works in Business Development 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 episode, Daniel interviews Dylan Alexander, a KPMG MADA student at University of Georgia, who is completing his fully-funded Masters in Accounting before starting full-time work with KPMG after graduation. 

Dylan answers questions like:

1. What were you involved in on campus as an undergraduate?

2. How did you get here? Did you have any internships prior to this program?

3. In these internships, how much of what you did was things you learned in school versus things you learned on the job?

4. What was the most applicable class you took in undergrad for your career?

5. How important is it for someone looking to work for a big four accounting firm to have an internship while in college?

6. How important is it to pick the right undergraduate university to set yourself up for success with recruitment? Here’s an opportunity for you to also pitch both of your universities.

7. What is the recruiting process like for the big four accounting firms?

8. Why did you pick KPMG?

9. What do you think you did to qualify yourself for this program? If someone wanted to also be in your position to have their masters paid for by a big four accounting firm in a program like the one you are in, what would you recommend they do to set themselves apart?

10. How important was GPA to you in undergrad - has that changed in graduate school?

11. Would you consider yourself to be a good student? Were you the same type of student in high school or did things change for you once you started in college?

12. What would you say to a high school student that is considering accounting as a career? What do you like the most about your career and what do you find the most challenging about it?

13. Are there any key decision points you made and any key people who have helped you get to this point that you would like to acknowledge or thank?

Then, in the second half of the podcast Daniel responds to more career questions from Reddit:

1. For those of you who got internships this summer or in the past, do you ever feel nervous that you might not perform well?

2. I've had trouble studying effectively, 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 Business Development 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 episode, Daniel interviews Emma Birbeck, E.I.T., a recent college graduate engineer who recently started a new job with a new company, in a new city and industry all during the coronavirus pandemic.  Emma is an Associate Engineer at V&A Consulting Engineers.

Emma answers questions like:

1. Tell me about your current role and what your day to day looks like - what kind of projects and what your level of involvement looks like.

2. How did you get here? Walking back from your current role, what was your previous role?

3. How important is it to have an internship as an engineering student looking to work in the industry?

4. Looking back at when you transferred from Trinity to TCU, is there anything that you would’ve done differently? Anything that you didn’t expect or that others considering transferring need to consider or be aware of?

5. How did you get your current job? What was it like finding a job in a new city in the middle of the pandemic?

6. Were there any key decision points that you had to consider in order to reach the point in your career you’re in now? What are they and how have they impacted your career positively, negatively?

7. What do you like most about your job? And then what do you find to be the most challenging aspect of your job?

8. What class from college do you find the most applicable for your current role?

9. How much of what you do at work is things you’ve learned on the job vs. what you’ve learned in college?

10. What about your university prepared you really well for your career and why should someone consider attending that program? What do you think is most important for prospective students to consider when evaluating college engineering programs?

11. What kind of college student were you? Were you that same kind of student in high school? Did your attitude change at all between high school and college/did it transfer/did any academic decisions in high school prevent you from or set you up to achieve in any ways in college and with your career?

12. Any advice for high school age or younger girls considering a career in engineering?

13. How was your experience in college as a female engineering student? And has that changed since entering the workforce?

14. What advice do you have for any students in high school or starting out in college that are looking to going into a career as an engineer?

Then, in the second half of the podcast Daniel responds to more career questions from Reddit:

1. Is it likely that working toward a specific area of engineering can be achieved?

2. I received a job offer with a salary way better than mine. How could I ask my current boss to follow this offer so that I stay?

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 Business Development 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

To submit your question, email [email protected]

In this episode, Daniel interviews Doug Dahlinger, a retired engineer who retired at 55 after a 33 year with one company - Lockheed Martin.

Doug answers questions like: 

Then, in the second half of the podcast Daniel responds to more career questions from reddit: 

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Daniel is a Mechanical Engineering graduate of Trinity University's B.S. in Engineering Science and currently works in Business Development 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

In this episode, Daniel overviews one way for you to develop your speaking and leadership skills by joining or visiting a Toastmasters club, and then answers two questions.

1. Should I go to college?

and

2. How long did it take for you to stop feeling stupid at work?

Thanks to Anchor for making this podcast possible.  If you want to see more of Engineering Success, make sure to Subscribe on YouTube for more content.

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To submit your question, email [email protected] 

Daniel is a Mechanical Engineering graduate of Trinity University's B.S. in Engineering Science and currently works in Business Development 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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