After poking around Computerworld.com from the previous post, there was a thought provoking post about Top 10 Dying Computer Skills.
I disagree with C. As C is still heavily used for embedded work, and there is a lack of competent, hardware-savvy C programmers. Linux is also heavily C for lower level work.
Overall, the article is interesting […]
A nice way to start your thinking about your job and education on a whole for the week.
From EETimes.com:
State of the Engineer - Nice high-level review of EE employment
Salary Survey responses - Responses to the above article
My personal favorite response in whole is here:
The government doesn’t operate under the same “business model” as industry, and […]
Via Digg.
While this is done from a freelancing web-designer point of view, many of these can be applied to any job search or interview. Some of the more applicable, to just about any situation involving you and someone else who may be a potential employer, are below.
11- Poor communication skills
You want to effectively get your […]
One thing, especially in the Valley, that is important is understanding what people are looking for in their jobs.
GenY = tech savvy, but don’t necessarily want to work in tech. It’s an interesting push / pull in terms of technology vs. the people that are required to improve that technology.
The sense of entitlement, the hedonistic […]
I was reading a magazine that is published by my fraternity. The Editor’s (Bruce A. Wilson) letter is entitles “The Secret of Success? Dare to Fail”. It caught my eye for a few reasons, the least of which being, it sounded very much like a good way to summarize a lot of little things about […]
I ran across an interesting article in EETimes. Basically, it’s about a professor who is trying to create a better tool to stimulate their understanding of electrical engineering.
Why have American students been losing interest in electrical engineering? One theory is that dramatic technological advances in electronics have had the unintended consequence of making electronics less […]
A lot of young engineers are faced with a dilemma after they graduate with their undergrad degree. After spending 4 (or in my case, 5) long years to get your Bachelors Degree in an engineering field, many people start to weigh their options after graduation. Engineering / Computer Science are one of the […]
Some of my friends have recently change job. No big deal, happens all the time in Silicon Valley. Not everyone blogs about it. In the comments, one of my other friends, who happens to have also changed his job recently, posted a link to “inspiring corporate confidence“. It’s a little hard to follow (like […]
Tickle.com is pretty cool in the fact that they have all of these psychological tests to see where you
Here’s a link to all of their Career Tests:
What is your right job?
At least this one says, I’m an engineer…
These are just a couple. They’re fun, but just remember, that you make the decisions on your career […]
It’s always a good thing to read around and see what people are saying are good ways to (try to) hire people. Professional columnists are one thing. They often blur the line between what one should be doing as a hiring manager and as a candidate. I put a some stock in blogs because it’s […]