Author: Eyram Sotome
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What Children Taught Me About Being an Engineer and Getting a Job
What Lessons About Career And Getting A Job Can Engineers Learn From Children? Have you ever been in a classroom where that one picture was starring at you? Well, imagine yourself building a new school, with tons of kindergarden stuff around you. That was me. As engineers, we often have time to reflect. But, it…
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Why I’m afraid of memory techniques (and the EIT Memory Challenge)
An EIT Memory Challenge? Memory is strange. It’s one of those topics you barely talk about unless you want to insult someone or your grandma has Alzheimer’s. In my case, I’m afraid of memory techniques. Big time. Not because I don’t find them useful but because of the anxiety that comes with feeling like you…
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Is Experience A Simple List or A Skill?
Are You Showing Your Resume Work Experience Correctly? I usually read statements like these: “The work experience section of your resume will make or break getting the interview” or “The work experience section of your resume has to be structured carefully if you want to impress hiring managers”. At first glance, I might agree with…
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The Flame In My Heart… IGNITE!
You don’t need to be intelligent to find an answer. You don’t have to have an answer to find the solution. Problems occur because we don’t adapt. We accept the problems and don’t fight for the solution. The industry has no passion. The engineers, managers, workers don’t care. Few do. But, those that do have…
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Woot! My First Day as a “Plus Engineer”
To start, I’d like to just thank you for taking the time to come to this site. It takes a lot of guts to go on Google (or any site for that matter) looking for information on how to improve your resume and your sell yourself to recruiters (yes, selling is very important) in the…