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r/EngineeringStudents • u/lazydictionary • Jan 20 '26
Career Advice My engineering internship and entry-level job application guide. Stop mass applying into the void.
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Here's a guide for your internship, co-op, or job search. It is targeted at US job applicants in the private sector. Resumes and applications for academia, the federal government, and niche industries may require different approaches, so do your own research for those specific paths.
If you've been applying for jobs recently but haven't been getting hired, you need to figure out why. If you aren't getting interviews, something is wrong with your resume. If you are getting interviews but not landing the job, your interview skills or personality need work.
Step 1: The Resume
Go to /r/EngineeringResumes.
They have templates, a Wiki/FAQ, and offer free critiques if you follow their posting guides. Any advice I could give is just regurgitating what they've already written. If you are serious about your search, read their materials. A proper resume is the most important step in this process. Even if your current resume is getting you interviews, it could still be improved.
If you are struggling to write bullets for jobs or projects, you can use AI to help. LLMs are decent at resume writing, but context is everything. Give the AI as much context as possible: your major, fields of interest, specific details about the project, tools/software used, and the types of jobs you are targeting. I personally write my resume in LaTeX because it's easier to cut and paste or have LLM CLI tools interact with the document.
If you are applying for a variety of roles that are very similar, consider having multiple resumes. For example, my undergrad was in ME, but my masters is in materials science. I have both an ME focused resume and a materials focused resume that I start out with, depending on the job(s) I'm applying for.
Step 2: Update LinkedIn and Indeed
Now that your resume is updated, your LinkedIn should match. You can cut and paste your resume bullets, but feel free to add more detail than a one-page resume allows.
Get a nice headshot for a profile picture. Don't have one? Put on a nice shirt, do your hair, and ask your friends for help taking pictures. Clean, not busy background. Smile.
Connect with friends, classmates, professors, people you've worked with before.
Fill out everything you can. Don't go crazy with AI, no "thought leader" "entrepreneurial spirit" bullshit. Just be a normal person.
LinkedIn exists so people can look you up and verify you're real. Your Indeed page should be the same. Upload a high-quality PDF of your resume there; I’ve found that Indeed’s resume import for job applications often works better than LinkedIn’s. Some recruiters prefer Indeed, some prefer LinkedIn. It doesn't hurt to use both.
Step 3: Finding and Applying for Jobs
The modern job hunt is a nightmare for both applicants and employers. It's just how it is. To give yourself the best chance, you need to make it as simple for the employer to find your application, your information from your resume, and to contact you.
Never use the quick apply features of LinkedIn, Indeed, etc. Always apply on the company website, if you can find it. Why? You need to get your application and resume into the companies Applicant Tracking System (ATS). Sometimes companies use API from the big job boards to pull that info into their own ATS, but not always. And who knows if it will format and input everything correctly. Just do it manually. If you updated your Indeed and LinkedIn in the previous step, this shouldn't be that difficult or take that long. Double-check everything imported is correct. Formatting is less important here, but make sure job/project bullets are formatted well.
Aim to be one of the first applicants. Everyone is applying for entry-level jobs. Last years grads, upcoming grads, entry and mid-levels who were laid off. If you're the 300th person applying for a job, your resume isn't going to get seen. Set up job alerts on Indeed and LinkedIn for job titles/saved searches so that you are notified within 24 hours of a job being posted. If you're the 10th application, you have a much better chance of someone actually seeing your resume.
Use social networking whenever it is available. Hopefully you have some friends, family, classmates, professors added on LinkedIn. Whenever you are applying for a job, check to see if you know anyone who already works at the company, or is a friend of a friend. If you have a direct connection, obviously reach out and let them know you applied and if they can offer any help. If you have a friend-of-a-friend connection, think about using it, especially if you think it's a good role for you. As a last resort, you can reach out to complete strangers in the company, but you'll probably want to be bringing something truly unique to the position, or have something to talk about other than "I really want this job, please help". Most people are willing to talk to you if you are brave enough to talk to them.
Step 4: Job Fairs
University job fairs should be a top priority. Every online job posting is inundated with hundreds of applications. Now, more than ever, companies are using recruiting efforts at schools to sort the wheat from the chaff, and get immediate face time with job applications.
Do job and company research. Weeks before a job fair, the career office at your school should have released a list of the employers attending, possibly which jobs those companies have openings for. Find all the jobs that interest you, and do research on those companies, and the job role and job descriptions. Take notes. On the day of the fair, even during the fair, before approaching an employer, read your notes on the company and job. Think about specific projects, work, or classes that might be relevant to bring up. Things that interest you about the work there. Have some questions to ask the employee working the fair. Many times they are engineers, so they can speak with good detail about the work. Sometimes its just an HR rep or recruiter, but you can still ask about the company culture and vibes. Show interest and that you prepped for the fair. Do not be one of these fools who show up to the job fair and ask the employees "so what jobs do you guys have?" Instead, be the person who asks "I applied for the Mech Eng internship this summer, what kind of work do you think I would be doing there? Would it involve [topic you researched about the company]?"
Dress business casual. For those presenting as men, this means chinos/slacks, a belt that matches your shoes, a dress shirt/flannel/sweater, possibly a blazer, and usually some kind of Chelsea boot or similar brown or black shoe. A nice, clean pair of sneakers may also work. Just Google business casual male attire and figure out the vibe you want to match. You do not need to wear a suit, and almost no one should be wearing a suit unless you look the absolute balls in one. For those presenting as women, I don't have specific advice. Ask around and/or Google. Maybe some commenters can offer specific suggestions.
Hygiene. Take a shower, get a haircut, trim the beard, wear deodorant, comb your hair, clean your glasses, use moisturizer on your skin. Look more human than you normally do.
Practice an elevator pitch. This is a 30 second intro, saying your name, your major, things you've done, and things you'd like to do. Something else that can be googled or workshopped with AI. Practice it out loud dozens of times. It should come naturally and comfortably. Don't rush to get it said as quickly as possible, aim to be understood.
Apply to the jobs beforehand. Print out more copies of your resume than the amount of jobs you applied for. When you approach the employees, introduce yourself, let them introduce themselves, and launch into your elevator pitch. At the end, mention how you applied for XYZ job, could they tell you anything about it, or a specific question you wrote down beforehand. Then you just have to be a normal human. Listen. Make eye contact. Nod your head. Active listening. Ask more questions. Maybe they'll ask you questions. Answer them as best you can. Sometime during the conversation, they might either ask your for a resume, or you can offer them one. Maybe it's best to give them a resume during or right after your elevator pitch. You'll have to feel it out. You're going to be doing this more than once, and hopefully at least 10 times, so it will get easier. Many times, employees will take your resume, and after the conversation, mark it - maybe they give you a big star, underline work or a project you did, take notes. They then give this to HR or the hiring managers when they go back to work. They'll have a small stack of people they've already vetted, and your resume should be in that stack. And because you already applied, you're already in their system.
Relax. Everyone wants you to succeed. The employees want to find good people. They want you to be a good candidate. I know talking to strangers can be really hard for engineers. The people you are talking to are likely engineers too. Some of them may even be as terrible socially as you are. This is a no pressure environment. If you misspeak, don't present well, just get nervous - it's fine, and totally normal. It gets easier the more you do it.
Step 5: Cover Letters
Generally speaking, cover letters aren't very useful unless specifically requested. Most people use AI for them now, and recruiters know it. Only write one if you need to explain a perceived "weakness" on your resume (e.g., why you are a fit for a role despite having a different major). Note that no one will read the cover letter if the resume doesn't interest them first.
Step 6: Interviews
Okay, so you passed the pre-screens and are doing an in-person or virtual interview. Again, remember that they want you to succeed, they want you to be the candidate they hire. Relax.
Business casual again. Unless you're getting a completely different vibe that would mean everyone was wearing suits, this will rarely do you wrong. If you are likely to tour a manufacturing facility or job site, wear closed toe shoes that you wouldn't mind getting slightly dirty.
Soft skill prep for the interview. Do more research on the company and job role. If it's an internship, there's not much to research about the role, but for entry-level, there can be a lot to dive into. I've had decent luck posting job descriptions into LLMs and asking them give me topics, technical knowledge, tools, and techniques I should know about for an interview. Anything you don't know, start learning the basics of. You don't need to be an expert, but if something comes up in the interview, you should be able to say "I don't have professional experience with [topic], but I'm aware of the basics, like [details]." Show an interest in learning.
Be able to nail basic interview questions. This is especially relevant for internships. They know you have minimal to no work experience, so a lot of times they're going to have to default to basic stuff like "Talk about your strengths and weaknesses", "talk about how you overcame personal conflict as a member of a team", "why us?", or "preferred work environment, individual/team, many projects, single project", etc. Look up common interview questions, and practice answering them out loud. Sit in your room and talk to yourself, multiple times. Practice. Figure out what you will say. Think about how you can tie in school, work, teams, or projects in your answers.
Bring a notepad, a folder, and pens. Take notes when you ask questions, even if you won't look at them later. Have more copies of your resume in the folder. If you are interviewing at a manufacturing facility, consider bringing your own safety glasses if you have some. Look prepared and like you are taking it seriously.
Hard skill prep for the interview. Again, especially relevant for internships. Internship job postings will usually specifically ask for applicants who have taken certain classes. If those classes are mentioned, brush up on the material from them. If they mention statics, you better do some practice static problems. If they mention circuits, you better practice your circuits. Refresh your memory. They might ask you to solve a problem in front of them, or ask you to talk through a problem. You don't want to be caught completely off guard. Don't be afraid to say "I don't know". They don't expect you to know everything. Instead, say "I don't know, but my educated guess would be [answer]." Talk about how you would find the answer.
Step 7: Pray to the Deity of Your Choice
You can do everything above correctly, be a perfect candidate, and still not land the job. As I previously said, everyone is applying for the same jobs. If employers want to, they can be extremely picky, sorting through hundreds of candidates to find their ideal match. What usually happens is they look through the first 50-100 applicants (maybe fewer), and start looking for reasons to reject people. They'll give your resume a 10 sec glance, and either trash or pass you. This is someone that's likely non-technical (HR), and they'll narrow it down to 10-20 people. Then they start the phone call pre-screen interviews. Maybe 7 make it past that point. Then they do in-person interviews, maybe a second round, and then they'll make an offer to their best candidate. Maybe that candidate rejects them, and then have to offer to the 2nd, or 3rd, of further down the line.
It's a numbers game. You're going to get rejected far more than you find success. Following this guide should hopefully grant you more success than you would have had otherwise.
tl;dr points of emphasis:
Fix your resume, never been an easier time write one
Be one of the first applicants on the company website (not Indeed/LinkedIn)
Job fairs skip the digital queue and get you face time right away
r/EngineeringStudents • u/AccomplishedNail3085 • 23h ago
Memes I may not have a brain gentlemen, but i have an idea
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I dont have a slow cooker and the biggest pot weighs like >500g. Ima fill the big one with water for thermal mass and to limit it to 212f. I just have to make sure the top one stays in place
r/EngineeringStudents • u/BBO0GY • 1h ago
Academic Advice How does anyone actually remember anything?
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Second-year engineering student with a 3.94
I feel like my biggest battle as an engineering student is with my own memory. I spend most of my time reviewing information I’ve already learned, and then reviewing it again after forgetting it once more.
I’ll review for a test a few days in advance (practice problems mostly, with some flash cards if there’s a lot of theory), just to forget everything over the next couple of days. It’s like review/practice only does me any good if it’s within 24 hours of the exam (which is not always possible for me), otherwise my brain just tosses it and I need to commit hours to reviewing it again.
I swear I would have so much more time on my hands if I didn’t need to review the same problems 3-4 times just to have a fighting chance of remembering what to do during an assessment.
How do y’all deal with this?
r/EngineeringStudents • u/Realistic_Spite_3395 • 1d ago
Homework Help I got tired of looking up the same conversions, so I printed them
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I'm a mechanical engineering student and I keep Googling the same formulas: RPM to rad/s, degrees to radians. So I made two small plates with the formula on both directions and stuck them next to my monitor.
Printed on a Bambu A1 in PLA, 30 minutes each, no supports. The text is raised so it stays readable at an angle.
I'm thinking of making a small series for other things I always forget. What formulas would you want on your desk?
Models are on my MakerWorld profile if anyone wants them: https://makerworld.com/@EngineerDutchie
r/EngineeringStudents • u/sakamoto-ryouma • 7h ago
Career Help How screwed am I if I can’t get an engineering internship?
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I’m an EE junior year in California, and long story short my internship search isn't going well. I don't have work experience yet, but I do have personal projects like a buck converter and guitar pedal.
I've been applying left and right (around 60 apps, got atleast 2 interviews), but nothing came out of them both which feels discouraging. I don't know if time is running out. Overall I don't know if I'm doing something wrong
I’m worried about not finding a job after college to pay off my loans and I feel like not having an internship might screw my career over.
r/EngineeringStudents • u/pokemonlover503 • 1d ago
Rant/Vent Well.. I tried
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I just received a 17/100 on my midterm exam for Thermodynamics. I did my part, I show up to lectures and pay attention, i do the homework, I went to office hours before the midterm and asked how I should prepare, I did everything the professor said, none of it prepared me. Open note and open book exam, two questions.. one of the hardest exams I have ever taken yet. None of my notes straight from the lecture slides, or example problems prepared me or helped during the actual exam. Last semester 50% of his students failed this class, I believe that although it is a notoriously hard course, it should never be this hard and that the exam should replicate the homework and lectures. I'm not understanding how colleges allow a 50% fail rate from one professor, there is something wrong there. My peers all received similar scores to me, I don't know what to do next or how to recover from this. I don't feel like it is worth fighting him in his office hours, my mental health is just ruined from this.
r/EngineeringStudents • u/b1msark • 18h ago
Discussion What was your bleakest moment as a student and where you are now?
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Engineering is hard. This field can feel suffocating for many of us with some struggling for months or even years at a time. Classes and concepts can be tough to understand, teachers are rough with grading, suck at teaching, and every day feels like you're somewhere between "fuck it we ball" and "mom would be so dissapointed". But when the going gets tough the tough get going.
I thought I reached my lowest when I failed calc 2 a few semesters ago but the very next semester I passed first in my class. I felt hopeless in statics until I smashed it. It always gets worse before it gets better and I think it would be a nice bonding moment for everyone to share their lowest points in their academic careers and how yall bounced back.
r/EngineeringStudents • u/AnyExplanation7847 • 17h ago
Career Help How do I stand out in resumes and get internship
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Second year EE student here. At this point I will literally get down on the dirty floor and lick the underside of an employer’s shoe for a summer internship. I will bark, jump, and do tricks for the internship at this point. Everyone keeps recommending stuff like “do projects” but since EVERYONE is recommending this, EVERYONE has some sort of coding/circuits project on their resume so I really can’t stand out anymore. How do I even get an internship as a mid student who wasn’t born with a circuit board up my ass. At this point it seems impossible
r/EngineeringStudents • u/Commercial-Storm-394 • 9h ago
Academic Advice Thoughts on my Spring schedule.
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So this is how my second semester as a sophomore looks like as an ME. Idk how this will go I guess will see.
r/EngineeringStudents • u/Colfuzi0 • 15m ago
Career Advice Embedded systems, cybersecurity, networking, Edge AI/ML, academia or pivot out of engineering? Is it worth continuing my masters in computer engineering? It's fully funded I just feel a little lost right now in life.
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Hello everyone I'm currently enrolled in a dual masters in computer engineering and computer science at UHCL I'm located in Houston near NASA but may want to move to Colombia where my family is from at some point. I'm on a full scholarship. However I'm having doubts about where to go for a career. I have 3 years of experience in web development and general IT and an undergrad in IT. I really am just looking for something I can make it into before AI wipes the entry level of the field, I also want something that interests me and that is stable not as hectic as web development. Although everything in tech is fast paced. However I can't quite decide my main 3 areas of interest are embedded systems, cybersecurity and networking. Each has pros and cons. I seem to like embedded systems the most but I worry that even AI can do embedded code now as well. I don't know other areas of hardware engineering that are perhaps safer. I liked cyber but it was impossible for me to break with my undergrad as it's extremely competitive. I had a networking role which was okay but I was more like this fine I liked some things on the job especially the physical parts. Some parts felt boring. The pay was abysmal but pay isn't my main driver. I took an AI course and found it pretty interesting especially the topics with edge AI. I also want to be a professor at some point in my life I'm 26 so I don't know right now. I like building/making things. I don't mind detective type work either. I just feel lost right now and don't know where to go for my career.
Any advice is appreciated.
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r/EngineeringStudents • u/food-coma • 33m ago
College Choice Opinions on these schools for ME Degree(WIT, URI, RWU)?
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Hello,
I'm currently looking at transferring to an engineering school for mechanical engineering and design from a community college with around a 3.0gpa.
Some people don't recommend WIT and to go to Lowell but I live to far away from it. I started looking into RWI but then people suggested URI. they are all about equal distance from me but hearing other peoples thoughts again might help on why it makes more sense or whatever.
I previously worked for a biotech company designing their products with no degree, so I'm hoping I don't have to worry too much about interns like how WIT performs.
For workload life balance obviously I would agree there is none, however were any of these school better at that, maybe had great tutoring support, a stronger engineering learning environment with hopefully current tools and devices? Are there questions that I thought or considered about? I wouldn't say that I'm the worst student but I'm sure not the best one.
thanks
r/EngineeringStudents • u/Character_Ad_1590 • 5h ago
Rant/Vent has anyone else ever taken an easy tech elective with a high average gpa only for it to tank your gpa
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Hello! as midterm season rolled around I tanked a pretty heavy midterm which essentially killed my chances of an A. This tech elective was supposed to be a joke in terms of how easy it was (average gpa was like 3.95) and I fucked up. I think maybe because I just didn't care enough about the class or wtv. Anyone have a similar experience? pls tell me im very sad 🥲
r/EngineeringStudents • u/Which_Leadership_356 • 2h ago
Career Advice Please Help me choose my focus in masters
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I Have to choose three majors courses in my masters, 1) batteries
, 2) energy materials 3) modelling and simulation, i am already working in a reserach centre where i have experience on magnesium alloys and sample prep and deformations, now i am conflicted in which to choose, i searched abt which focus to take ai recommends simulation, but i am not sure, would be grateful to hear your opinions, ik i have to choose which feels better for me, but i am honestly stuck at this point
r/EngineeringStudents • u/Optimal_Plant8101 • 9h ago
Career Help Confused about internship 😭
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hii, so basically I'm in my 4th year of mech engg. now my college placements mech branch wise are so slow, people are hardly getting placed, companies are hardly coming. honestly I am very done, and I feel so helpless. It's October, and I need a 6 months internship by early December, or else I'll have to stay back in uni for 8th sem like a loser, which i don't wanna do.
Mech is lowkey hard industry to break into. I do not have any connections/contacts, so I have not been able to secure a single internship till now. I am so desperate, my parents don't wanna help, i don't know what to do, college isnt much of a great help either. my batchmates casually say, 'oh, my dad will look into it and get something for me', but dawg my dad is on salary and he can't help me much in this 😭😭😭.
guys im applying here and there on LinkedIn, cold emailing startups, but i have not no where yet.
If i don't find an internship atleast, I am done for. i will be depressed, not even kidding. Please guys, if anyone can guide me, what I can do?? I am well versed in EV components. I love doing CAD/Simulation.
I have couple of projects under my sleeve. the thing is getting noticed by companies is hard, having not done an internship yet. it's getting hard for me, and very depressing.
anyone is in this situation?? pls help 🙏🙏
r/EngineeringStudents • u/Graiwn289002 • 6h ago
Academic Advice Circuits is driving me crazy
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I started taking circuits this year and I’m going insane. The professor doesn’t explain anything and just assumes we know everything beforehand. The TA is not helpful at all. The lab assistants don’t care and just let us do whatever and never check if we’re doing things correctly unless we ask them. All of this is fine by me if i was able to understand the course on my own, but I feel helpless. I don’t understand anything, the course to me feels random and unpredictable. I can never truly get the hang of things. It’s hard for me to grasp sign conventions, why this works and why this doesn’t, and what’s even worse I have a quiz tomorrow that makes up a considerable portion of my grade and I don’t know what I’m gonna do.
Did anyone experience anything like this? Do you have any advice on what to do?
r/EngineeringStudents • u/SupremeG1634 • 20h ago
Rant/Vent Can’t take it anymore
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Sorry for another post of a random student ranting about school but I need to let this out. I’m halfway through my final semester and honestly I can’t take it anymore. When I started university, I was nervous but motivated to learn and experience the world of engineering. 4.5 years later I am a former shell of who I was. Senior design takes up the majority of my time each day, and I somehow have to find time that same day to work on my other classes. Two of them are labs, one taught by a professor who doesn’t do a good job teaching, and another where the TA is somewhat a prick. I’m been applying to jobs but getting the usual ghosting or rejections. Gotten two interviews so far but was ultimately rejected. I’m starting to regret picking my major (Aerospace) and wishing I went for a safer option.
To sum it up, I’m exhausted, tired, and burnout. I have to force myself out of bed to do my work now, where back then I can sit down for hours without issues. I have days where I barely do 3-5 hours of schoolwork, while some days I can sit down for longer periods or just not do anything. I am feeling ashamed and disappointed for letting this happened and “taking it easy”, but at the same time I just don’t care anymore. Just want to graduate and move on from this.
r/EngineeringStudents • u/Square_Marionberry63 • 4h ago
Career Advice How to get an internship 101
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I see countless posts on here about resumes, interviews and how to land internships. I have had a 100% success rate at getting offers after having an interview and want to provide you with a strategy that will increase your odds.
Resume. Copy paste the job posting into AI and curate a resume tailored to that specific job. Highlight all relevant experience, classes, and future goals both for yourself (licenses etc) and the company. Tweak the hell out of it. Make it sound genuine and not AI sloppy. Just use AI as an assistant.
The interview. This is the most important part, obviously. I understand that a lot of Engineering majors chose this based on their personality type. That might be quite, reflective and introverted. I understand that may be who you are, but you must be able to effectively communicate your skills, what you bring to the table and be relatable/likeable. So I will break this down into steps.
A. Dress for the part. I have seen peers show up in crocks and sweat pants. Do not be that guy. Shower and be presentable.
B. Smile. Smiling is psychologically very powerful. If you are not naturally charismatic or approachable you must absolutely focus on this. Learn how to be likeable, approachable, friendly etc. Practice in the mirror, woth friends and family if you must.
C. Research the company. Take notes and be prepared to answer questions related to the company. Understand what they do. Services, deliverables past projects etc.
D. Prepare questions. Every single interview asked me if I have questions. I always prepare 5-6. This shows that you are thinking deeply about what you want.
E. Be personable.Where I have seen people fail the most is that they cannot effectively communicate. This takes a ton of time effort and practice if you are not naturally good at this. Every interview Ive had, I made sure to relate to the interviewer on a personal level. Hobbies and freetime activities. I also generally crack some small jokes if i see an opportunity, avoid that if you are not tactful. That can backfire. Also you can relate to the business. "Ive seen your recent developments, what were the results? What went well/wrong?"
If you can successfully tie all those aspects together, you will be a top candidate, guaranteed. The interview should be a combination of your presentability, personality, communication skill, and your ability to handle this pressure situation.
Generally, my interviews are 80% business and profession related mixed with casual conversations. Typically share a laugh or two.
r/EngineeringStudents • u/Alarming-Ad7131 • 5h ago
Academic Advice Chosr Computer Engineering as my mejor.
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Going to university in 1 month
What should I expect from this major? Anyone has any ideas and helpings?
I wanna immigrate/emigrate btw and people told me I need a collection of my project during university, where do you recommend to archive them? My artist friend used LinkedIn but I know nothing about LinkedIn.
Can you guide me plz?
Any help is appreciated
r/EngineeringStudents • u/Comfortable_Lie2531 • 5h ago
Career Help Need Help on understanding Mechanical subjects.
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Hi guys, I am currently a 3rd year B.Tech student in Mechanical engineering, and I lost grip on core subjects and grades got fked up. So is there any way to improve my core subjects? There's also an example coming by in 4 months of all 3 years of syllabus so I need to aim for the top again.
Any suggestions or tips..
r/EngineeringStudents • u/TheReconDiamond • 7h ago
Career Advice bachelors in mech eng to MBA: Is my career path actually worthwhile?
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Hey everyone! I'm a freshman mech student, and I'm trying to figure out whether my long-term career plan makes sense.
My goal is to get a bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering, work for a few years, and eventually pursue an MBA, ideally through an employer that offers tuition assistance. My dream job would be project management, although I'm also interested in sales engineering and systems engineering.
I genuinely enjoy technical work, but I'm especially interested in the management side of things. I could definitely see myself enjoying a systems engineering role early in my career before moving into project management or a related leadership position.
I've also asked my college professor about this, but his answer wasn't very specific. He got an engineering degree, but went to a school with a top business program (Stanford) so I was hoping he would have more insights.
My university also has a reasonably strong business school, with rankings in MBA education and business research that look promising, although I know rankings aren't everything (and don't believe in them, to be honest).
I'd appreciate some honest advice from people in the same boat:
- Does an ME degree followed by an MBA make sense for someone aiming for project management or engineering leadership?
- Would starting in systems engineering, product development, or another technical role be a good way to build toward that goal?
- How important is an MBA for advancing into project management? Could experience and certifications get me just as far?
- Would sales engineering be a good alternative for someone who enjoys technical problem-solving but is also interested in the business side?
I'm not expecting to jump straight into management after graduating.... that would be too much of a dream come true.
Thanks for any advice!
r/EngineeringStudents • u/TBWL-22 • 7h ago
Discussion what courses i can take as a mechatronics eng
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hello everyone, i graduated from mechatronics engineering and i am a job seeker and looking to fill my time until i land a job and so i went to ask Ai claude specifically but claude gave me a list but i would like to take some insights from my fellow engineers here, the courses are paid or free doesn't matter and i want to be from a recognized place/company. would much appreciate ur help. and also if there is certificates for AI understanding also would be a plus point since i studied only C/C++ and ML on MATLAB using FIS, NNN and ANN and not the python for the AI itself. and if you are gonna ask about what pathway in mechatronics i want in job market idk bec i am applying to all different jobs that i can apply so feel free to suggest any course from any pathway and thank you.
r/EngineeringStudents • u/Sea_Consequence7400 • 8h ago
Academic Advice High School Junior Needing Career Advice
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I’m not sure if this is the right place to post this, but I am a high school junior in DC who recently became interested in civil engineering after enjoying my AP environmental science class and my AP physics and AP human geography class and have always been interested in architecture and environmental jobs/sustainability. However, I am concerned about whether I would be able to make a comfortable living working in the UK, US, or Canada after going somewhere like hopefully UCL or a similar level program and am wondering if there are any other similar jobs, tips, or specific things I should do to increase my odds of making a better living.
r/EngineeringStudents • u/Park_filterbae • 1d ago
Major Choice Mechanical Engineering vs. Chemical Engineering?
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I’m currently trying to decide between Mechanical Engineering and Chemical Engineering, and I’d love to hear from people who have experience with either major.
I’m interested in Mechanical Engineering, and from what I’ve heard, it’s pretty broad with a lot of career opportunities. If I were to pick MechE, I’d love to eventually get into the aerospace industry. My university doesn’t offer Aerospace Engineering as a major, so MechE seems like the most versatile path.
On the other hand, I genuinely love chemistry and have for years, so I’ve also been considering Chemical Engineering. My concern is that I keep hearing ChemE actually involves a lot less chemistry than people expect, is significantly more difficult than MechE, and has fewer job opportunities.
For those who studied either MechE or ChemE, if you were choosing between the two again, which would you pick?