Engineering Job Market
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Startup lessons for interesting times
Simon Barker
6/11/2013 5:13 AM EDT
Simon Barker, who was EE Times' Student Entrepreneur, is back. He is now two years into his engineering career with thoughts on what it takes to drive a startup company and warnings of the pitfalls that await the unwary.
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SimonBarker
Thanks Frank, I look forward to your thoughts and feedback
I want to work in the Consumer Reports test lab
Kristin Lewotsky
6/6/2013 10:41 AM EDT
Take a look at some of the clever systems for staff has developed to evaluate everything from elliptical trainers to kitchen drawers.
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Cookie Jar
These are mechanical test analogous to testing electronics through the temperature and humidity ...
The ripple effect: Semiconductor employment across America
brian toohey
5/28/2013 1:30 PM EDT
Along with many other benefits, the semiconductor industry is a huge job creator for the U.S.
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DFc300
From the Silicon Valley (SV), the cuts in employment in the 2008-2009 period were never recovered. ...
Jack Ganssle
5/23/2013 12:44 PM EDT
A new jobs report shows where high-tech jobs in U.S. are moving.
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Eddie.Frie
I am trying to see if a CE0 wage could skew the data but the math does not support it. A large ...
10 tips for a successful engineering resume
Jacob Beningo
5/21/2013 3:00 PM EDT
Here are some basic tips for handling resumes and establishing an online presence, after all, resumes are no longer limited to simple paper versions.
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Do you deserve a Christmas bonus?
Sylvie Barak
12/24/2012 10:44 AM EST
Did you slave the year away and not get a bonus? Did you expect one?
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David Ashton
The (very) difficult part is getting your boss to offer them...
Asian-Americans dominating tech?
Sylvie Barak
12/21/2012 10:32 AM EST
After some dubious number crunching, the San Jose Mercury News claims Silicon Valley has been taken over by an Asian-American invasion.
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chanj
One of the key statistics is the Asian population growth in Bay Area. It will tell us whether the ...
An eBay for engineering talent
Sylvie Barak
11/29/2012 7:31 PM EST
UK initiative offers something of a cross between an online matchmaker and an engineering careers site.
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yuzz3n
Your site provided us with valuable information to work with. Each & every tips of your post are ...
Company Perks; important or trivial?
Sylvie Barak
11/14/2012 2:00 PM EST
Free gourmet food, plush offices, personal training sessions at the corporate gym and time off to develop pet projects; more and more firms are upping the stakes to win potential employees over. But do the perks really matter? And more importantly, do they matter to you?
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ASIC Consultant
Must be something about being in the bay area California, vs. over here in MA where the perks for ...
Engineering in crisis? The reasons why
Sylvie Barak
10/25/2012 12:41 PM EDT
Readers react to the notion that there are a lot of unfilled engineering jobs in the U.S.
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Bert22306
You're absolutely right, Sylvie. Retirement plans have become a thing of the past. Companies seem to ...