Listen "EP 15. Learnable talents; Rejected from all internships; Mechanical vs. Industrial; B.S. in Psychology to Masters in Mechanical Engineering?"
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Summary:
This week's good news:
1. To the young ones: For my recent experiences with employees I’m am finding that those who we find to be the most valuable are also, unsurprisingly, the ones who share some very learnable talents.
2. Job Offer
In this long-winded weekly episode, Daniel rambles about his work before getting into weekly questions like:
3. ME Junior Rejected from all Internship Applications, What's wrong with me?
4. Mechanical engineering vs Industrial engineering bachelor degree
5. Stuck In A Crossroad -- NEED SOME ADVICE!!! (EE grad that doesn't like engineering)
6. Would you take a pay cut to work 4/10s as opposed to 5/8s ?
7. This may sound like a stupid question - can I list being a subreddit moderator on my common app?
8. Want to start applying for summer internships, do I include unrelated experience?
9. Why do internships expect experience? (Rant)
10. Do engineering students really have zero social life?
11. BS in Psychology, interested in a Masters in Mechanical Engineering
12. What makes engineering so difficult?
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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
Support the podcast:
Top tier supporters - shout out each episode of the month for $10 monthly donation.
Monthly supporters - shout out first episode of each month with a $5 donation.
One-time supporters - shout out at episode for donations larger than $1. :) - only 1x!
Summary:
This week's good news:
1. To the young ones: For my recent experiences with employees I’m am finding that those who we find to be the most valuable are also, unsurprisingly, the ones who share some very learnable talents.
2. Job Offer
In this long-winded weekly episode, Daniel rambles about his work before getting into weekly questions like:
3. ME Junior Rejected from all Internship Applications, What's wrong with me?
4. Mechanical engineering vs Industrial engineering bachelor degree
5. Stuck In A Crossroad -- NEED SOME ADVICE!!! (EE grad that doesn't like engineering)
6. Would you take a pay cut to work 4/10s as opposed to 5/8s ?
7. This may sound like a stupid question - can I list being a subreddit moderator on my common app?
8. Want to start applying for summer internships, do I include unrelated experience?
9. Why do internships expect experience? (Rant)
10. Do engineering students really have zero social life?
11. BS in Psychology, interested in a Masters in Mechanical Engineering
12. What makes engineering so difficult?
Subscribe on YouTube to watch short excerpts of podcast episodes addressing specific topics:
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
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