Showing results for "Careers and the Engineer" in All Categories

For years, companies have rewarded their most effective engineers with management positions. But treating management as the default path for an engineer with leadership ability doesn't serve the industry well—or the engineer. The staff engineer's path allows engineers to contribute at a high level as role models, driving big projects, determining technical strategy, and raising everyone's skills. This in-depth book shows you how to understand your role, manage your time, master strategic thinking, and set the standard for technical work.

Careers for Engineers is a podcast dedicated to Hokie engineering and sweet, sweet engineering jobs. Each month, your hosts Niki Hazuda & Megan Reese (two non-engineering journalists) chat with a Hokie engineering alum and get all the deets on how you can do what they do! Find your true engineering calling with Careers for Engineers (or at least meet cool alumni). Presented by Engineering Education at Virginia Tech.

At most technology companies, you'll reach Senior software engineer, the career level for software engineers, in five to eight years. At the career level, your company's career ladder won't require that you work towards the next promotion; being promoted further is an exception rather than expected. This is also when many engineers are first given an opportunity to move into engineering management.

The battle with the Iron Legion has left The Last Horizon battered and broken, drifting in space. Varic needs an exceptional engineer to fix his ship, and there’s only one person for the job: Mell, the master Aether technician. But first, they have to break her out of prison. Mell has been captured by the Advocates, a group of superpowered vigilantes who dominate their corner of the galaxy. They are led by Starhammer, an invincible champion with a personal obsession with Mell.

Welcome to The Engineer a Career Podcast, brought to you by Engineer a Career! Join us as we delve into the fascinating journeys of engineers from various fields and backgrounds. Each episode features an in-depth interview with a seasoned professional who share their personal stories, from their initial interest in engineering to their experience in education and beyond! Discover the highs and lows of their careers, the inspirations that fueled their passion, and the mentors and coaches who guided them along the way. Our guests also provide invaluable advice for anyone aspiring to pursue a ...

At some point in your career, you'll realize there's more to being a software engineer than dealing with code. With more than forty stand-alone stories, Lopp walks through a complete job lifecycle, starting with the interview and ending with the realization that it might be time to move on. You'll learn how to handle baffling circumstances in your job, understand what you want from your career, and discover how to thrive in your workplace.

As tech products become more prevalent today, the demand for machine learning professionals continues to grow. But the responsibilities and skill sets required of ML professionals still vary drastically from company to company, making the interview process difficult to predict. In this guide, data science leader Susan Shu Chang shows you how to tackle the ML hiring process. She'll take you through the highly selective recruitment process by sharing hard-won lessons she learned along the way.

You have the idea, the drive, and now the capital to create the company you’ve always envisioned. Now comes the most important part: assembling a team of high performers. To build a sustainable business, you need engineers who can execute on common goals. Who do you hire, and how do you hire the people you need? How will you motivate these engineers and inspire their best work? In Raising Engineers, David Dettmer helps you create a culture that reflects your business, establish a working process to cultivate a strong team, and hire the right people to build impactful products.

Zero to Engineer: The Unconventional Blueprint to Securing a 6-Figure IT Career is an intensely practical, no-nonsense guide to starting or rebooting your career in technology. Author and IT industry veteran Terry Kim gives you a first-person view of how to conquer the tech and cybersecurity realms, drawing on his own two decades' experience in the field.

A podcast aimed at helping women technologists navigate and succeed in their careers. Brought to you by WEST, a learning community that empowers women technologists through mentorship. Through this podcast, we’ll explore the different paths leaders have taken to grow their tech leadership, develop their influence, and gain insights from top women leaders in the field. Hosted by Karen Ko and Heidi Williams.

EYC seeks to help engineers explore potential career paths by listening to the experiences of others

Longlisted for the Porchlight Business Book Award for Current Events & Public Affairs Longlisted for the Non-Obvious Book Award 2025 A Next Big Idea Book Club March 2025 Must-Read An urgent and illuminating perspective that offers a window into how the most pernicious aspects of the venture...

Spreading awareness, success, and accessibility to the world of engineering to aspiring and early career engineers.

Like it or not, you’re a leader now. Better step away from your computer and figure out how to deal with people! There are few leadership books tailored specifically to the needs of technical-minded people who like hard evidence, plain language, and industry-specific guidance.

Unmasking the Social Engineer: The Human Element of Security focuses on combining the science of understanding nonverbal communications with the knowledge of how social engineers, scam artists, and con men use these skills to build feelings of trust and rapport in their targets. The author helps listeners understand how to identify and detect social engineers and scammers by analyzing their nonverbal behavior. Unmasking the Social Engineer shows how attacks work.

Innovate or die For thirty years, Gary Shapiro has observed the world's most innovative businesses from his front-row seat as leader of the Consumer Electronics Association. Now he reveals the ten secrets of "ninja innovators" like Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and many others. What does it...

A Tale of Two Realtors is my story of 23 years in the real estate game, designed to help you avoid the pitfalls and find genuine success.

Hosted by Talent Acquisition Specialist Andrew White, "Building Careers" is USACE Fort Worth's recruiting podcast aimed at educating listeners on the career opportunities with USACE Fort Worth as well as some of the details of the federal hiring process. Find out more about Government Service and USACE career opportunities at https://www.USAJOBS.gov or https://careers.usace.army.mil/ Feel free to contact your host, Andrew White, andrew.e.white@usace.army.mil Enjoy the show and please smash the like button, leave a comment, and subscribe so you'll be notified each time a new episode is ...

Leaders & Engineers episodes are about accomplished scientists and engineers who proved to be leaders and either lead teams of scientists and engineers or running engineering or R&D departments. The format of interviews is a mock-up of job interviews for a leadership position in an imaginary technology company. This way you not only get to know the person but also learn about a flow of typical job interviews.

Kari Byron—former host of the wildly popular, iconic cult classic MythBusters—shows how to crash test your way through life, no lab coat required. Kari Byron’s story hasn’t been a straight line. She started out as a broke artist living in San Francisco, writing poems on a crowded bus on...