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BMayer@ChabotCollege.edu • ENGR-10_Lec-03B_New_Grad_Professional-Recruiting.ppt1
Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering
Bruce Mayer, PELicensed Electrical & Mechanical Engineer
BMayer@SBCGlobal.net
Engineering
New-Grad Employment at Stanford, Cal, MIT,
CalPoly:
What’s Important
to Employers
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Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering
Recent Chabot Engineering Interns
Joshua Przepioski → NASA-Ames ACCEDP
Qijun Hu →UCBerkeley Transfer To Exellence (TTE) Summer ResearchProgram
Omotayo Olukoya →UCB TTE Program• Also earned an offer from
UCB NIH Bridges Program
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Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering
Recent Chabot Engineering Internships
Robert Curry →• SFBay Water Quality Control Board• CA Dept of Water Resources
Jose Servanda → W. L. Gore Garrick Bornkamp → Lockheed-Martin Krishnil Mani → Cisco Systems
• Also two offers from NUMMI
Lucas Huezo → City of Palo Alto Public Works
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Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering
Recent Chabot Engineering Internships
Thein Win → Kiewit Pacific Ishmael Ayesh → Kiewit Pacific Nic Vickers → OptiSolar Melissa Quemada → UCSB INSET Alvin Lee → UCSB INSET Bruce Mayer (Cabrillo College) →
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)• Well, Maybe Not So RECENT
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Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering
Community College Internships (CCI)
Check CCI WebSite Early in Fall Term
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Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering
Sci Undergrad Lab Internships
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Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering
UCB Transfer Alliance Project
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Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering
UCBerkeley TTE Program
ChabotStudent
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Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering
NASA Ames (Sunnyvale)
Ames Community College Education Development Program (ACCEDP)
Many More• Search
Google• Try
Indeed.com • Even CRAIG’S LIST
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Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering
http://www.truststc.org/education/undergraduate.html
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Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering
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Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering
http://education.cnsi.ucsb.edu/pages/inset/projects/projects2005.htmlhttp://education.cnsi.ucsb.edu/pages/inset/projects/projects2005/quemada.html
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Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering
2005 Chabot Engineering Interns
Alvin Lee Melissa Quemada
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Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering
Chabot (way cool) Projects
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Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering
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Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering
Job Offers Circa Jan 1979
Thank You UC Berkeley Placement Center
~$70k in 2013-$
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Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering
Accepted Offer Jan 1979
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Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering
B. Mayer – College Recruiter
My Industrial Employer, Watkins-Johnson Co. (WJ), Produced Heavily-Engineered Systems for µWave-Communications and Semiconductor-Fabrication
Dean Watkins Was an Ex-Stanford Professor of Electrical Engineering• He also served 2 terms
(24yrs) on the UC Board of Regents
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Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering
B. Mayer – College Recruiter cont.
WJ Endeavored to Hire New-Grad Scientists & Engineers from Highly Regarded Universities
To Ensure Proper Probing of a Candidate’s Background, HR recruiters were NOT sent to Perform this Task• Instead, Current Employees with
Technical Degrees (Usually from the Target Institution) Visited the University– I did this for over Ten Years
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Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering
B. Mayer College Recruiting Summary
Industrial Recruiter for Engineering Talent – 4-Year Institutions included:• UC Berkeley – 10+ Recruiting Interview Visits• Stanford University – 6 Recruiting Interview Visits
– Representative at Two Recruiting “Faires”
• MIT – Recruiting Presentation & Interview Visit• University of Arizona – Recruiting Interview Visit• Arizona State University – Recruiting Interview Visit• State University of New York, Albany – Recruiting
Visit• WJ Also Visited CalPoly, SJSU, UCD, CSUEB
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Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering
UCBerkeley OnCampus Recruiting https://career.berkeley.edu/Callisto/OCR.stm
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Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering
Typical Recruiting Day
0730 hrs: Arrive at University Placement Center; Receive 14 resumes
0730-0830hrs: Review Resumes, make notations for Specific Inquiries
0830hrs: 1st of Seven, half-hour, Morning interviews
1130hrs: Last Morning Interview 1200-1330hrs: Lunch with Prof.
• Ask for Specific Recommendations
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Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering
Typical Recruiting Day cont.
1330hrs: 1st of Seven, half-hour, Afternoon interviews
1600hrs: Last Afternoon Interview 1630-1800hrs: Informal Interviews with
Students Recommended by the Prof. Later: Collapse in Exhaustion
caused by paying intense attention during 14+ Student Interviews
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Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering
Anatomy of the 0.5hr Interview
1st 25 minutes• Welcome Student• Probe Background, Interests, Inclinations,
Long Term Plans, Match between Student-Potential and Company-Needs
• Ask if Student has ANY Questions for me– Typical = “When will you next contact me
regarding my joining WJ” I got all kinds of Good, Odd, Interesting Qs
Last 5 min = Make notes on interview
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Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering
Class Question????
Which Aspect of the Student’s Background was MOST important in evaluating the Recruit’s Suitability for Professional Employment (at WJ)?
1. ?
2. ?
3. ?
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Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering
Recruiting – WJ Assessment Criteria
1. GPA: Demonstrates One or All of:• Commitment to the Task at Hand• Ability to LEARN and MASTER
– WJ Wanted Engineers Who Were “Quick Studies” and could Adapt to Rapid Change
• Aptitude and/or Intellectual-Capacity for Applied Math/Physics Based Engineering
2. Match Between Course-Work and the Needs of the Organization
• e.g., Microwave E&M Courses
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Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering
Recruiting – Assessment Criteria cont
3. Capacity to DESIGN• Design Projects (preferably BUILT)• Hands-On Experience
4. Work Experience • Technical Work Experience Preferred
– e.g.; Internship, Research Assistant
• Responsible Charge– e.g.; Night Mgr
at a Retail Store
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Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering
Recruiting – Assessment Criteria cont
5. Preparation, Decorum, Maturity• Positive Attitude
– Focus on the WORK or PRODUCTS, NOT on the COMPENSATION or BENEFITS
– Career Goals
• Research on the Company– Familiarity with Products
• Appropriate Dress• Thank-You Letters• WJ wanted “Fully Functional” People
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Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering
What to Bring to the Interview
Remember; you have only about 25 minutes with the interviewer
Extra Copies of Your Resume• In case interviewer did not receive one
Copy of Academic TRANSCRIPTS• For Quick Reference
Examples of your BEST & MOST-Relevant Work-Product• Lab/Project Report, “BluePrints”, etc.
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Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering
Dress-for-Success Fashion Show
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Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering
NewGrad Resource NACE
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Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering
NACE What Employers Want 2010 NACE Survey on Skills and Qualities
Desired in NEW-Graduate Hires• 5 = Extremely Important; 1 = not Important
1. Communication Skills: Verbal & Written (4.7)
2. Strong Work Ethic (4.6)
3. Motivation and Initiative (4.5)
4. Interpersonal Skills – Relates Well to Others (4.5)
5. Problem Solving Skills (4.5)
6. TeamWork Skills – Works well with Others (4.5)
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Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering
NACE What Employers Want7. Analytical Skills
(4.4)
8. Flexibility and Adaptability (4.3)
9. Computer Skills (4.2)
10. Attentive to Detail (4.1)
11.LeaderShip Skills (4.1)
12.Technical Skills (4.1)
13.Organizational Skills (4.0)
This list applies to the GENERAL-Case Employer
• Engineering Employers have Different Priorities
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Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering
What ENGR Employers Want*
1. Technical Skills (tie)
* B. Mayer Best Estimate * Oct2010
1. Communication Skills; especially WRITTEN (tie)
3. Problem-Solving (Design) Skills
4. Motivation & Initiative
5. Strong Work Ethic
6. TeamWork Skills
7. Analytical Skills
8. Flexibility & Adaptabilty
9. Computer Skills
10.Attentive to Detail
11.LeaderShip Skills
12.Organizational Skills
13.Interpersonal Skills
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Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering
Personal Values Employers Seek Honesty/Integrity/Morality Adaptability/Flexibility Dedication/Hard-Working/Work-Ethic/Tenacity Dependability/Reliability/Responsibility. Loyalty Positive Attitude/Motivation/Energy/Passion Professionalism Self-Confidence Self-Motivated/Ability to Work With Little or No
Supervision Willingness to Learn.
http://www.quintcareers.com/
job_skills_values.html
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Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering
All Done for Today
Be Valuable& Liked
• Be COMPETENT• HELP Others• Offer SOLUTIONS; not Whining
• Do NOT be a JERK
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