You shouldn't be embarrassed to be in a sales role if you are an engineer. If your discipline was mechanical engineering before you took the sales job, you are still a mechanical engineer. The main difference is that your job responsibilities changed from product development or design...
There is no such recognized discipline as "sales engineering". However, many degreed engineers take positions as sales representatives or "application engineers". The best thing you can bring to the table in that role is a good grasp of engineering principles and practical applications of the...
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Zogzog, I don't want to leave Michigan because believe it or not, I like it here. My family and friends are here and I like the Michigan outdoors. It would be too expensive to sell my house and buy a similar one somewhere else. My wife and kids are grounded here and I...
Management is what it is. Management is not always logical, thoughtful, prudent, or correct. Nor do managers always act in the best interest of their companies. More often, managers have their own career aspirations uppermost in mind.
Earning a Ph.D. in engineering has been a lifelong goal for me. I already have the MSEE and about 18 years of engineering work experience with about 7 of those years in my chosen field of embedded controllers and microelectronics.
Returning to school full time is out of the question for me...
Many people are taught to shake hands firmly. In my career, I have found that many people feel that a firm handshake in an indication of the character of the individual offering it. Handshaking is an American custom and it is difficult to avoid this ritual and retain your sense of goodwill with...
If your paper outlined certain sub-par conditions within your company without recommending action plans to correct the problems, that was a serious flaw.
You should immediately attempt to amend your paper and resubmit it. If that is not possible, write a follow-up to clearly explain what can be...
If possible, try to locate actual test data from reliability tests to failure of similar components. If that is impossible, start with B = 1.5. In my work, betas in the range of 1.4 to 2 are common.
