Engineering Career and Job Hunting Advice for May 12, 2016

Spring is in the air, which means college seniors graduating and moving into their first full-time career endeavors. A lot of advice has been written regarding what to do and what not to do during job hunting and during the first months of employment. As with technology, the list of do's and don'ts regarding all aspects of a career change over time. Workers today need to know about how to exploit and/or avoid social media, how to handle interviews within the constraints of legal guidelines, how to handle co-workers with special needs, etc., that formerly might have earned you mere boor status but now might land you in serious trouble. This collection of articles covers the gambit from new grads to people thinking about starting their own companies (which, come to think of it, may well include the new grads).

• Top Startups Tips: Engineers Tell Their Startup Stories at ESC Boston 2016, Max Maxfield
• Graduates: 5 Practices to Accelerate You from Entry-Level to Professional, David Sturt and Todd Nordstrom
• Telltale Symptoms of Career Stagnation, Caroline Zaayer Kaufman
• How to Handle Co-Workers Who Push Your Buttons, Daniel Goleman
• Think Twice Before Taking a Job Below Your Skill Level, Susannah Snider
• How You Can Crush the Video Interview, Dominique Rodgers
• How to Spot a Crappy Work Culture During a Job Search, The Savvy Intern
• Tips for Managing Former Peers After a Promotion, Vicki Salemi
• How to Overcome Job-Search Misery, Laura McMullen

Posted May 12, 2016