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Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering

Bruce Mayer, PELicensed Electrical & Mechanical Engineer

[email protected]

EngineeringNew-Grad Employment at Stanford, CAL, MIT,

CalPoly:What’s

Importantto Employers



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



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



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



Community College Internships (CCI) Check CCI WebSite Early in Fall Term



Sci Undergrad Lab Internships



UCB Transfer Alliance Project



UCBerkeley TTE Program

ChabotStudent



NASA Ames (Sunnyvale) Ames Community College Education

Development Program (ACCEDP)

Many More• Search

Google• Try

Indeed.com • Even CRAIG’S LIST



Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/list_result.jsp?unitid=10006

https://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/

http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/list_result.jsp?unitid=10006

http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/list_result.jsp?unitid=10006



Indeed.com Internships



http://education.cnsi.ucsb.edu/pages/inset/projects/projects2005.htmlhttp://education.cnsi.ucsb.edu/pages/inset/projects/projects2005/quemada.html



2005 Chabot Engineering Interns

Alvin Lee Melissa Quemada



Chabot (way cool) Projects



http://csep.cnsi.ucsb.edu/cc/inset



Job Offers Circa Jan 1979

Thank You UC Berkeley Placement Center

~$70k in 2014-$



Accepted Offer Jan 1979



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



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



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

http://web.mit.edu/index.html

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UCBerkeley OnCampus Recruiting https://career.berkeley.edu/Callisto/OCR.stm



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



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



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



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. ?



Recruiting – WJ Assessment Criteria1. 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



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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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

http://www.competeinfotechacademy.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/dressforsuccess.jpg



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.



NewGrad Resource NACEhttps://www.naceweb.org/salary-resources/index.aspx

https://www.naceweb.org/uploadedFiles/Content/static-assets/downloads/executive-summary/2013-recruiting-benchmarks-survey-executive-summary.pdf

https://www.naceweb.org/salary-resources/index.aspx

https://www.naceweb.org/salary-resources/index.aspx



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)



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



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 Skills7. Analytical Skills8. Flexibility &

Adaptabilty9. Computer Skills10.Attentive to Detail11.LeaderShip Skills12.Organizational Skills13.Interpersonal Skills



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



All Done for Today

Be Valuable& Liked

• Be COMPETENT• HELP Others• Offer SOLUTIONS; not Whining

• Do NOT be a JERK

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Bruce Mayer, PE Licensed Electrical & Mechanical Engineer [email protected]