Engineering
New-Grad Employment at
Stanford, Cal, MIT, CalPoly:
What’s Important
to Employers
Bruce Mayer, PE
Licensed Electrical & Mechanical Engineer
BMayer@SBCGlobal.net
Chabot College Engineering
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Recent Chabot Engineering Interns
 Joshua Przepioski → NASA-Ames
ACCEDP
 Qijun Hu →UCBerkeley Transfer To
Exellence (TTE) Summer Research
Program
 Omotayo Olukoya →
UCB TTE Program
• Also earned an offer from
UCB NIH Bridges Program
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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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Recent Chabot Engineering Internships
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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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Community College Internships (CCI)
 Check CCI WebSite Early in Fall Term
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Sci Undergrad Lab Internships
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UCB Transfer Alliance Project
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UCBerkeley TTE Program
Chabot
Student
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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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http://www.truststc.org/education/undergraduate.html
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Indeed.com Internships
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http://education.cnsi.ucsb.edu/pages/inset/projects/projects2005.html
http://education.cnsi.ucsb.edu/pages/inset/projects/projects2005/quemada.html
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2005 Chabot Engineering Interns
Alvin Lee
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Melissa
Quemada
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Chabot (way cool) Projects
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Job Offers
Circa
Jan 1979
Thank You
UC Berkeley
Placement
Center
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~$70k in 2013-$
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Accepted
Offer
Jan 1979
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B. Mayer – College Recruiter
 My Industrial Employer, WatkinsJohnson 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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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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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”
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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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UCBerkeley OnCampus Recruiting
 https://career.berkeley.edu/Callisto/OCR.stm
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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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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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Anatomy of the 0.5hr Interview
 1st 25 minutes
• Welcome Student
• Probe Background, Interests, Inclinations,
Long Term Plans, Match between StudentPotential 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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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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Recruiting – WJ Assessment Criteria
1. GPA: Demonstrates One or All of:
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Commitment to the Task at Hand
Ability to LEARN and MASTER
– WJ Wanted Engineers Who Were “Quick
Studies” and could Adapt to Rapid Change
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Aptitude and/or Intellectual-Capacity for
Applied Math/Physics Based Engineering
2. Match Between Course-Work and the
Needs of the Organization
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e.g., Microwave E&M Courses
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Recruiting – Assessment Criteria cont
3. Capacity to DESIGN
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Design Projects (preferably BUILT)
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Hands-On Experience
4. Work Experience
•
Technical Work Experience Preferred
– e.g.; Internship,
Research Assistant
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Responsible Charge
– e.g.; Night Mgr
at a Retail Store
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Recruiting – Assessment Criteria cont
5. Preparation, Decorum, Maturity
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Positive Attitude
– Focus on the WORK or PRODUCTS,
NOT on the COMPENSATION or BENEFITS
– Career Goals
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Research on the Company
– Familiarity with Products
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Appropriate Dress
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Thank-You Letters
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WJ wanted “Fully Functional” People
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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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Dress-for-Success Fashion Show
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NewGrad Resource  NACE
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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)
4. Interpersonal Skills
– Relates Well to
Others (4.5)
2. Strong Work Ethic
(4.6)
5. Problem Solving
Skills (4.5)
3. Motivation and
Initiative (4.5)
6. TeamWork Skills –
Works well with
Others (4.5)
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NACE  What Employers Want
7. Analytical Skills
(4.4)
12.Technical Skills
(4.1)
8. Flexibility and
Adaptability (4.3)
13.Organizational
Skills (4.0)
9. Computer Skills
(4.2)
10. Attentive to Detail
(4.1)
11.LeaderShip Skills
(4.1)
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 This list applies to
the GENERALCase Employer
•
Engineering
Employers have
Different Priorities
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What ENGR Employers Want*
6. TeamWork Skills
1. Communication
Skills; especially
WRITTEN (tie)
3. Problem-Solving
(Design) Skills
8. Flexibility &
Adaptabilty
4. Motivation &
Initiative
11.LeaderShip Skills
5. Strong Work Ethic
13.Interpersonal Skills
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7. Analytical Skills
9. Computer Skills
10.Attentive to Detail
12.Organizational Skills
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* B. Mayer Best Estimate * Oct2010
1. Technical Skills
(tie)
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.
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http://www.quintcareers.com/job_skills_
values.html
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All Done for Today
Be
Valuable
& Liked
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• Be COMPETENT
• HELP Others
• Offer
SOLUTIONS; not
Whining
• Do NOT be a
JERK
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