Chapter 3
Seeking a paid engineering job is the necessary first step in an engineering career. It can be an emotionally draining time. It certainly was for me: it took months, and I was depressed and irritable. It would have been much less frustrating had I known about this job-seeking method.
Even if you don’t get a job immediately, by following the instructions in this chapter, you will be much more employable as an engineer after a few months. If you don’t get a job within 6 months, please write about your experiences and send a copy of your job-seeking diary so that I can use your feedback to improve the next edition. So far, after 25 years of providing this advice, I have yet to hear about a single instance ...
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