66 - Why Engineers Hate Their Major; Egos and Memorization in College; Too Old for a Junior Role?
Episode description
Listen to this episode if you: are an early career engineer, are contemplating a career change, or just like engineering career stories.
This Week in LinkedIn Lunatics:
1. How absurd is this? (entry level engineering salary of $35k)
College Questions
1. Why do so many engineers seem to hate their major?
2. Ego (in engineering students in college)
3. Today my pre-med friends argued that you can get through engineering through memory alone
4. What did you do to rectify the mistake of getting a BSME?
5. Do you think the average person could get through engineering school?
Career Questions
1. Is majoring in engineering a good investment right now?
2. Will I be too old to get a junior engineering role?
3. Help me understand T&M contracts
5. How to not sound like a total idiot when hiring a civil engineering firm?
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