My son asked me what he should wear to his next interview with a company with which he really wants to work. [more inside]
posted by maggieb on Nov 2, 2009 - 23 answers

I have had two major professional failures in a single week. I would like insight into a couple of aspects. Sordid details inside. [more inside]
posted by sidd.darko on Oct 10, 2009 - 21 answers

I found a job posting from a Mac software developer for a support/QA guru that pretty much sums up exactly what I want in a job right now. However, circumstances are not right for this particular position. How can I still do this as a job? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 7, 2009 - 1 answer

How to keep a Career Day presentation interesting for middle schoolers... [more inside]
posted by trillian on May 11, 2009 - 7 answers

I have invented a calendar that I think is unique in design and function. [more inside]
posted by CollectiveMind on Feb 8, 2009 - 12 answers

I'm thinking about starting a 'blog' or an online 'portfolio' type of website. My primary goal is to showcase projects and things I have worked on for fun and school to potential employers. I want to keep the site professional and technical. Tips or advice? [more inside]
posted by jdlugo on Feb 4, 2009 - 9 answers

Who should I consult to tell me how to fix my house? Contractor? Structural engineer? [more inside]
posted by girlpublisher on Nov 29, 2008 - 6 answers

Can you help guide me in finding a mechanical engineering job after graduation? [more inside]
posted by rybreadmed on Nov 19, 2008 - 3 answers

I can't for the life of me find this old NASA image of an engineer hand drawing a pixelated image from one of the early mars missions. My understanding is that they didn't have printers available quickly enough to visualize the images they were getting back so they printed up sheets of the numbers and added color themselves. [more inside]
posted by garethspor on Nov 7, 2008 - 6 answers

Is it difficult to get hired by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as a patent examiner? [more inside]
posted by rybreadmed on Oct 12, 2008 - 9 answers

I'm an unhappy overworked software engineer. Am I in the wrong field? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 30, 2008 - 22 answers

I have a technical A.A.S. degree and I work in tech manufacturing industry as a technician. I would like to get my bachelors to be able become an engineer but... [more inside]
posted by ian1977 on Sep 1, 2008 - 3 answers

Engineers: What skills do you use most often that you learned in college or anywhere else? [more inside]
posted by gzimmer on Aug 16, 2008 - 17 answers

How to pass a PE license exam after ten years? [more inside]
posted by notsnot on Jul 23, 2008 - 9 answers

Is there such as thing as engineer-vs-craft hardhat etiquette, and if so, what should I expect if I stray outside the lines? [more inside]
posted by TheManChild2000 on Jul 9, 2008 - 20 answers

What is included in a typical sound technician's kit when recording scenes for TV or Movies? [more inside]
posted by AltReality on Jun 19, 2008 - 8 answers

Which guy would you rather hire as an engineer - a 28 year old guy who took 8 years to get a bachelors degree or a 30 year old guy who took 10 years to get a masters degree? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Apr 9, 2008 - 23 answers

Can a person who just can't get through college make it in the (mechanical/manufacturing) engineering world? If not as an engineer, a close second, maybe? [more inside]
posted by high0nfire on Feb 17, 2008 - 20 answers

What should a Mechanical Engineer make in NYC? Say at an entry-level job that requires a Masters degree in ME?
posted by spacefire on Aug 14, 2007 - 3 answers

Are there any Release Management Engineers out there? I would like to find out about your daily routine. Besides the responsibilities mentioned in typical job descriptions, what is it like being a release management engineer? Is it stressful? Is there room for creativity? What sort of career path is there? Lastly, how does the pay compare with other software engineering roles?
posted by zzztimbo on Aug 8, 2007 - 1 answer

Should I quit law school? I was a software engineer for 10 years before starting law school. Now I'm one year in and doing okay (at an upper 2nd tier school), and got a summer internship at a big, prestigious firm. And I absolutely hate it. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 18, 2007 - 26 answers

Back-to-school-filter: I'd like return to school to pursue training in broadcast engineering. Are there any programs you recommend? (Bonus if they're in Chicago-ish). Or should I just look into getting a general electrical engineering degree? [more inside]
posted by pfafflin on May 24, 2007 - 7 answers

Can I find freelance work as a Mechanical-General Engineer doing computer programming for customers in the Engineering field? [more inside]
posted by spacefire on May 17, 2007 - 5 answers

Friends of mine bought a Packard Bell PC back in 2003. It's never been the real deal, the computer it should have been despite the huge amount they paid for it. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Apr 21, 2007 - 8 answers

How should I prepare for an upcoming Google interview? [more inside]
posted by medpt on Jan 15, 2007 - 4 answers

Seeking a music video about a daydreaming aerospace engineer in the 1950s. Details inside... [more inside]
posted by tss on Nov 14, 2006 - 1 answer

I am an experienced software engineer and was laid off recently. I'm currently applying for positions. My ideal would be a telecommuting gig, which is the type of position I had most recently. A certain job mailing list I subscribe to has a lot of promising positions, but many of them are marked "onsite". Here's my question: shall I apply for some of these "onsite" positions in the hope that my qualifications will impress the hiring person enough to consider hiring me as a telecommuter? Or would this just be a waste of time for everyone concerned? [more inside]
posted by SomePerlGeek on Sep 5, 2006 - 7 answers

How can i find an engineer to help me develop my new product? [more inside]
posted by longlight on Aug 29, 2006 - 6 answers

How do I go from social scientist to engineer in a month? [more inside]
posted by SanctiCrucis05 on Aug 22, 2006 - 11 answers

Are there any good websites with information about being an independent contractor? Google is failing me. [more inside]
posted by youthenrage on Jun 3, 2006 - 7 answers

Architecture or engineering? [more inside]
posted by aquavit on Apr 21, 2006 - 19 answers

Who's That Monk?!?!?! Any or all of these details might be wrong, but it's all I've got: oddball 17th century monk (maybe Jesuit) who developed the water system for Bernini's Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (Fountain of the Four Rivers, in Rome's Piazza Navona) and made strange mechanical devices like a mechanical Jesus that walked on water. I know I heard a story about him on an evening NPR show, I think there was a meme floating around the web around the same time. I want to say his name was Chirac, but I only remember hearing that, so I may be spelling it wrong, or even confusing it with a certain foreign president. Any takers?
posted by cosmonaught on Nov 30, 2004 - 7 answers

I am an engineer who is a workaholic. I'm quitting my job & starting another one, with the hopes of keeping more regular hours. Part of my problem is that I don't have commitments after work that require me to be elsewhere. Particularly, I don't have any hobbies that aren't engineering/computer related.
What kind of hobbies would you recommend to a mid-30s adult that could be fun and engrossing and not earth-shatteringly hard to pick up?
posted by j on Sep 2, 2004 - 35 answers

Torque steer- I'm an engineer, but I've never had torque steer adequately explained to me. Most mechanics will tell you that it's due to unequal length axles, but after the initial loading, the greater twist in the longer axle shouldn't count. Anyone?
posted by notsnot on Feb 25, 2004 - 6 answers

I know I must suck hard core, because I can't get the search engine to work, but does anyone remember where that MeFi post about a recording engineer's "real" stories about working on a major artist's album, which devolves into Spinal Tap-esque antics? I read a description of Metallica's new documentary, and it sounds almost exactly the same, so I wanted to read it again. I've put everything I could think of into the search engine, and have come up empty. Can anyone help me out?
posted by emptybowl on Feb 17, 2004 - 10 answers