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Will a home electronics lab help me find a job?

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rdl:
I find it hard to believe that anybody interested in electronics would not already have a home lab. At least of some kind, It's not like it requires a lot of space or money. For over 10 years mine was in a closet.

fourfathom:
When I was in the hiring loop (as a junior engineer, Director of Engineering, or various places in-between), I always looked for passion, talent, experience, and education -- usually in that order.  If having a lab in the closet or garage, or access to one elsewhere excites you then by all means set it up.  If it doesn't interest you then why are you pursuing an engineering career?  Think long and hard about this.

LaserSteve:
The poster who suggesting chasing nursing students should see what resides in Mech Eng, Chem Eng, and Biomed these days. Much easier to talk to then nursing majors.  When I was in EE we had one girl in a class of ~100.  The school I work at strives for 50% in recruiting.

Nursing majors work very hard, spend endless time studying, and are horribly busy with practicum experiences. They live on very tight schedules. I have no doubt its a calling,  but a potential  Mr/ Mrs EE is a lot closer to home base these days

Oh to be 20 again.

Steve



armandine2:
Graduates of hard subjects can get other employment, and may be obliged to start work outside of their preferred career.

 I guess investing in a home lab at least keeps open your preferred career, at some level.

nctnico:

--- Quote from: fourfathom on July 30, 2022, 06:19:28 pm ---When I was in the hiring loop (as a junior engineer, Director of Engineering, or various places in-between), I always looked for passion, talent, experience, and education -- usually in that order.  If having a lab in the closet or garage, or access to one elsewhere excites you then by all means set it up.  If it doesn't interest you then why are you pursuing an engineering career?  Think long and hard about this.

--- End quote ---
True story: at some point my boss came to me telling me there would be an electronics intern for a graduation project for the next couple of months. Nephew from someone he knows. Few days later we hear a car coming into the parking lot. Speakers blasting -oonka-boonka-oonka-boonka-oonka-boonka-. Some young fellow who doesn't seem to be interested in anything walks in and introduces himself as being the new intern. Fast forward: turns out this guy actually is very talented and made an awesome project (very few would be able to develop what he did given the time!) during his internship. Needless to say we made him stick around when he graduated.

The point is: there is a such a thing a raw talent as well. You don't want to miss out on that when hiring people. For that reason I make candidates take a test to see how much they know and go from there.

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