bmayer@chabotcollege.edu engr-10_lec-03b_new_grad_professional-recruiting.ppt 1 bruce mayer, pe...

BMayer@ChabotCollege.edu • ENGR-10_Lec-03B_New_Grad_Professional-Recruiting.ppt1

Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering

Bruce Mayer, PELicensed Electrical & Mechanical Engineer

BMayer@SBCGlobal.net

Engineering

New-Grad Employment at Stanford, Cal, MIT,

CalPoly:

What’s Important

to Employers

BMayer@ChabotCollege.edu • ENGR-10_Lec-03B_New_Grad_Professional-Recruiting.ppt2

Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering

Recent Chabot Engineering Interns

Joshua Przepioski → NASA-Ames ACCEDP

Qijun Hu →UCBerkeley Transfer To Exellence (TTE) Summer ResearchProgram

Omotayo Olukoya →UCB TTE Program• Also earned an offer from

UCB NIH Bridges Program

BMayer@ChabotCollege.edu • ENGR-10_Lec-03B_New_Grad_Professional-Recruiting.ppt3

Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering

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

BMayer@ChabotCollege.edu • ENGR-10_Lec-03B_New_Grad_Professional-Recruiting.ppt4

Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering

Recent Chabot Engineering Internships

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

BMayer@ChabotCollege.edu • ENGR-10_Lec-03B_New_Grad_Professional-Recruiting.ppt5

Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering

Community College Internships (CCI)

Check CCI WebSite Early in Fall Term

BMayer@ChabotCollege.edu • ENGR-10_Lec-03B_New_Grad_Professional-Recruiting.ppt6

Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering

Sci Undergrad Lab Internships

BMayer@ChabotCollege.edu • ENGR-10_Lec-03B_New_Grad_Professional-Recruiting.ppt7

Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering

UCB Transfer Alliance Project

BMayer@ChabotCollege.edu • ENGR-10_Lec-03B_New_Grad_Professional-Recruiting.ppt8

Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering

UCBerkeley TTE Program

ChabotStudent

BMayer@ChabotCollege.edu • ENGR-10_Lec-03B_New_Grad_Professional-Recruiting.ppt9

Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering

NASA Ames (Sunnyvale)

Ames Community College Education Development Program (ACCEDP)

Many More• Search

Google• Try

Indeed.com • Even CRAIG’S LIST

BMayer@ChabotCollege.edu • ENGR-10_Lec-03B_New_Grad_Professional-Recruiting.ppt10

Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering

http://www.truststc.org/education/undergraduate.html

BMayer@ChabotCollege.edu • ENGR-10_Lec-03B_New_Grad_Professional-Recruiting.ppt11

Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering

Ind

eed.co

m In

ternsh

ips

BMayer@ChabotCollege.edu • ENGR-10_Lec-03B_New_Grad_Professional-Recruiting.ppt12

Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering

http://education.cnsi.ucsb.edu/pages/inset/projects/projects2005.htmlhttp://education.cnsi.ucsb.edu/pages/inset/projects/projects2005/quemada.html

BMayer@ChabotCollege.edu • ENGR-10_Lec-03B_New_Grad_Professional-Recruiting.ppt13

Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering

2005 Chabot Engineering Interns

Alvin Lee Melissa Quemada

BMayer@ChabotCollege.edu • ENGR-10_Lec-03B_New_Grad_Professional-Recruiting.ppt14

Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering

Chabot (way cool) Projects

BMayer@ChabotCollege.edu • ENGR-10_Lec-03B_New_Grad_Professional-Recruiting.ppt15

Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering

BMayer@ChabotCollege.edu • ENGR-10_Lec-03B_New_Grad_Professional-Recruiting.ppt16

Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering

Job Offers Circa Jan 1979

Thank You UC Berkeley Placement Center

~$70k in 2013-$

BMayer@ChabotCollege.edu • ENGR-10_Lec-03B_New_Grad_Professional-Recruiting.ppt17

Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering

Accepted Offer Jan 1979

BMayer@ChabotCollege.edu • ENGR-10_Lec-03B_New_Grad_Professional-Recruiting.ppt18

Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering

B. Mayer – College Recruiter

My Industrial Employer, Watkins-Johnson 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

BMayer@ChabotCollege.edu • ENGR-10_Lec-03B_New_Grad_Professional-Recruiting.ppt19

Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering

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

BMayer@ChabotCollege.edu • ENGR-10_Lec-03B_New_Grad_Professional-Recruiting.ppt20

Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering

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”

• 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

BMayer@ChabotCollege.edu • ENGR-10_Lec-03B_New_Grad_Professional-Recruiting.ppt21

Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering

UCBerkeley OnCampus Recruiting https://career.berkeley.edu/Callisto/OCR.stm

BMayer@ChabotCollege.edu • ENGR-10_Lec-03B_New_Grad_Professional-Recruiting.ppt22

Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering

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

BMayer@ChabotCollege.edu • ENGR-10_Lec-03B_New_Grad_Professional-Recruiting.ppt23

Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering

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

BMayer@ChabotCollege.edu • ENGR-10_Lec-03B_New_Grad_Professional-Recruiting.ppt24

Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering

Anatomy of the 0.5hr Interview

1st 25 minutes• Welcome Student• Probe Background, Interests, Inclinations,

Long Term Plans, Match between Student-Potential 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

BMayer@ChabotCollege.edu • ENGR-10_Lec-03B_New_Grad_Professional-Recruiting.ppt25

Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering

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. ?

BMayer@ChabotCollege.edu • ENGR-10_Lec-03B_New_Grad_Professional-Recruiting.ppt26

Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering

Recruiting – WJ Assessment Criteria

1. GPA: Demonstrates One or All of:• Commitment to the Task at Hand• Ability to LEARN and MASTER

– WJ Wanted Engineers Who Were “Quick Studies” and could Adapt to Rapid Change

• Aptitude and/or Intellectual-Capacity for Applied Math/Physics Based Engineering

2. Match Between Course-Work and the Needs of the Organization

• e.g., Microwave E&M Courses

BMayer@ChabotCollege.edu • ENGR-10_Lec-03B_New_Grad_Professional-Recruiting.ppt27

Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering

Recruiting – Assessment Criteria cont

3. Capacity to DESIGN• Design Projects (preferably BUILT)• Hands-On Experience

4. Work Experience • Technical Work Experience Preferred

– e.g.; Internship, Research Assistant

• Responsible Charge– e.g.; Night Mgr

at a Retail Store

BMayer@ChabotCollege.edu • ENGR-10_Lec-03B_New_Grad_Professional-Recruiting.ppt28

Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering

Recruiting – Assessment Criteria cont

5. Preparation, Decorum, Maturity• Positive Attitude

– Focus on the WORK or PRODUCTS, NOT on the COMPENSATION or BENEFITS

– Career Goals

• Research on the Company– Familiarity with Products

• Appropriate Dress• Thank-You Letters• WJ wanted “Fully Functional” People

BMayer@ChabotCollege.edu • ENGR-10_Lec-03B_New_Grad_Professional-Recruiting.ppt29

Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering

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.

BMayer@ChabotCollege.edu • ENGR-10_Lec-03B_New_Grad_Professional-Recruiting.ppt30

Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering

Dress-for-Success Fashion Show

BMayer@ChabotCollege.edu • ENGR-10_Lec-03B_New_Grad_Professional-Recruiting.ppt31

Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering

NewGrad Resource NACE

BMayer@ChabotCollege.edu • ENGR-10_Lec-03B_New_Grad_Professional-Recruiting.ppt32

Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering

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)

2. Strong Work Ethic (4.6)

3. Motivation and Initiative (4.5)

4. Interpersonal Skills – Relates Well to Others (4.5)

5. Problem Solving Skills (4.5)

6. TeamWork Skills – Works well with Others (4.5)

BMayer@ChabotCollege.edu • ENGR-10_Lec-03B_New_Grad_Professional-Recruiting.ppt33

Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering

NACE What Employers Want7. Analytical Skills

(4.4)

8. Flexibility and Adaptability (4.3)

9. Computer Skills (4.2)

10. Attentive to Detail (4.1)

11.LeaderShip Skills (4.1)

12.Technical Skills (4.1)

13.Organizational Skills (4.0)

This list applies to the GENERAL-Case Employer

• Engineering Employers have Different Priorities

BMayer@ChabotCollege.edu • ENGR-10_Lec-03B_New_Grad_Professional-Recruiting.ppt34

Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering

What ENGR Employers Want*

1. Technical Skills (tie)

* B. Mayer Best Estimate * Oct2010

1. Communication Skills; especially WRITTEN (tie)

3. Problem-Solving (Design) Skills

4. Motivation & Initiative

5. Strong Work Ethic

6. TeamWork Skills

7. Analytical Skills

8. Flexibility & Adaptabilty

9. Computer Skills

10.Attentive to Detail

11.LeaderShip Skills

12.Organizational Skills

13.Interpersonal Skills

BMayer@ChabotCollege.edu • ENGR-10_Lec-03B_New_Grad_Professional-Recruiting.ppt35

Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering

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.

http://www.quintcareers.com/

job_skills_values.html

BMayer@ChabotCollege.edu • ENGR-10_Lec-03B_New_Grad_Professional-Recruiting.ppt36

Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering

All Done for Today

Be Valuable& Liked

• Be COMPETENT• HELP Others• Offer SOLUTIONS; not Whining

• Do NOT be a JERK