Jun 11, 2019How To Sell Anything To AnyoneHave you ever wondered why certain people’s ideas seem to stick? Why their jokes get more laughs, or they can get out of tickets and “sell ice to eskimos”? Most people think they’re not creative enough to do this, that they aren’t funny, and that they have no charisma. …Storytelling4 min readStorytelling4 min read
Aug 22, 2017How to Choose the Right Engineering Major | The 1% Engineer Show 013In order to find your true passion, you must look back on your entire life and examine what you like, where you’ve spent your time, the books you’ve read, sports you’ve played, movies you’ve liked, etc. These things will connect dots, and show patterns on your true interests and passions. Enjoy!Engineering1 min readEngineering1 min read
Aug 21, 2017The 1% Engineer Show 012Episode 012 is here :) How to use informational interviews for job success!Engineering1 min readEngineering1 min read
Aug 12, 2017The 1% Engineer Show 011In this episode, we discuss how to use your Career Center for help :) Thanks for watching, and if you’re a young engineer looking for success advice, check out the rest of The 1% Engineer Show. Cheers! Jake1 min read1 min read
May 30, 2017The 1% Engineer Show — 010 Job Fair TipsTop 10 Job Hunting Tips for Engineers — Job Fair Tips (5/10) — Many people struggle and are very nervous when it comes to networking events like job fairs. Do not fear!! Being nervous is a massive red flag and you only hurt your chances to generate opportunities. Once…Engineering2 min readEngineering2 min read
May 9, 2017Real Experience From Senior DesignEvery engineer has a senior design course during the final year of their academic journey. Many dred this, but in actuality, the course can be leveraged in several ways to position yourself for success in your career. …Design3 min readDesign3 min read
Apr 10, 2017Simon Sinek Recommended BooksSimon Sinek book list! I’m sure you guys know about Simon via his recent rival videos about millennials. His prowess goes pretty deep, and he has the third most watched TED talk of all time. In this talk, he discusses a concept he created called “The Golden Circle”. It starts…Leadership3 min readLeadership3 min read
Apr 10, 2017Engineering PassionWant to find your engineering passion? Check out insane engineering challenges and competitions like the XPrize Foundation and The Visioneers Summit. TO BUILD A BRIDGE TO ABUNDANCE FOR ALL We are XPRIZE. We are the global leader in designing and implementing innovative competition models to solve the world’s grandest challenges. We believe that inherent to every individual on the planet is a creative, entrepreneurial and inventive spirit, and as a global community — or crowd — we can activate this ingenuity and create innovation to collectively solve the Earth’s most pressing problems.Engineering1 min readEngineering1 min read
Apr 5, 2017500 New SpaceX Jobs!SpaceX just annouced nearly 500 new job openings across a variety of departments and locations. Without question, this surge is due to the amaze record breaking launch and successful landing of a reused Falcon 9 last week — the first ever occurance in history. Most positions are in the LA…Elon Musk1 min readElon Musk1 min read
Mar 31, 2017The 1% Engineer Show 008A little behind on posts for this, because Episode 011 is out today! But I’ll keep it in order! The 1% Engineer Show is my vehicle to communicate to the 1% Engineer Society, a free non-profit I started this year in order to provide career guidance to engineering students. …Engineering2 min readEngineering2 min read