Thank you again for being a great community and have a great day! Edit: phew just done with it and like you all mentioned the interviewer definitely would not have liked me lecturing them on what to do. They were a very valuable cut the bs type of person ( which is good). Hopefully, I get this one🤞. Thanks for the help people! !
Hello, I am being encouraged by my project supervisor to complete a PhD in the same area I've done my undergrad research in. I was hoping for a bit of advice. Now, a bit of context…. I went into university with a passion for this niche and developing area of my field. I talked about it in my personal statement, my interview, presentations and, after LOTS of persistent badgering, my final year project. Throughout my entire time at university I've been dismissed, eyes rolling when I mention it, and generally they could not have cared less about this area. It's a very multidisciplinary field and my lecturers simple don't have the knowledge, but I would still expect them to care and encourage me. I'm currently finishing off my project (literature review because labs closed due to COVID) and my supervisor has FINALLY realised just how much potential there is and how significant it would be for our field of science. They have suggested I do a PhD in it next year and stressed how good the facilities are at my uni and how they (the entire science department) have the expertise needed.
After two rounds of phone interviews back to back, my manager hired me because of my passion and eagerness to learn as well as my bubbly personality. Laughing and smiling during phone interviews help a great lot and sounding ecstatic is also a plus. I know circumstances may vary but this is from my personal experience on how I got this particular position. The pay is great ($22/hour in FL) and is a full-time job from M - F. I basically set up Zoom calls and make sure the computers are ready for the professors before the start of their lecture. I also help with technical issues with students at the university. I am so excited to start this new chapter in life. I like to thank this sub for helping me gain the confidence I needed as well as the motivation you guys bring to the table. I know it's just an entry level job but I will celebrate each success. I want to work my way up and continue to learn. Also tomorrow is my birthday so this is the best birthday present I can give to myself!
I love this field. I cannot describe how much I love it. However, I have HATED my time at this university. I have been treated like dirt, the course was poorly structured and executed, and my lecturers have been rude, condescending and quite frankly terrible at their jobs. I have a feeling they will offer me a fully-funded studentship because this could honestly solve one of the biggest issues in my field, and they're keen to increase their research output. Bare in mind, this is not a prestigious university and likes to bribe us to enrol with them. With it being such a niche area, there is only 1 lecturer in the UK (at a different uni) that has done research in it. Ideally, I'd want to do a PhD supervised by them but funding it will be a massive issue/impossible. Is it worth doing what you love, at a place you hate? If anyone has completed a PhD at the same uni they completed their BSc/MSc, did the dynamic change? Were they more encouraging and respectful? Will I have a more positive experience of this university doing a PhD?
Hey there! Been a lurker here and loved reading everybody's questions and success stories. I can finally contribute to that. My heart is still racing after I got the call. Some background: I am currently a senior at a university studying IT as my major. I have zero experience in the IT field and did not do any internships. I, however, was a server at the same restaurant for 7+ years. Even if I lacked any experience, my manager liked the fact that I have some experience with communication and effectively dealing with customers. I also do not have an certs and only have an AA as a degree. A month ago, I got a call from my manager saying that they saw my resume and did a phone interview. He also noticed that I have no IT experience. During the interview, I thoroughly expressed that I am willing to learn and that this job is a great opportunity for me to grow. I even stated that my dream goal is to become a System Admin within the next five years and that this job is perfect for me to learn the ropes to essentially help me reach my goal.
Hello dear Redditors, I have a humble request to ask of you. Like many engineers, I too am looking for a job right now and luckily I have an interview tomorrow with an IGBT power module manufacturer. I believe that this is an industry that would highly appreciate the tool of Design of Experiments (DOE) which I have thankfully performed on a very simple process in the past. My question to you fellow engineers is this: Have any of you ever conducted a DOE for any part of the power module manufacturing process? What would you say are the areas with the highest failure rates in this process? From my reading online, it is the wire bonding process and the soldering of the DBC substrate to the baseplate process. Could you shed light on some of the process improvement strategies one can follow to get a better performance in the above 2 processes? I just wanted to present to them a basic DOE plan based on my primitive knowledge of the manufacturing process. I think this will set me apart from the other candidates they are interviewing.
Or will it be more of the same? I'm quite pessimistic about it and don't think they'll change, but I don't know if I should completely dismiss the idea yet because it would be a huge opportunity to pursue my passion. Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks.