Day 5, Graduate Engineer’s New Job: Mind Reading
Dear Diary, Day 5. Urggh, my biggest challenge this week by far has been getting up early every morning. I don’t think I’ll ever get used to it. We start work at 7am . . . why?! I made it through three years of university without ever getting out of bed before 10am. I have […]
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Day 4, Graduate Engineer’s New Job: The Fear
Dear diary, Day four. I really don’t think I am ready for this! John started me on the big project today. He talked through all the areas of the design and worked out a project plan for me. While I was at least familiar with the most of the technical terms he used, I had […]
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Day 3 As a Graduate Engineer in Industry – Build Relationships
Dear Diary, day three, after dealing with yesterday’s dark clouds, including a public flogging from John the Engineering Manager, I was determined not to make the same mistakes today. Ask lots of questions and be 100% clear on everything before acting. I had to finish some work from yesterday’s project and John had given me […]
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Day 2 As a Graduate Engineer in Industry – Questions
Dear diary, Day 2, John the engineering manager was a very different person today, friendly and engaging. Yesterday must really have been a bad day for him. We talked through my first project, well he talked, I nodded along. I was really excited, an entire project all to myself. It was just a very basic, […]
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Day 1 As a Graduate Engineer in Industry – First Impressions
First Impressions count! You have only read one line and already your mind has formed an impression on this series of articles. I only hope it is a good impression and you keep reading. Dear Diary. Day one. Today I met my new manager, John, he seems nice although very busy. He said hello then […]
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