Webinar Poll: Where Are You In Your Engineering Career?

Are you a recent college grad looking to find an entry level engineering career? Are you looking to get back into engineering after taking a different career path? Your career path is as unique as you are and we are looking to gain more insight in are members as we continue to explore engineering careers on the element14 community!

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michaelkellett over 5 years ago +6

You're an engineer. You’re happy where you are at and have no interest in learning about a different career in engineering! (33%) This is me ! Not quite as complacent as it sounds but: I work as an independent…
fmilburn over 5 years ago in reply to dougw +5

I knew some that stayed “engineers” their whole careers. Some with advanced degrees in the research lab where I started out or just just liked their specialist field. After I moved into engineering and…
robogary over 5 years ago in reply to dougw +5

I know quite a few engineers that stayed the course their whole career, but yet some talented engineers do move around. It does depend on the business, the company, and specialization. I dont consider…

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rstone over 5 years ago

Not an engineer, at 56 I think it's a little late to start down that path now, but I nearly took it earlier in life. I'm just a hobbyist/maker/tinkerer, whatever.

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rstone over 5 years ago

Not an engineer, at 56 I think it's a little late to start down that path now, but I nearly took it earlier in life. I'm just a hobbyist/maker/tinkerer, whatever.

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DAB over 5 years ago in reply to rstone

Not a problem.

I started as a hobbyist and then picked up a 2 yr Electronics degree.
From there I went on to become a computer engineer.

You are never too old to learn and there are many of us here to help if you want to understand more.

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rstone over 5 years ago in reply to DAB

I'm a firm believer in learning every day, but I've got too many irons in the fire now to think about a new career. I'm happy with the weird path I'm on.

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