Before a Job Search Occurs
- Why Companies Hire Engineers
- How an Engineering Job is Created
- Understand Ghost Job Postings
- Risks of Hiring California Employees
- Understand Company Culture
- Understand Company Ownership Structures
- Networking
Finding a Job
Searching
- Types of Engineering Employers in Energy
- Brief overview of the different sectors (utilities, ESCOs, consulting firms, manufacturing, government, corporate)
- What each type values, how they make money, typical career paths
- The Hidden Job Market
- Many engineering jobs never get posted publicly
- Networking, referrals, recruiters, LinkedIn, professional organizations
- Why AEE chapter involvement matters for job searching
- The difference between posted jobs and “we’d create a job for the right person”
Applying
See: How Employers Review Applications
Interviewing
Negotiating
Starting Your New Job
See: Making it Work - The Reality of Employment