Question:
I am Graduating in April 2004 with Masters degree in Microelectronics
field.
I had done projects in both analog and mixed signal circuitsn as
the part of class projects ( Comparator circuit, OPAMP, Flash
ADC) using the Cadence IC design environment in 0.18 / 0.6 / 0.35
micron CMOS technology
I am searching for job .I need your advice about the job search
procedure and some important guidelines about the same.
Answer:
I think that is what might be described as the "Protestant" Work
Ethic. Yes, some engineers, considering they have not worked a real
job their whole lives, do lack some of it, but only in the respect
that they need directed activities more in the beginning. Most in
general to have good work ethics, though. Those who are lousy workers
will never learn, and that class of people knows no distinct ethnicity
nor nationality.
As for the pre-"real" job experience... I worked in a small restaurant
for a few years as a teenager(among other things), and that was the
number one most valuable experience that taught me to multi-task,
think fast on my feet, while at the same time dealing with customers
and managing the tasks of other people--- and doing my normal duties,
too. My boss used to laugh at me when, a jobs ago, I would run two
electron microscope and a focused ion beam system all at the same
time--- I would wheel across the room from one to another. I for sure
was hoofing it, but it was nothing compared to washing dishes,
flipping pancakes, waiting on and busing tables, writing up bills,
prepping food, checking out and seating customers, and answering the
questions of and directing other employees--- all of which might be
done in the space of half an hour. (Actually, the best crew of people
I worked with at that age went on to be the most successful of my
friends at an early age. We meshed well, and worked seamlessly. So,
considering your point, applicable experience at an early age can very
well be an indicator of a valuable employee.)
Then again, it might have been nice to have all of my financial needs
taken care of, having to focus soley on study (even in high school),
which was the situation of most H1-B visa students here in the US,
from what I have gathered by asking questions of them.
