What do you do when you dream of coding video games but school is not for you? How do you become an electrical engineer without ever setting foot in a university? Self-teaching seems to be one solution… or nearly. Can everyone really be self-taught? How will employers see it? Genesis of a self-taught learner […]
What could be more reassuring for a future engineer than to launch into a market that has seen a growth rate of 2340% in ten years (from 2005 to 2015). Indeed, the market for photovoltaic (PV) solar energy is booming in Canada and will continue to develop for the coming decades, despite its still-prohibitive cost […]
What a happy surprise to see the job of your dreams posted on your company’s intranet. Be careful though, because what seems to be an opportunity in your eyes could quickly prove to be a disadvantage… How do you prepare and behave for an internal recruitment? What links need to be woven within the company […]
Almost non-existent a few decades ago, teaching entrepreneurship in universities is growing exponentially. While in the United States in 1970 there were only 16 offering such a course, now, 47 years later, there are close to 1,600. It can then be asked whether engineers are made for entrepreneurship. How is awareness of this option to […]
The oil and gas sector employs the second-lowest proportion of women, after construction. This trend, well rooted in the sector’s mentality, is slowly beginning to change. What is the current situation? What actions are to be put in place so that oil and gas companies hire more women? Unfortunate record for petroleum Today, the […]
Varied assignments, widely sought skills, being involved in a variety of fields, some mobility… only positive points for the profession of geological engineer. Very little known by the general public, there has been interest in this profession for some years due to the multitude of environmental challenges and very encouraging employment prospects. The three major […]
Don’t be surprised if a recruiter proposes an interview in a public place. He has his reasons (spaces in the company not available, confidentiality of hiring in relation to existing employees or just a desire to make the best use of his time), but you now have new apprehensions: a place to evaluate, what to […]
You have spent a good hour putting in tons of effort to look interested, dynamic, perceptive, curious, and—five minutes to the end—you lose your balance and wipe out. One last question knocks you off your feet, you let out a thank you that sounds fake, an innappropriate gesture right as you’re leaving. Here is some […]
