# S2E47 Increasing Cognitive Skills & Getting Hired | Joe Mullings

- Show: [Being an Engineer](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer)
- Published: 2021-11-05
- Length: 54m
- Episode: 47
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2021-11-05-s2e47-increasing-cognitive-skills-getting-hired-joe-mullings
- Listen: https://teampipeline.us/Joe-mullings-getting-hired/

## Summary

Joe Mullings, Chairman and CEO of The Mullings Group (TMG), discusses his transition from mechanical engineering at Loral Fairchild to founding a specialized MedTech recruiting firm and a media company, Dragonfly Stories. He explains how TMG Interim supports the contract workforce and details the role of narrow AI in surgical robotics, emphasizing 'democratizing' medical skills rather than full automation. Mullings provides specific career advice for engineers, including the importance of heavy resistance training for cognitive health, obtaining PMP certification, and optimizing LinkedIn profiles for search algorithms.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2021-11-05-s2e47-increasing-cognitive-skills-getting-hired-joe-mullings#t=0) Introduction: Joe Mullings and The Mullings Group
- [3:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2021-11-05-s2e47-increasing-cognitive-skills-getting-hired-joe-mullings#t=208) From Aerospace Engineering to Headhunting
- [11:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2021-11-05-s2e47-increasing-cognitive-skills-getting-hired-joe-mullings#t=687) Building Dragonfly Stories and MedTech Focus
- [24:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2021-11-05-s2e47-increasing-cognitive-skills-getting-hired-joe-mullings#t=1483) TMG Interim and the Contract Workforce
- [28:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2021-11-05-s2e47-increasing-cognitive-skills-getting-hired-joe-mullings#t=1712) Robotics, Narrow AI, and Democratizing Surgery
- [35:29](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2021-11-05-s2e47-increasing-cognitive-skills-getting-hired-joe-mullings#t=2129) Career Advice: PMP, Communication, and LinkedIn SEO
- [48:53](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2021-11-05-s2e47-increasing-cognitive-skills-getting-hired-joe-mullings#t=2933) Persistence, Cognitive Health, and Life Lessons

## Topics

- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [Marketing & brand](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/marketing-and-brand)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- The Mullings Group (company)
- Dragonfly Stories (company)
- True Future (product)
- Loral Fairchild (company)
- Parker Hannifin (company)
- Valcor Scientific (company)
- Verb Surgical (company)
- Google (company)
- Johnson and Johnson (company)
- LinkedIn (company)
- Facebook (company)
- Tesla (company)
- Intuitive Surgical (company)
- Apple (company)
- Da Vinci (product)
- ANSYS (tool)
- Nastran (tool)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [Lessons from an Industry Leader: Playing the Long Game of MedTech](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2022-10-06-lessons-from-an-industry-leader-playing-the-long-game-of-medtech) (Global Medical Device Podcast)
- [The Changing Job Market & How It Affects Careers for MedTech Quality Professionals](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2022-08-10-the-changing-job-market-how-it-affects-careers-for-medtech-quality-professionals) (Global Medical Device Podcast)
- [#433: ICYMI (In Case You Missed It!) Climbing the Medtech Ladder - How to Get to the Top](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2025-11-17-433-icymi-in-case-you-missed-it-climbing-the-medtech-ladder-how-to-get-to-the-to) (Global Medical Device Podcast)
- [#437: MedTech Talent Reset: AI, Skills, and the Hidden Job Market](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2025-12-15-437-medtech-talent-reset-ai-skills-and-the-hidden-job-market) (Global Medical Device Podcast)
- [#372: Getting Hired In MedTech](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2024-06-04-372-getting-hired-in-medtech) (Global Medical Device Podcast)

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