# 122: Glue a Board to Your Resume

- Show: [Embedded.fm](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm)
- Published: 2015-10-21
- Length: 58m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2015-10-21-122-glue-a-board-to-your-resume
- Listen: https://makingembeddedsystems.libsyn.com/embedded-ep122mp3

## Summary

Hosts Elecia White and Christopher White discuss the embedded job market, advising engineers to build hardware projects to demonstrate manufacturing knowledge. They explain bypass capacitors using a software buffer analogy, review development tools like Visual Studio and Visual Micro, and offer advice on contracting rates and contract terms. The episode also covers the VW emissions scandal, drone registration regulations, and the hosts' move to a new recording location.

## Chapters

- [0:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2015-10-21-122-glue-a-board-to-your-resume#t=6) Introduction and New Studio
- [2:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2015-10-21-122-glue-a-board-to-your-resume#t=124) Embedded Job Market and Career Advice
- [12:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2015-10-21-122-glue-a-board-to-your-resume#t=752) Bypass Capacitors and Plumbing Analogy
- [19:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2015-10-21-122-glue-a-board-to-your-resume#t=1161) Commercializing Small Embedded Projects
- [28:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2015-10-21-122-glue-a-board-to-your-resume#t=1685) Development Tools and IDEs
- [39:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2015-10-21-122-glue-a-board-to-your-resume#t=2377) Contracting Rates and Contract Terms
- [46:55](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2015-10-21-122-glue-a-board-to-your-resume#t=2815) VW Emissions Scandal and Drone Regulations

## Topics

- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Analog & power electronics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/analog-and-power-electronics)
- [EDA & CAD tools](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/eda-and-cad-tools)
- [Pricing, margins & unit economics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pricing-and-unit-economics)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Cisco (company)
- SparkFun (company)
- Adafruit (company)
- Arduino (product)
- Visual Studio (tool)
- Visual Micro (tool)
- Visual GDB (tool)
- IAR (tool)
- Qt Creator (tool)
- SEGGER (company)
- VW (company)
- FAA (company)

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