Hardware Podcasts

Jobs For Weirdos

The Amp Hour · 14 Aug 2015 · 1h 12m · Episode 262

What this episode covers

Hosts Chris Gammell and Dave Jones discuss strategies for engineers to stand out in job hunting, emphasizing the importance of networking at trade shows and job fairs, and showcasing personal projects like PCBs or bench photos to create memorable impressions. They also cover the Hackaday Prize, the culture of hackable conference badges at events like CCCamp, and the technical challenges of finding new electronic components amidst vast distributor inventories. The conversation concludes with an analysis of wireless charging efficiency for electric vehicles and mentions of recent security vulnerabilities in Intel processors.

Most relevant to

established companies

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
EEV blog, Contextual Electronics, Keithley, Tektronix, Hackaday, DigiKey, Intel, Adafruit
Products
Hackaday Prize
Chips
TPS65982, Arduino
Also
CCCamp

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