# Jobs For Weirdos

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2015-08-14
- Length: 1h 12m
- Episode: 262
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2015-08-14-jobs-for-weirdos
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/262-jobs-for-weirdos/

## Summary

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.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2015-08-14-jobs-for-weirdos#t=0) Introduction and Career Advice
- [7:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2015-08-14-jobs-for-weirdos#t=457) Networking and Job Search Strategies
- [17:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2015-08-14-jobs-for-weirdos#t=1030) Job Fair Tactics and Candidate Evaluation
- [37:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2015-08-14-jobs-for-weirdos#t=2268) Hackaday Prize and Conference Badges
- [48:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2015-08-14-jobs-for-weirdos#t=2905) Finding New Electronic Components
- [1:03:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2015-08-14-jobs-for-weirdos#t=3816) Wireless Charging and Security News

## Topics

- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)
- [Energy & climate tech](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/energy-and-climate-tech)
- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)

## Most relevant to

established companies

## Mentioned

- EEV blog (company)
- Contextual Electronics (company)
- Keithley (company)
- Tektronix (company)
- Hackaday (company)
- Hackaday Prize (product)
- CCCamp (other)
- DigiKey (company)
- TPS65982 (chip)
- Intel (company)
- Adafruit (company)
- Arduino (chip)

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- [Episode 168: 222](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2018-05-30-episode-168-222) (Making It)
- [122: Glue a Board to Your Resume](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2015-10-21-122-glue-a-board-to-your-resume) (Embedded.fm)
- [1: Start Tinkering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2013-05-16-1-start-tinkering) (Embedded.fm)
- [Making Electronics Culture Cool Again: The Circuit Pulse Show](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2024-05-21-making-electronics-culture-cool-again-the-circuit-pulse-show) (OnTrack)
- [469: Saving the World Is Not a Hobby](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2024-01-28-469-saving-the-world-is-not-a-hobby) (Embedded.fm)

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