With unemployment at a 50-year low and the number of job openings higher than ever before, times are good for the average employee in America. Those with technical training are doing even better. Now is the time to take advantage – by developing skills that get the attention of prospective employers, you’ll increase your negotiating…Continue Reading 5 Soft Skills That Pay in Technical Professions
What is Systems Thinking? According to the latest paper by WPI professors Jamie Monat and Thomas Gannon, it’s an approach to engineering that incorporates the full context of the problem at hand. And it might have helped avoid some of the most notorious disasters in engineering history. Here’s a summary of five catastrophes Monat…Continue Reading 5 Engineering Disasters That Could’ve Been Prevented with Systems Thinking
Between the first time you say “I’m thinking about going to grad school” and your first actual grad class, there are a few decisions to make—and a few procedural hurdles to clear. As with any new task, there is a learning curve. Unfortunately, applying to graduate school is something few people do often enough to…Continue Reading How to Apply For Graduate School: A Step-by-Step Guide