With more and more employers conducting virtual interviews through Zoom and Skype, you should think about what that means for your search and interview prep, too. In short, while the prep is the same, the format is...different. Here are some things to consider. Location setupMake sure that you are somewhere quiet with a plain backdrop. Now is not the time to show off your Drake poster. Testing!The second bedroom in my house is the only place I get a strong enough connection to use Zoom, so that's where I spend my work days. Complete your interview wherever your connection is...

Temple College of Engineering students continue to secure top scholarships and fellowships, notch strong showings in competitions and earn recognition for research and student professional organization activity.Congratulations to all of those who exemplify the tradition of engineering students as among the top performers on campus.Mechanical engineering students shine with Fulbright Awards, NSF FellowshipAdam Brock, a graduating mechanical engineering student, has won the English Teaching Assistant Award in Germany from the U.S. Fulbright Commission and the Fulbright Austria...

In late-February, Temple engineering faculty and students from a NASA-funded space lab celebrated the 30th anniversary of the NASA Space Grant with a special trip to Washington, DC.John Helferty, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Director of the Student Space Exploration and Embedded Systems Lab, helped to organize the trip."It was a great way to highlight the work that's been done over the last three decades," Dr. Helferty said. "Students have truly benefited from NASA's support in bringing space-related engineering projects and opportunities for discovery."The...

Engineering Technology student Jacob Erdlen has always applied himself, even as a child. "Around 6th grade, my friends and I would take apart whatever we could and try and put it back together to see how stuff worked. Around high school in calculus I started to love math,"  Erdlen said. "I loved working through a problem and just feeling things clicking in my brain." Often referred to as applied engineers, engineering technologists help to build, install, repair and improve high-tech equipment and technical facilities. That is also how Erdlen applied himself when he...

Jonae Allen's path to a string of internships and a co op began with the college career fair, but her interest in engineering started with an ice machine when she was in sixth grade."Math and science were always my thing, but I always liked solving problems, too," she said. "So, I was in the car and my dad was pumping gas. I saw this ice machine and thought about a better way for customers to access the ice that didn't include cashiers unlocking the door. It was a one-off thing but my dad looked at me and said 'you know, you think like an engineer.'"Since, she has participated...

Below is a brief talk with Katie Snapp (below), Career Coach with the university Career Center, regarding a workshop on salary negotiation that has since been postponed.  It can be a roller coaster with accepting a position, then trying to determine your salary. Where or how do you suggest to get started?  The best thing to do is understand the market value of the position you have applied for. But what does that even mean, market value? It's one of those words professionals like to throw around but never actually explain. The...

To mark the close of Engineers Week, university officials joined students, faculty and alumni last week to celebrate the opening of the IDEAS Hub at Temple College of Engineering. Caitlin Jugler, president of the Temple Society of Women Engineers, was joined by Temple President Richard Englert, Provost JoAnne Epps, Dean Keya Sadeghipour, and special guest Rep. Chrissy Houlahan at the ribbon cutting ceremony to unveil the space.Standing for Innovation, Design, Engineering and Applied Science, the IDEAS Hub is part of a wave of facility upgrades at the college. The $4.5 million,...

You could say that David Sawhill's drive is tied to two wheels.After earning his undergraduate degree from Temple in 1989, Sawhill came back for his MS in Engineering Management in 2019. In between, he's earned his PE license and held stints with a steel manufacturer and in project management, but his personal interest in bicycle commuting pointed him in another, more entrepreneurial direction."I recently left my position to pursue my passion, and am looking to create a product to help personal bicycle commuters secure their bikes, similar to bike share docking stations,"...