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So, you’ve spotted a very difficult-to-pronounce, massive word, and you’re automatically tempted to start looking for additional words you’ll potentially start dreading and add it to your list if you haven’t already. Phobias, no matter how prevalent, might make it difficult to choose a career. A career as a surgeon would be unlikely if you […]

By combining condensed matter physics, solid mechanics, fluid dynamics and thermodynamics, a team of scientists from De Vinci Higher Education and Laval University found a new approach to natural convection phenomena. The new model couples the Navier-Stokes equations to heat transfer equations, giving a more efficient and faster algorithm than traditional approaches. Driss Yakoubi, professor […]

Xiao Xiao, the head of the Human Learning group at the De Vinci Innovation Center, is the second-place winner in the 2022 Guthman Musical Instrument Competition. Her innovation is T-Voks, an augmented theremin that speaks and sings, but also a joint research project developed in France. Georgia Tech’s 2022 Guthman Musical Instrument Competition is an […]

The day-to-day routine of a creative technologist varies from one professional in a specific sector to another and includes everything from refining product concepts to account and project management. With strong communication, presentation, and time-management skills, as well as the ability to multitask and pivot at a moment’s notice, a typical working day is never the […]

Hackers have long been regarded as villains through the media lens worldwide. They are portrayed in society as cyber-criminals and outliers that strive to damage systems, steal data, and destroy anything that stands in their way. Yet even if all of this remains true, we need to distinguish between cyber-crimes and ethical hacking that exposes […]

Working corporate social responsibility has become at the center of businesses and professions. As a growing area of priority for companies, it’s not easy to break into the world of CSR, especially if you’re switching engineering careers or starting a new related position. So how can you stand out in the unique and sometimes limited […]

An engineer’s work tends to revolve around many elements like creativity and design, numbers, coding, and project management, but the more studies evaluate what workplace conditions are demanding, the more a reframing of soft skills has become apparent, particularly power skills that are key to future-proofing your career.

After all the time invested in creating a portfolio, working on a cover letter and resume, it’s important to spend sufficient time on your interview preparation as well. With hundreds of different disciplines and subcategories of engineering, preparing interviews goes beyond the traditional questions and taps into the candidate’s character, work ethics, and soft skills.