While working at San Jose State’s Career Center, in the heart of Silicon Valley, at a very technically competitive time, I would have to argue with engineering students to turn in neat, presentable, error-free, well-written, and grammatically correct resumes and cover letters. Their response was always the same, “I am going to be an engineer;…
This simple piece of wisdom imparted to Luke by Yoda has significant meaning in today’s world focused on “result oriented” and “bottom line” meanings of productivity. Yoda is talking about effort and the value of taking pure and simple actions to do what must be done; he is talking about taking action even when we…
Meet Joe. Joe is our newest Intern at Williams Notaro. Joe is currently a mechanical engineering student at George Mason University and will graduate in 2018. Joe is gaining valuable experience, developing skills, making important connections, strengthening his resume, learning about the MEP world, and assessing his interests, strengths and abilities. Joe works at WN…
Over the last seven months I’ve worked in Fairfax Virginia at William’s Notaro & Associates, a mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) engineering and consulting firm. I joined the firm as a co-op student through Virginia Tech’s Cooperative Education & Internship Program. At the time, I couldn’t find student reviews of similar MEP consulting internships. As…
As the Human Resource Manager I wear many hats. I am the benefits coordinator, recruiter, trainer, labor law enforcer, personnel administrator, career counselor, and any other title you can think of that has to do with the employees of a company. I guess for part of today I didn’t have enough human resource things to…
Navigating healthcare renewal each year is like walking through the dark forests of the Land of Oz. If the lions don’t eat you, the tigers will. If the tigers don’t kill you, the bears will claw at you until you roll over and play dead. Rising costs and constant change and uncertainty test our resolve…