Chris Gammell's Analog Life » engineering http://chrisgammell.com Analog electronics and everything else between 1 and 0 Sat, 10 Dec 2011 15:23:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Copyright © Chris Gammell's Analog Life 2010 chris@chrisgammell.com (Chris Gammell) chris@chrisgammell.com (Chris Gammell) Electronics, Analog, Electrical Engineering 1440 http://chrisgammell.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/podcast_180.jpg Chris Gammell's Analog Life http://chrisgammell.com 144 144 Analog electronics and everything else between 1 and 0 Analog, electronics, electrical engineering Chris Gammell Chris Gammell chris@chrisgammell.com no no How To Write A Resume For Electronics http://chrisgammell.com/2011/12/09/how-to-write-a-resume-for-electronics/ http://chrisgammell.com/2011/12/09/how-to-write-a-resume-for-electronics/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:15:18 +0000 Chris Gammell http://chrisgammell.com/?p=2231 I've looked at a lot of resumes for electronics positions, so I thought I'd share some of my opinions on what should or shouldn't be on there. Nothing formatting specific, so much as how to get across your interest and passion in electronics. I used examples that are resumes meant for engineering internships, but a lot of the info can be generalized to anyone. Hope you enjoy the video!

Here are those two resumes, if you're interested: The bad (1st) version and the better (2nd) version.

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I decided to dive into a new project after a long hiatus from hobby type activity. I plan to put an MP3 player and output stage board into an antique radio enclosure. I also decided to document the process, specifically using the open source board layout program, KiCAD. I've been talking about learning the software and doing the videos for a while now, so here it is! The first installment is the schematic capture. I'll add more as the board gets more complex and I need to dive more into the process of actually getting a board fabbed. I'm excited! Hope you enjoy the video and the ones to come!

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Aside from the fact that it was very nice of them to think of me, I'm just as excited to be featured on there along with friends from the electronics scene! My co-host of The Amp Hour (who probably won't let me forget who was interviewed first), Dave Jones has been featured in the past. My co-conspirator for the recently completed 555 contest, hackmaster elite Jeri Ellsworth has been featured. And someone else I really respect from the hobbyist scene, Limor Fried of adafruit.

If you haven't checked out EE Web, I suggest it. They have a really clean interface which I like for browsing their articles. The forums are still a bit light on participation but hopefully will fill up with knowledgeable people soon. Thanks again to EE Web for featuring me!

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This Place is Monstrous


OK, I really would love a robot


The Roof Could Use Some Work


Reflow Oven For Sale (You Transport)


Because honestly, you never know when a machinist might want to get some exercise


A Heidelberg Printing Press

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So for today's show and tell, I'll premier the first video ever with me in it on YouTube:

I also had a couple snapshots of the bench in progress:

So my bench is done now and I'm off to put it to good use!

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