SWE's Career Insights Podcasts bring SWE to you in a portable and convenient audio format.
Download these podcasts to enjoy the convenience of listening to career advancement advice
and tips, discussions on work/life balance, and other professional and
personal development topics on your own time. Check
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Inspire the Next Generation of Engineering with Design Squad (An Interview with Natalie Hebshie)
Natalie Hebshie is an outreach coordinator at WGBH Educational Foundation. She builds awareness for, provides training around, and encourages use of WGBH series' resources. She has facilitated workshops around media literacy and educational children’s programming at WGBH for the past seven years.
Introverted Leader: How to Build on Your Quiet Strength (An Interview with Jennifer Kahnweiler)
Jennifer is a speaker, executive coach, and author of The Introverted Leader: Building on Your Quiet Strength. Founder and president of AboutYOU, Inc., an Atlanta-based leadership consultancy, she is a frequent source for national media and a former workplace advice columnist for AARP, SHRM, and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Jennifer was selected as a featured work/life expert for the TBS television show Movie and a Makeover and also received the highest honor from the National Career Development Association. Her clients include Capital One, Turner, GE, the American Management Association, and the Coca-Cola Company. Jennifer holds a Ph.D. in counseling and organizational development, and specializes in developing and coaching introverted leaders.
Collaborative Competition: The New Approach to Thrive in a Global Economy (An Interview with Kathryn Mayer)
Kathryn founded KC Mayer Consulting, Inc. in 2003 to provide sophisticated and customized leadership development solutions for Fortune 100 to 1000 companies to drive their efforts to attract, develop and retain emerging and high potential business leaders. KC Mayer Consulting works with clients in the United States and Europe in competitive industries ranging from investment banking to pharmaceutical, with a special emphasis on women in the workplace and diversity issues.
2009 Keynote Speaker: Interview with Darlene Solomon
As the head of technology for a world-leading industrial research center, Darlene Solomon knows what it takes to stay at the forefront of technology. In her role as Chief Technology Officer and Vice President for Agilent Laboratories, the 25-year veteran is responsible for developing the company’s long-term technology strategy and oversees its research and development activities. At the WE09 Conference, Solomon addressed the importance of women working together and staying on the leading edge of innovation in order to advance the world of technology.
We spoke to Cathy Pieronek about the impact of Title IX on women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, also known as STEM. Cathy is the Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs at the College of Engineering at the University of Notre Dame. She is also SWE's Title IX lead, chair of the Government Relations and Public Policy Committee and president of the Chicago Regional Section.
Starting a new job can pose a number of challenges as well as significant opportunities that can impact your long-term role within an organization. Recently we spoke with Heidi Holden, manager of employee sourcing at FM Global, about successful strategies one should use during their first 90 days.
A New Look at Hostile Workplaces from the Winter 2009 issue of SWE Magazine 03/04/2009 Podcast
A word of advice to ambitious, intelligent, and savvy female engineers: Look closely at your prospective culture, because cultures that tolerate bullies can make your life miserable. Psychologists and researchers agree there's often not much that can be done in a company whose leaders are bullies -- except to play nice or ferret out a powerful, healthy supporter who can change the system.
Career Toolbox: Stand out through Service
from the Fall 2008 issue of SWE Magazine
A discussion of how volunteer and co-op experiences can provide
technical leadership opportunities and experiences for undergraduates.
The Career Toolbox article was written by SWE Editorial Board member,
Bianca McCartt.
University Labs Fuel a New Era in Energy
from the Fall 2008 issue of SWE Magazine
While gas prices rise so does the pursuit of sustainable, cost
effective energy. In the Fall 2008 issue of SWE Magazine, Charlotte
Thomas's article examines the mounting efforts behind developing
renewable forms of energy, and how universities and corporations are
pouring resources into finding solutions to carry us into a new era of
energy production and consumption.
A conversation with Sandra Postel, vice president and general manager of propulsion systems for Boeing Commercial Airplanes and the 2007 SWE Upward Mobility Award.
Linda Freeman from Rockwell Automation interviews Sandra Postel about the role of women in senior levels of leadership in engineering and technology .
In this podcast with Jody
Guastella Jones of Chrysler LLC, you will hear some valuable tips on
style, clothing and accessories that are crucial for making a good
impression, whether you are interviewing for your first job or working
your way up the career ladder.
In this interview with Melissa Zaczek of Cummins Inc., we provide
advice on how you can be better prepared and stand out at a career fair
so you can land the professional position you want.
