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Oh, thank the powers that be: While the U.S. Senate may contain a lot of discriminatory homophobes, it didn't contain enough to even move the Federal Marriage Amendment to the floor, to say nothing of passing it! Good. Now I don't have to be as angry at, nor ashamed of, our legislators. (48/100 is still bad, but it's far from bad enough. :)
It's weird.. the only reason i know I slept at all last night is a) i'm not tired now, and b) I had a dream. Other than that, I'd swear i hadn't slept.
Fahrenheit 9/11 Notes + Sources
So at the career fair yesterday, I first talked to BEI Systron, maker of control-system sensors and actuators for aviation and automotive, to whom I would be an excellent fit. Unfortunately, they just hired a recent college grad with almost my skillz, so they no longer have that opening. However, they'll be figuring out staffing needs in the next few weeks and might have a place for me. Later I talked to Swales Aerospace, at the suggestion of the event registrar, as they're into aerospace with a guidance/nav/control position. Unfortunately, the guy I needed to talk to had already left for the day, so he'll get my resume from the recruiters later--but it looks like they want more experience anyway.
ADIC, on the other hand, offers a much more optimistic outlook. After I'd walked by their table several times with my "Mech Eng" sticker, ignoring their company because they seemed to be just data storage electronics and software, one of their guys called me over to chat. Apparently they're looking to hire field service engineers, which would include everything from hands-on mechanical hardware work (robotic tape storage units, for example) to the back-end software and networking, in a challenging but nurturing atmosphere--good training, individual work and responsibility, salaried on-call scheduling, many procedures but few policies, and everyone up through the CEO goes by their first name. I had a good chat with that guy (Robert), then another engineering recruiter (Arnie), then a woman from HR (Mickey), all of whom were thoroughly impressed by my resume and demeanor. (In fact, Mickey said to thank my mother for raising me so well! She also gave me her card with cell--which she says she rarely does at fairs--and to call 24/7 if I had any questions; she also said my resume was going on her board of applicants to try to hire even if they take other jobs, and that I should leave the fair without talking to any other companies. :D) It's still not ideal--it's more technical than engineering, but it looks to be a lot more interesting and challenging--and pay better, by no less than $8K/yr--than my previous job, with a much broader set of skills brought into play--and it'll use more of what I learned in college, electromechanical, robotics, and network. Also, it'll be mostly in the DC area, so I can stay right here (or move anywhere in the area, as I see fit.) If hired, anyhow. :)
It's weird.. the only reason i know I slept at all last night is a) i'm not tired now, and b) I had a dream. Other than that, I'd swear i hadn't slept.
Fahrenheit 9/11 Notes + Sources
So at the career fair yesterday, I first talked to BEI Systron, maker of control-system sensors and actuators for aviation and automotive, to whom I would be an excellent fit. Unfortunately, they just hired a recent college grad with almost my skillz, so they no longer have that opening. However, they'll be figuring out staffing needs in the next few weeks and might have a place for me. Later I talked to Swales Aerospace, at the suggestion of the event registrar, as they're into aerospace with a guidance/nav/control position. Unfortunately, the guy I needed to talk to had already left for the day, so he'll get my resume from the recruiters later--but it looks like they want more experience anyway.
ADIC, on the other hand, offers a much more optimistic outlook. After I'd walked by their table several times with my "Mech Eng" sticker, ignoring their company because they seemed to be just data storage electronics and software, one of their guys called me over to chat. Apparently they're looking to hire field service engineers, which would include everything from hands-on mechanical hardware work (robotic tape storage units, for example) to the back-end software and networking, in a challenging but nurturing atmosphere--good training, individual work and responsibility, salaried on-call scheduling, many procedures but few policies, and everyone up through the CEO goes by their first name. I had a good chat with that guy (Robert), then another engineering recruiter (Arnie), then a woman from HR (Mickey), all of whom were thoroughly impressed by my resume and demeanor. (In fact, Mickey said to thank my mother for raising me so well! She also gave me her card with cell--which she says she rarely does at fairs--and to call 24/7 if I had any questions; she also said my resume was going on her board of applicants to try to hire even if they take other jobs, and that I should leave the fair without talking to any other companies. :D) It's still not ideal--it's more technical than engineering, but it looks to be a lot more interesting and challenging--and pay better, by no less than $8K/yr--than my previous job, with a much broader set of skills brought into play--and it'll use more of what I learned in college, electromechanical, robotics, and network. Also, it'll be mostly in the DC area, so I can stay right here (or move anywhere in the area, as I see fit.) If hired, anyhow. :)
