Purcom Flashcards

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Uses math and science to solve different technical problems.

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An Engineer or Senior Engineer

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Need to have the right skills for performing essential duties and meeting safety and regulatory laws on the job.

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Engineer

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Design, test, and supervise the manufacture of aircraft, spacecraft, and missiles.

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Aerospace engineer

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Develop new technologies for use in aviation, defense, guidance, and space exploration.

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Aerospace engineer

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Solve medical and health related problems by combining their knowledge of biology and medicine with engineering principles and practices.

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Biomedical engineer

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Apply the principles of chemistry to solve problems involving the production or use of the chemicals and other products.

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Chemical engineer

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Design and supervise the construction of roads, buildings, airports, tunnels, dams, bridges, and water supply, and sewage systems.

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Civil engineers

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One of the oldest engineering

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Civil engineering

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Research, design, develop, test, and oversee the manufacture and installation of computer hardware.

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Computer Hardware Engineers

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Design, develop, test and supervise the manufacture of electrical equipment.

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Electric al engineer

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Specialize in areas such as communication, signal processing, and control systems or have a specialty within one of these areas

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Electronics engineers

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Design, develop, test, and supervise the manufacture of the electronic equipment.

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Electronic engineers

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Use the principles of biology and chemistry to develop solutions to environmental problems.

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Environmental engineer

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Are concerned with local and worldwide environmental issues

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Environmental engineer

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They identify and measure potential hazards. They recommend appropriate loss prevention measures according to their probability of harm and potential damage.

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Health and safety engineer

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Determine the most effective ways to use the basic factors of production—people, machines, materials, information, and energy —to make a product or provide a service.

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Industrial engineer

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They are concerned primarily with increasing productivity through the management of people, methods of business organization, and technology.

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Industrial engineer

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Are involved in the design, construction, and maintenance of ship, boats, and related equipment.

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Marine engineer and naval architect

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Work on the basic design of ships

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Naval architect

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Work on the propulsion, steering, and other systems of ships.

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Marine engineers

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Involved in the development, processing, and testing of the materials used to create a range of products.

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Materials engineers

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Research,design, develop, manufacture, and test tools, engines, machines, and other mechanical devices. Engineers in this discipline work on power machines.

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Mechanical engineer

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Finds, extracts, and prepares coal, metals, and minerals for use by manufacturing industries and utilities.

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Mining and geological engineers

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Frequently specialize in the mining of one mineral or metal, such as coal or gold.

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Mining engineer

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Use their knowledge of mine design and practices to ensure the safety of workers and to comply with State and Federal safety regulations.
Mining safety engineers
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Research and develop the process, instruments, and systems used to derive benefits from nuclear energy radiation.
Nuclear engineer
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For extracting oil and gas from deposits below the earth.
Petroleum engineer
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Engineering specialties
Aerospace Engineers Agricultural Engineers Biomedical Engineers Chemical Engineers Civil Engineers Computer Hardware Engineers Electrical Engineers Electrical Engineers Electronic Engineers Environmental Engineers Health and Safety Engineers Industrial Engineers Marine Engineers Materials Engineers Mechanical Engineers Mining and Geological Engineers Nuclear Engineers Petroleum Engineers
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Conserve soil and water and to improve the processing of agricultural products. Design agricultural machinery, equipment, sensors, processes, and structures.
Agricultural Engineers
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Is a persuasive summary of your qualifications for employment.
Resume
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There are different ways on how you can organize your resume depending on your goals, experience and qualifications.
Organization
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Is the general listing of all your academic and work experience from most recent to oldest.
Chronological resume
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Is organized around various kinds of experience.
Functional Resume
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A resume must be concise. Entries may not be written in sentences but should be parallel.
Succinctness
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A resume presents all important details that can gain the nod of the prospective employer.
Comprehensiveness
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The design should be reader-friendly and be professionally packaged.
Design
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Serves as a formal introduction of yourself to your prospective employer.
Application letter
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Structures of a Resume
Organization Succinctness Comprehensiveness Design
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Features of an Application Letter
Qualifications Pleasing Tone Format
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You need to make clear why you're interested in the position or the organization, to indicate what skills you possess that matches what company is looking for
Qualifications
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Through words, you need to demonstrate that you will be the kind employee.
Pleasing Tone
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Application letter typically follows a prescribed format, which is a conventional business like format.
Format
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Guidelines for Writing an Application Letter
Focus Stay on topic Think of your letter as an argument Choose an appropriate salutation Proofread
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Application letters are not personal and should not be chatty.
Focus
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State the reason for the letter.
Stay on topic
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When you're asking for a job, you're making an argument.
Think of your letter as an argument
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Few writing salutations demand greater perfection than professional letters especially application letters.
Proofread
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Generally announces the specific goal up to the top, just beneath your name, and offers information selectively, you can show only the experience and skills relevant to your goal.
Targeted Resume
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Generally announces the specific goal up to the top, just beneath your name, and offers information selectively, you can show only the experience and skills relevant to your goal.
Targeted Resume
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3 ways to organize resume
1. Chronological Resume 2. Functional Resume 3. Targeted Resume