Sources
This page lists every outside link on eeprep, grouped by topic. Each row names the source and says what you'll find there. The "Used on" column shows which eeprep pages cite it. For a short list of the sites most worth your time, start with the help page.
Resume guides
| Link | What it is | Used on |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado School of Mines: Resumes and cover letters (opens in a new tab) | Mines career center guidance on resumes and cover letters for engineering students. | |
| Georgia Tech: How to prep for a career fair (opens in a new tab) | Georgia Tech career fair handout, including employer survey results on resume length. | |
| Greenhouse: Auto-reject (opens in a new tab) | Greenhouse help article on how employers set rules that reject applications automatically. | |
| Greenhouse: What really happens after you apply (opens in a new tab) | Greenhouse explains the steps an application goes through after you submit it. | |
| hyperref package manual (opens in a new tab) | Manual for the LaTeX package that adds clickable links and PDF metadata. | |
| Illinois Engineering: Resumes (opens in a new tab) | Illinois engineering career services guide to resume sections, content and format. | |
| Ladders 2018 eye-tracking study press release (opens in a new tab) | Press release with the 7.4-second average resume scan time from Ladders' study. | |
| Ladders: Do recruiters reject a resume in six seconds? (opens in a new tab) | Ladders article on its 2018 eye-tracking study of how recruiters scan resumes. | |
| Michigan Engineering: Resumes, CVs and cover letters (opens in a new tab) | Michigan engineering career center guide to resumes, CVs and cover letters. | |
| MIT CAPD: Make your resume ATS-friendly (opens in a new tab) | MIT's career office on formatting a resume for applicant tracking systems. | |
| MIT CAPD: Resumes (opens in a new tab) | MIT's career office guide to writing, formatting and proofreading a resume. | |
| r/EngineeringResumes wiki (opens in a new tab) | The subreddit's resume guide, covering layout, sections, bullets and common mistakes. | |
| r/EngineeringResumes wiki: Common mistakes (opens in a new tab) | Common resume mistakes, including misspelled software and tool names. | |
| r/EngineeringResumes wiki: Sample bullet points (opens in a new tab) | Sample resume bullets by discipline, including electrical engineering. | |
| The pdfTeX user manual (opens in a new tab) | Reference manual for pdfTeX, the engine that turns LaTeX source into PDF. | |
| UC Berkeley: Resumes (opens in a new tab) | Berkeley's career center guide to resumes, including how to quantify results. | |
| r/EngineeringResumes: Random thoughts on resumes (opens in a new tab) | A chief engineer's advice on a master resume, tailored versions, and a generic career-fair resume. | |
| Ask a Manager: Do you need multiple versions of your resume? (opens in a new tab) | Alison Green on when multiple resume versions make sense. | |
| Georgia Tech: Cover letter guide 2026 (opens in a new tab) | Georgia Tech's guide to when and how to write a cover letter. | |
| MIT CAPD: Graduate school application essays (opens in a new tab) | MIT's guide to statements of purpose and personal statements, with examples. |
Sample resumes and templates
| Link | What it is | Used on |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia Tech: Computer engineering sample resume (opens in a new tab) | Word file of a sample resume for a B.S. computer engineering student. | |
| Illinois Engineering: Electrical engineering career profile (opens in a new tab) | PDF career profile for electrical engineering with a sample resume. | |
| MIT CAPD: Undergraduate sample resume with projects (opens in a new tab) | PDF of an MIT undergraduate sample resume with a projects section. | |
| Oregon Tech: Electrical engineering sample resume (opens in a new tab) | PDF of an electrical engineering sample resume from Oregon Tech career services. | |
| Overleaf (opens in a new tab) | Free online LaTeX editor for writing and compiling a resume. | |
| Pitt: Electrical engineering resume sample (opens in a new tab) | PDF of an electrical engineering sample resume from Pitt's career center. | |
| r/EngineeringResumes LaTeX template file (opens in a new tab) | The LaTeX source file for the subreddit's one-column resume template. | |
| r/EngineeringResumes wiki: Recommended templates (opens in a new tab) | The subreddit's recommended resume templates in LaTeX, Word and Google Docs. | |
| resume-generator on GitHub (opens in a new tab) | eeprep's open-source tool that builds a one-page resume PDF. | |
| eeprep-resume skill on GitHub (opens in a new tab) | A skill that teaches a coding agent to write and review a resume to eeprep's rules. | |
| resume-generator latest release (opens in a new tab) | Release notes and downloads for the newest version of resume-generator. | |
| resume-generator: Alex-Doe-Resume.pdf (opens in a new tab) | Alex Doe's finished one-page resume, the PDF behind Figure 4.4. | |
| resume-generator: alex.json (opens in a new tab) | The data file that builds Alex Doe's page. | |
| resume-generator: Alex-Doe-Resume-first-year.pdf (opens in a new tab) | A first-year student's page: one class project, a one-line job, and a few skills. | |
| resume-generator: Alex-Doe-Resume-sophomore.pdf (opens in a new tab) | A second-year student's page: two projects, a club lead role, and a one-line job. | |
| resume-generator: Alex-Doe-Resume-new-grad.pdf (opens in a new tab) | A new graduate's page with two internships, experience first. | |
| resume-generator: Alex-Doe-Resume-packed.pdf (opens in a new tab) | A full page with three engineering roles and three projects, tightened to fit. | |
| UIC: Electrical engineering example resume (opens in a new tab) | PDF of an electrical engineering example resume from UIC's engineering career center. |
Resume feedback from reviewers and recruiters
| Link | What it is | Used on |
|---|---|---|
| r/EngineeringResumes: 100 embedded applications, nothing yet (opens in a new tab) | Resume review for an embedded student with 100-plus applications, no offers. | |
| r/EngineeringResumes: 3 EE offers without an internship (opens in a new tab) | An EE graduate shares the resume behind 3 offers without an internship. | |
| r/EngineeringResumes: A hiring manager on entry-level resumes (opens in a new tab) | A hiring manager shares what they saw reviewing hundreds of entry-level resumes. | |
| r/EngineeringResumes: Direct advice from a hiring manager (opens in a new tab) | An engineering hiring manager explains how they screen hundreds of resumes. | |
| r/EngineeringResumes: EE senior with no experience (opens in a new tab) | Resume review thread for an electrical engineering senior with no work experience. | |
| r/EngineeringResumes: Finding good project ideas (opens in a new tab) | Thread on picking resume projects that solve a real problem. | |
| r/EngineeringResumes: Embedded internship success story (opens in a new tab) | A student shares the resume behind 3 interviews and an embedded offer. | |
| r/EngineeringResumes: Hardware FYI AMA (July 2024) (opens in a new tab) | Hardware FYI founders answer questions on hardware resumes and projects. | |
| r/EngineeringResumes: Hardware FYI AMA (March 2024) (opens in a new tab) | Hardware FYI founders answer questions on hardware recruiting and resumes. | |
| r/EngineeringResumes: How ATSs work (opens in a new tab) | An engineering hiring manager explains what an ATS filters versus people. | |
| r/EngineeringResumes: Landed an embedded systems role (opens in a new tab) | A new graduate compares old and new resumes and charts their applications. | |
| r/EngineeringResumes: My boss said my resume needs work (opens in a new tab) | An intern posts their resume after a manager said it needed work. | |
| r/EngineeringResumes: Readable resumes guide (opens in a new tab) | A reviewer's guide to writing a resume any reader can scan quickly. | |
| r/EngineeringResumes: Resume advice from a hiring manager (opens in a new tab) | A hiring manager's resume advice, including how to list degrees. | |
| r/EngineeringResumes: Sophomore lands NVIDIA offer (opens in a new tab) | An embedded-focused sophomore shares the resume behind an NVIDIA offer. | |
| r/EngineeringResumes: Today I made a top 5 list (opens in a new tab) | A reviewer picks a top 5 from many resumes in 90 minutes. | |
| X: @ConnorLibutti on 41 ATS platforms (opens in a new tab) | A recruiter lists 41 applicant tracking systems that do not auto-reject resumes. | |
| X: @masonwong on Greenhouse parsing (opens in a new tab) | A post saying Greenhouse does not parse resumes for direct applicants. | |
| X: @randomrecruiter on fancy templates (opens in a new tab) | A recruiter warns against templates with tables, pictures and self-rated skills. | |
| X: @randomrecruiter on knowing your resume (opens in a new tab) | A recruiter says managers probe resume items 3 to 5 layers deep. | |
| X: @randomrecruiter on listing duties (opens in a new tab) | A recruiter names listing generic duties as the most common resume mistake. | |
| X: @randomrecruiter on skills missing from experience (opens in a new tab) | A recruiter quotes managers on skills listed but not shown in experience. | |
| X: @randomrecruiter on the one-page rule (opens in a new tab) | A recruiter calls the one-page resume rule a myth. | |
| X: @TheJobfather__ on single-column resumes (opens in a new tab) | A recruiter argues for a plain single-column resume over two-column layouts. | |
| Ask a Manager: open thread, April 22-23, 2022 (opens in a new tab) | A reader comment suggesting a resume not carry a long list of little trainings and certificates. |
Tools and project resources
| Link | What it is | Used on |
|---|---|---|
| Altium for students (opens in a new tab) | Altium's program for free student licenses of its PCB design software. | |
| Ansys HFSS (opens in a new tab) | Ansys HFSS product page, a 3D electromagnetic simulator for RF design. | |
| Barr Group: Free downloads (opens in a new tab) | Free downloads from Barr Group, including the Embedded C Coding Standard book. | |
| cocotb (opens in a new tab) | Python framework for writing testbenches for VHDL and SystemVerilog designs. | |
| EDA Playground (opens in a new tab) | Browser-based site for writing and simulating HDL code with free simulators. | |
| EPLAN (opens in a new tab) | Electrical design software for control panels and industrial wiring schematics. | |
| Formula SAE (opens in a new tab) | SAE International's student competition for designing and building a race car. | |
| FreeRTOS (opens in a new tab) | Free, MIT-licensed real-time operating system kernel for microcontrollers and small microprocessors. | |
| GitHub Docs: About READMEs (opens in a new tab) | What a repository README is for and what to put in it. | |
| GitHub Docs: Managing your profile README (opens in a new tab) | How to add a profile README to your GitHub profile. | |
| GitHub Docs: Pinning items to your profile (opens in a new tab) | How to pin up to six repositories on your GitHub profile. | |
| KiCad EDA (opens in a new tab) | Free, open-source schematic capture and PCB layout software. | |
| MIT OCW: 6.002 Circuits and Electronics (opens in a new tab) | MIT's free first circuits course for EE and EECS students. | |
| MIT OCW: 6.003 Signals and Systems (opens in a new tab) | MIT's free signals and systems course, from Fourier transforms to sampling. | |
| MIT EECS: Subject numbering (opens in a new tab) | MIT's table of old and new course numbers, such as 6.003 and 6.3000. | |
| MIT OpenCourseWare: About (opens in a new tab) | MIT's free course materials from more than 2,500 courses. | |
| pytest documentation (opens in a new tab) | Documentation for pytest, a framework for writing and running tests in Python. | |
| PyVISA documentation (opens in a new tab) | Python library for controlling lab instruments over GPIB, RS232, USB and Ethernet. | |
| Siemens TIA Portal (opens in a new tab) | Siemens software for programming and configuring PLCs and industrial automation systems. | |
| SOLIDWORKS Design Professional (CSWP) (opens in a new tab) | Exam details for the CSWP certification in SOLIDWORKS part and assembly modeling. | |
| TI: Basic calculation of a buck converter's power stage (opens in a new tab) | TI application note with formulas for sizing a buck converter's power stage. | |
| TI: MSP430F5529 errata sheet (opens in a new tab) | Example errata sheet listing where a microcontroller differs from its datasheet. | |
| Verilator (opens in a new tab) | Open-source Verilog and SystemVerilog simulator that also runs lint checks. | |
| Wokwi (opens in a new tab) | Browser-based simulator for Arduino, ESP32 and other microcontroller projects. | |
| SlateGit: An embedded firmware portfolio (opens in a new tab) | A hardware project page needs schematics, board photos, and proof it works. | |
| Cornell ECE 4760: current project archive (opens in a new tab) | Semester of student project sites, each with design, hardware, software, results. | |
| Cornell ECE 4760 and 5730: Julia set on eight RP2040s (opens in a new tab) | A student project page whose design section covers an SPI bus bug. | |
| GitHub Docs: GitHub Pages limits (opens in a new tab) | The size and bandwidth limits of a free GitHub Pages site. | |
| Cloudflare Docs: Pages limits (opens in a new tab) | The free plan limits for Cloudflare Pages. | |
| Vercel Docs: The Hobby plan (opens in a new tab) | What Vercel's free plan includes and its personal-use rule. | |
| Byron Bradley: student portfolio (opens in a new tab) | A junior's portfolio with four projects on one page. | |
| Yasaman Kheradmand: student portfolio (opens in a new tab) | A portfolio with a page for each of six projects. | |
| Panos Dimtsoudis: student portfolio (opens in a new tab) | A portfolio with a predictions-against-results table. | |
| Zaid Saifan: student portfolio (opens in a new tab) | A portfolio with a fixed section order for each project. | |
| Cornell ECE 4760: older final project archive (opens in a new tab) | The Cornell microcontroller course project sites whose section order the portfolio page follows. | |
| CS50: Frequently asked questions (opens in a new tab) | Which CS50 certificate is free and which one edX charges for. | |
| FTC: The Endorsement Guides, what people are asking (opens in a new tab) | The FTC on how an affiliate link has to be disclosed. | |
| FCC: Amateur Radio Service (opens in a new tab) | The FCC on amateur radio licenses and the volunteer examiner exams. | |
| Interrupt: Embedded systems roadmap (opens in a new tab) | A learning path for embedded systems, with curated resources on GitHub. |
Job search and referrals
| Link | What it is | Used on |
|---|---|---|
| Ashby: Are referred candidates more likely to get hired? (opens in a new tab) | Ashby data on hire rates for referred and non-referred job applicants. | |
| Blue Canyon Technologies (opens in a new tab) | Company site for a small-satellite and spacecraft component maker. | |
| Drexel LeBow: Senior year job search timeline (opens in a new tab) | Month-by-month plan for a full-time job search during senior year. | |
| Georgia Tech: Networking and outreach (opens in a new tab) | Georgia Tech career center guide to networking and contacting people at employers. | |
| Greenhouse: Generate my referrer link (opens in a new tab) | Greenhouse help article on the link employees use to refer a candidate. | |
| Handshake (opens in a new tab) | Job and internship platform that many universities use for student recruiting. | |
| IEEE Job Site (opens in a new tab) | IEEE's job board for electrical, electronics and computer engineering roles. | |
| Illinois Engineering: Career fair tips (opens in a new tab) | Illinois engineering career services advice on preparing for a career fair. | |
| Indeed (opens in a new tab) | General job search site for openings across employers and locations. | |
| LinkedIn Help: Alumni tab on a LinkedIn Page (opens in a new tab) | How to use a school's Alumni tab to find graduates by employer. | |
| LinkedIn Jobs (opens in a new tab) | LinkedIn's job search, with filters for internships and entry-level roles. | |
| Michigan Engineering: Student responsibilities and policies (opens in a new tab) | Michigan's student job search policies, including rules on reneging on offers. | |
| MIT CAPD: Build your LinkedIn profile (opens in a new tab) | MIT career office guide to setting up a LinkedIn profile. | |
| MIT CAPD: Choosing between job offers (opens in a new tab) | A worksheet for rating what matters and scoring each job offer. | |
| MIT CAPD: Negotiate job offers (opens in a new tab) | MIT's steps for negotiating a job offer and which terms usually move. | |
| Ohio State Engineering: Hiring students (opens in a new tab) | Ohio State's rules for employers on offer deadlines and fall recruiting. | |
| Ohio State Engineering: Job offer guidelines (opens in a new tab) | Ohio State advice on handling offers and asking for an extension. | |
| OPM: Students and recent graduates (opens in a new tab) | OPM policy page with the rules behind the federal Pathways programs. | |
| Federal Hiring Data: Pathways hiring in 2026 (opens in a new tab) | OPM workforce records on Pathways hires in 2026 compared with 2024 and 2025. | |
| Notre Dame: SMASH Engineering REU (opens in a new tab) | Notre Dame's NSF REU site page, cited as a site that did not run in summer 2026. | |
| Cornell: PARADIM REU (opens in a new tab) | Cornell's PARADIM REU page, cited as a site that did not run in summer 2026. | |
| Harvey Mudd: CS REU (opens in a new tab) | Harvey Mudd's CS REU page, cited as a site that did not run in summer 2026. | |
| Princeton: Recruiting timelines (opens in a new tab) | When employers recruit by industry, and advice to apply within two weeks. | |
| SimplifyJobs: New-Grad-Positions (opens in a new tab) | GitHub list of new-grad job postings, with a hardware engineering section. | |
| company-lists on GitHub (opens in a new tab) | Open list of companies by region, covering metros in Colorado, Texas, California, and Northern Virginia, with a public source for every row. | |
| SimplifyJobs: Summer2027-Internships (opens in a new tab) | GitHub list of summer 2027 internship postings, updated as companies open roles. | |
| Texas Instruments: Career Accelerator Program software engineer posting (opens in a new tab) | A TI new-grad software engineer posting with degree, GPA and language requirements. | |
| Texas Instruments: Students and new grads (opens in a new tab) | TI's internships and new-grad roles, including its Career Accelerator Program. | |
| UBC Engineering co-op: Terms and conditions (opens in a new tab) | Rules for undergraduate students in UBC's engineering co-op program. | |
| UF Engineering: General career services (opens in a new tab) | University of Florida engineering career services and its employer offer deadline policy. | |
| USAJOBS (opens in a new tab) | The US federal government's official job listings site. | |
| NASA Internship Programs (opens in a new tab) | NASA's OSTEM and Pathways internships, with OSTEM applications through NASA STEM Gateway. | |
| USAJOBS Help: What are hiring paths? (opens in a new tab) | Explains the federal hiring paths that limit who can apply. | |
| USAJOBS: Pathways for recent graduates (opens in a new tab) | Federal Pathways program for people who recently finished a degree. | |
| USAJOBS: Pathways internships for students (opens in a new tab) | The federal Pathways internship program for students currently enrolled in school. | |
| Yale: Industry hiring timelines (opens in a new tab) | Hiring seasons by industry, including fall and winter peaks for engineering. | |
| New York Fed: Do informal referrals lead to better matches? (opens in a new tab) | One firm's data: referrals were 6% of applicants and 29% of hires. | |
| Lever: Referred candidates nearly 10 times as likely to be hired (opens in a new tab) | Lever, 2016: referrals hired 1 in 16, career-site applicants 1 in 152. | |
| Sacramento State: Informational interview tips (opens in a new tab) | Career tips: 20 to 30 minutes, name your source, ask for information. | |
| Georgia Tech: Informational interview handout (opens in a new tab) | Georgia Tech handout: never ask for a job in an informational interview. | |
| NIH: Informational interview handout (opens in a new tab) | NIH training office handout on requesting and following up an informational interview. | |
| Reddit: Referral requests from strangers (opens in a new tab) | A recruiter and engineers on what happens to referral requests from strangers. | |
| Blind: How to ask for a referral, from an engineering manager (opens in a new tab) | An engineering manager on what a referral request has to contain. | |
| arXiv: A study of referral requests on Blind (opens in a new tab) | Preprint: Blind referral requests, 2024. 54% got no offer, 31% no comments. | |
| NACE: More than half of students attended a career fair (opens in a new tab) | NACE 2024: over 45% of fair attendees got interviews, nearly 25% offers. | |
| NACE: In-person activities more effective for recruiting interns (opens in a new tab) | NACE 2025: over two thirds of employers rated in-person fairs effective. | |
| SWE: The WE25 career fair (opens in a new tab) | SWE's 2025 conference career fair, with hundreds of organizations. | |
| Department of Energy: The 2025 NSBE convention (opens in a new tab) | Federal event listing for NSBE's 2025 convention, with 400-plus career fair exhibitors. | |
| Santa Clara: The LinkedIn alumni tool (opens in a new tab) | How to filter school alumni on LinkedIn by employer, role, major. | |
| Axios: Greenhouse on ghost jobs (opens in a new tab) | Greenhouse's own data: 18 to 22% of quarterly postings are ghost jobs. | |
| Allwork: What happened to entry-level jobs (opens in a new tab) | LinkedIn analysis, close to 4 million postings: 35% of entry-level roles asked for years of experience. | |
| FTC: Paying to get paid, gamified job scams (opens in a new tab) | FTC: job-scam losses over $220 million in the first half of 2024. | |
| Indeed: How job postings reach Indeed (opens in a new tab) | Indeed's own explanation that it indexes outside postings and hosts direct posts. | |
| Georgia Tech: Networking tips (opens in a new tab) | A Georgia Tech handout on LinkedIn keywords, photos, and outreach. | |
| LinkedIn Help: Open to Work (opens in a new tab) | LinkedIn's own page on Open to Work and who sees it. | |
| UC Berkeley: Using LinkedIn (opens in a new tab) | Berkeley's LinkedIn guide for students, with a profile checklist. | |
| IEEE-HKN: Benefits (opens in a new tab) | HKN's own list of member benefits, including a claim about employer recruiting. | |
| NSBE: 2025 annual report, events (opens in a new tab) | Attendance at NSBE's 2025 convention. | |
| SHPE: The 2025 national convention (opens in a new tab) | SHPE's press release on its 2025 convention and career fair. | |
| Resume Builder: 3 in 10 companies have fake job postings listed (opens in a new tab) | May 2024 survey: 40% of 1,641 hiring managers posted a fake job. | |
| Greenhouse: Applications per job up 102% (opens in a new tab) | Greenhouse's June 2025 release with its applications-per-job figure. | |
| BYU Design Review: More than a profile (opens in a new tab) | A BYU engineering article on recruiters searching LinkedIn for skills such as MATLAB or CAD. | |
| MIT CAPD: Conducting informational interviews (opens in a new tab) | Career-center guide to informational interviews, including thank-you notes. | |
| SAP SuccessFactors: Refer a Friend error when candidate already applied (opens in a new tab) | Knowledge article: an applicant cannot also be referred to that requisition. | |
| LinkedIn Help: Personalize invitations to connect (opens in a new tab) | LinkedIn help article on personalized connection notes. | |
| Analog Devices: Student resources (opens in a new tab) | Analog Devices on its internships, co-ops, and example intern projects. | |
| SEL: Internships (opens in a new tab) | Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories on its year-round internships. | |
| Illinois Engineering: Evaluate your offer (opens in a new tab) | Illinois Engineering's guide to weighing a job or internship offer. | |
| Illinois Engineering: Offer negotiation (opens in a new tab) | Illinois Engineering's guide to negotiating a job offer. | |
| Illinois Engineering: Backing out of an accepted offer (opens in a new tab) | Why reneging on an accepted offer can cost a student career-center access. | |
| Harvard: Evaluating and negotiating offers (opens in a new tab) | Harvard's guide to evaluating and negotiating job and internship offers. | |
| IEEE Spectrum: How to negotiate your salary (opens in a new tab) | An IEEE Spectrum careers column on preparing for a salary negotiation. | |
| MIT CAPD: Recruiting guidelines for students (opens in a new tab) | MIT's rules for students on interviews, negotiating in good faith, and accepting offers. | |
| Georgia Tech ECE: Co-op and internship opportunities (opens in a new tab) | How Georgia Tech's five-year co-op program alternates study and work terms. | |
| Northeastern: Co-op information (opens in a new tab) | Northeastern's requirements before a student can search for a co-op. | |
| Purdue ECE: Cooperative education program (opens in a new tab) | Purdue ECE's co-op program for undergraduates. | |
| NSF: REU information for students (opens in a new tab) | NSF's guide to Research Experiences for Undergraduates sites. | |
| DOE: SULI internships (opens in a new tab) | DOE's undergraduate research internships at national labs. | |
| NASA: Pathways internships (opens in a new tab) | NASA's internship program that leads to full-time roles after graduation. | |
| ONR: NREIP naval internship (opens in a new tab) | The Navy's 10-week research internship for undergraduate and graduate students. | |
| AFRL Scholars Program (opens in a new tab) | Paid internships at Air Force Research Laboratory sites. | |
| IEEE Spectrum: Improve your chances of an interview (opens in a new tab) | A careers column on why a referral stands out among AI-filled applications. | |
| MIT CAPD: Informational interview questions (opens in a new tab) | MIT's list of questions to ask in an informational interview. | |
| MIT CAPD: LinkedIn profiles and summaries (opens in a new tab) | MIT's five steps to a LinkedIn profile. | |
| Georgia Tech: Networking and your virtual identity (opens in a new tab) | Georgia Tech's guide to outreach messages, follow-ups, and an online profile. |
Job search stories from students
| Link | What it is | Used on |
|---|---|---|
| r/ECE: Getting referrals for hardware internships (opens in a new tab) | Thread on how students get referrals and interviews for hardware internships. | |
| r/ECE: Graduating with zero internships (opens in a new tab) | A graduate with projects, no internships: about 500 applications, 2 interviews. | |
| r/ECE: Internships without much experience (opens in a new tab) | Thread on how students with little experience get internships right now. | |
| r/ECE: Resume review for summer 2027 internships (opens in a new tab) | A student asks for resume feedback, and reviewers discuss kit projects. | |
| r/ElectricalEngineering: Constant rejection after graduating (opens in a new tab) | An unemployed EE graduate asks where to apply after constant rejections. | |
| r/ElectricalEngineering: Graduating with no internships (opens in a new tab) | Thread on graduating without internships or projects and how to recover. | |
| r/ElectricalEngineering: How much GPA matters (opens in a new tab) | Thread on how much GPA matters when applying for internships and jobs. | |
| r/ElectricalEngineering: How to not waste my undergrad (opens in a new tab) | A second-year student with no network or experience asks what's next. | |
| r/ElectricalEngineering: Internship as a second-year EE (opens in a new tab) | Thread with advice for second-year EE students looking for an internship. | |
| r/ElectricalEngineering: Internships before engineering classes (opens in a new tab) | A community college student explains how they landed two EE internships early. | |
| r/ElectricalEngineering: Lack of 2027 new grad jobs (opens in a new tab) | A student sees many summer 2027 internship posts but few new-grad roles. | |
| r/ElectricalEngineering: New grad job with low expectations (opens in a new tab) | A new graduate asks how hard a search is with modest expectations. | |
| r/ElectricalEngineering: No internship as a junior (opens in a new tab) | Thread on what a junior can do without a summer internship. | |
| r/ElectricalEngineering: Resume projects for EE majors (opens in a new tab) | Thread with project ideas that EE students can put on a resume. | |
| r/ElectricalEngineering: Undergraduate research (opens in a new tab) | Thread on how EE students find and use undergraduate research positions. | |
| r/EngineeringStudents: Internship or research? (opens in a new tab) | Thread weighing an internship against an undergraduate research position. | |
| r/EngineeringStudents: No internship (opens in a new tab) | Students discuss what having no internship means for a job search. | |
| r/EngineeringStudents: Projects that got you hired (opens in a new tab) | Students list the personal projects that helped them get internships. | |
| r/EngineeringStudents: Sophomore with no internship (opens in a new tab) | A sophomore asks whether missing one summer internship hurts their job chances. | |
| X: @3184_farm_ridge on a junior's search (opens in a new tab) | A parent describes their junior EE student's internship search. | |
| X: @ApplyBoltApp on an Astranis internship (opens in a new tab) | A post announcing that Astranis is hiring a summer hardware intern. | |
| X: @BackwoodsEnginr on KiCad (opens in a new tab) | An EE and RF engineer with 35-plus years of experience recommends KiCad. | |
| X: @blind_via on Altium student licenses (opens in a new tab) | A post telling engineering students they can request a free Altium license. | |
| X: @CodeWithOnari on hardware costs (opens in a new tab) | An EE student says parts cost keeps them from building hardware. | |
| X: @ElectronJacob on silicon carbide inverters (opens in a new tab) | Silicon carbide modules replacing silicon in inverters for faster switching. | |
| X: @gm16108 on entry-level jobs (opens in a new tab) | An AI company parent describes the entry-level market and referring their child. | |
| X: @Gradient9 on a friend with no internship (opens in a new tab) | A student's EE friend at a more prestigious school has no internship. | |
| X: @HiddenCircuit on 200 rejections (opens in a new tab) | An EE graduate describes 200-plus rejections and borrowing industrial software to learn. | |
| X: @karanbhilatiya on hardware's opportunity cost (opens in a new tab) | A post arguing hardware is harder to learn and slower than software. | |
| X: @OnosSpeaks on bench skills (opens in a new tab) | A post urging EE students to learn oscilloscopes and other bench tools. | |
| X: @princess_yfe on hardware on a budget (opens in a new tab) | Student-budget hardware tips using free tools and lab gear. | |
| X: @PythonHub on the Summer2027-Internships list (opens in a new tab) | A post pointing to the SimplifyJobs list of summer 2027 internships. | |
| X: @RubenGonVera on standing out as a new grad (opens in a new tab) | An EE new grad asks how to stand out for target roles. | |
| X: @SogeKingu2000 on starting as a lab technician (opens in a new tab) | An engineer describes going from lab technician to data center work. | |
| X: @sTYLz2021 on a first space industry job (opens in a new tab) | A senior working fast food asks how to land a space job. | |
| X: @tech_withrobin on 1,285 engineering postings (opens in a new tab) | A digest summarizing 1,285 engineering job postings read in a single day. | |
| X: @techwithvivian on hardware interview resources (opens in a new tab) | An engineer notes how little public interview prep exists for hardware roles. | |
| X: @techwithvivian on hardware recruiting guides (opens in a new tab) | An engineer notes that hardware recruiting guides are scarce compared with software. | |
| X: @thezachpendley on entry-level requirements (opens in a new tab) | An engineer describes "entry-level" postings that ask for years of experience. | |
| X: @TyskiDziku on putting parts together (opens in a new tab) | A student who knows electronics asks how to combine parts into designs. | |
| X: @WRoykhan31606 on an embedded portfolio (opens in a new tab) | A third-year EE asks what to learn and build for embedded roles. | |
| r/EngineeringStudents: An employer's view of a career fair booth (opens in a new tab) | An engineer staffed a booth, took about 100 resumes, picked 4. | |
| r/EngineeringResumes: A handful of interviews after 100 applications (opens in a new tab) | An ECE senior with a few interviews after 100-plus applications. | |
| r/EngineeringResumes: 280 applications, one interview (opens in a new tab) | A computer engineering student with one interview from about 280 applications. | |
| r/EngineeringResumes: 400 applications, still one interview (opens in a new tab) | The same student two months later, past 400 applications with one interview. | |
| r/EngineeringStudents: A full-time EE job search in aerospace and defense (opens in a new tab) | An EE alumnus whose six recruiter contacts led to three offers. | |
| r/EngineeringResumes: An EE graduate with no experience gets an offer (opens in a new tab) | An EE graduate with no work experience and an in-depth project portfolio. | |
| Futurism: 5,000 AI applications, 20 interviews (opens in a new tab) | Laid-off engineer's auto-apply run: 5,000 applications, 20 interviews, same as by hand. |
Interview prep
| Link | What it is | Used on |
|---|---|---|
| Barr Group: How to use C's volatile keyword (opens in a new tab) | Nigel Jones explains when embedded C code needs the volatile keyword. | |
| Behroozi et al. (2020): Does stress impact technical interview performance? (opens in a new tab) | PDF study comparing whiteboard coding with an observer against coding alone. | |
| Colorado School of Mines: Career workshops (opens in a new tab) | Mines career center workshops, including peer mock interviews. | |
| Colorado School of Mines: Interview preparation (opens in a new tab) | Mines career center guidance on preparing answers and researching employers. | |
| Georgia Tech: Interviewing for graduate students (opens in a new tab) | Georgia Tech career center interview guide, including how to approach technical questions. | |
| Georgia Tech: Interviewing for undergraduate students (opens in a new tab) | Georgia Tech career center interview guide for undergraduates. | |
| Hardware FYI: Top electrical engineering interview questions (opens in a new tab) | Common electrical engineering interview questions collected by Hardware FYI. | |
| Illinois Engineering: Interview fundamentals (opens in a new tab) | Illinois engineering career services guide to interview types and how to prepare. | |
| Illinois Engineering: Mock interview (opens in a new tab) | How to schedule a mock interview with Illinois engineering career services. | |
| Illinois Engineering: Preparation tips (opens in a new tab) | Interview-day tips from Illinois engineering career services, including arrival time. | |
| Michigan Engineering: Interviews (opens in a new tab) | University of Michigan engineering career center guide to interview formats and preparation. | |
| Michigan Engineering: PhD industry job search (opens in a new tab) | Michigan guide to industry job searches, including technical interview talks. | |
| MIT CAPD: Questions to ask an interviewer (opens in a new tab) | Sample questions to ask at an interview's end, from MIT's career office. | |
| MIT CAPD: The STAR method (opens in a new tab) | MIT's guide to answering behavioral questions with STAR, with a worksheet. | |
| MIT OCW: 6.004 Computation Structures (opens in a new tab) | Free MIT course on building a processor from transistors and logic. | |
| OPM: How structured interviews differ (opens in a new tab) | OPM defines a structured interview and how it differs from other interviews. | |
| r/ECE: Microsoft hardware engineering intern interview (opens in a new tab) | A student describes the rounds and questions in a hardware internship interview. | |
| r/ElectricalEngineering: Frustrated with interview practices (opens in a new tab) | An EE describes interviews that keep escalating to harder technical questions. | |
| r/ElectricalEngineering: Why hard technical interviews? (opens in a new tab) | Thread on why EE roles, even trainee positions, use hard technical interviews. | |
| Sackett et al. (2022): Validity in personnel selection (opens in a new tab) | PubMed abstract of a 2022 review ranking hiring methods by predictive power. | |
| Michigan Engineering: Technical interview resources (opens in a new tab) | Michigan's advice for technical interviews: think out loud, ask when stuck, use the whiteboard. | |
| MIT CAPD: Interview timelines and structure (opens in a new tab) | MIT's overview of how interview timelines vary by company and industry. | |
| HDLBits: Verilog practice (opens in a new tab) | Verilog practice problems that run in the browser. | |
| ChipVerify: Interview questions (opens in a new tab) | ASIC design and verification interview questions for digital roles. | |
| Georgia Tech: Interview Ready guide (opens in a new tab) | Georgia Tech's guide to interview formats, sample questions, and STAR answers. | |
| MIT CAPD: Sample interview questions (opens in a new tab) | MIT's list of sample interview questions to practice with. | |
| GitHub: Hardware engineer interview questions (opens in a new tab) | A community list of hardware interview questions by topic. |
Pay and career data
| Link | What it is | Used on |
|---|---|---|
| BLS: Electrical and electronics engineers (opens in a new tab) | Federal data on pay, outlook and duties for electrical and electronics engineers. | |
| IRS Publication 15-B: Fringe benefits (opens in a new tab) | IRS rules on employer education help, tax-free up to $5,250 a year. | |
| Levels.fyi (opens in a new tab) | Self-reported salary and total compensation data by company and level. | |
| NACE: Compensation (opens in a new tab) | NACE data and reports on starting salaries for new college graduates. | |
| NACE: Intern conversion rate hits five-year high (opens in a new tab) | NACE data on how many interns received and accepted full-time offers, 2024–25. | |
| NACE: Internship experience decides between equal candidates (opens in a new tab) | NACE Job Outlook 2026: attributes employers use to choose between equal candidates. | |
| NCEES: FE exam (opens in a new tab) | NCEES page on the Fundamentals of Engineering exam format and fee. | |
| NCEES: Licensure (opens in a new tab) | NCEES on the path to a PE license: degree, experience, two exams. | |
| NCEES: PE Electrical and Computer exam (opens in a new tab) | NCEES page on the three PE Electrical and Computer exams. | |
| O*NET: Electrical engineers (opens in a new tab) | Occupation profile listing tasks, skills, tools and pay for electrical engineers. | |
| O*NET: Electronics engineers (opens in a new tab) | Occupation profile with tasks, tools, and reported titles for electronics engineers. | |
| Georgia Tech ECE: Technical interest groups (opens in a new tab) | Georgia Tech's list of ECE areas and the topics under each. | |
| Handshake: Class of 2025 graduation trends (opens in a new tab) | Spring 2025: Handshake postings down 15% in a year, applications per job up 30%. | |
| IEEE-HKN: The cost of an induction (opens in a new tab) | What IEEE-HKN induction includes. | |
| Tau Beta Pi: Scholarship information sheet (opens in a new tab) | The senior-year scholarship: 254 awards from 532 applicants in 2025. | |
| Tau Beta Pi: Fellowship information sheet (opens in a new tab) | The graduate fellowship: 31 awards of $10,000 from 376 applicants in 2025. | |
| SWE: Collegiate membership (opens in a new tab) | SWE's collegiate membership. | |
| NSBE: Collegiate membership (opens in a new tab) | NSBE's collegiate membership, through a campus chapter or at large. | |
| SPIE: Member benefits (opens in a new tab) | SPIE's student membership benefits. | |
| ACM: Membership options (opens in a new tab) | ACM's student membership tiers. | |
| NACE: The master's starting-salary premium is shrinking (opens in a new tab) | NACE's analysis of the engineering master's premium over a bachelor's. | |
| NACE: Class of 2025 master's salaries (opens in a new tab) | NACE's projected starting salary for engineering master's graduates in 2025. | |
| NACE: Class of 2026 salary projections (opens in a new tab) | NACE's Winter 2026 projected starting salaries for engineering graduates. | |
| MIT EECS: Funding guide for graduate students (opens in a new tab) | What a funded MIT EECS PhD paid in 2023–24. | |
| MIT: 2026 stipend levels (opens in a new tab) | MIT's stipend increase for the 2025–26 year. | |
| Illinois Grainger: Five-year PhD funding guarantee (opens in a new tab) | Illinois's funding guarantee for engineering PhD students. | |
| Georgia Tech ECE: Financial assistance (opens in a new tab) | How Georgia Tech ECE funds its graduate students. | |
| University of Maine: The EE master's (opens in a new tab) | One school's description of the one-year and two-year master's paths. | |
| IRS: Educational assistance programs (opens in a new tab) | IRS on the $5,250 tax-free employer education help limit, indexed after 2026. | |
| RTX careers: Life at RTX (opens in a new tab) | RTX's description of its Employee Scholar Program. | |
| Lockheed Martin careers: Benefits (opens in a new tab) | Lockheed Martin's list of benefits, including tuition assistance. | |
| Colorado State: ECE removes the GRE requirement (opens in a new tab) | One engineering department's move away from the GRE. | |
| Stanford EE: Graduate eligibility (opens in a new tab) | Stanford EE's MS and PhD application rules, with no GRE requirement. | |
| Illinois ECE: Graduate admissions (opens in a new tab) | Illinois ECE graduate admissions: GRE scores are no longer required. | |
| IEEE-USA InSight: More career and membership services programs, part 2 (opens in a new tab) | IEEE-USA member job-hunt tools: salary calculator, Job Site, Employment Navigator. | |
| Inside Higher Ed: The class of 2025 applies to more jobs (opens in a new tab) | Handshake's count of applications per student for the class of 2025. | |
| Indeed Hiring Lab: Tech talent report 2025 (opens in a new tab) | Indeed's 2025 report on US tech postings against the 2020 baseline. | |
| NACE: Two in five of the class of 2026 had an offer by graduation (opens in a new tab) | NACE's 2026 student survey on offers before graduation. | |
| NACE: The class of 2025 in a tough job market (opens in a new tab) | NACE on when the class of 2025 started its search. | |
| IEEE-USA InSight: 2024 Salary & Benefits Report released (opens in a new tab) | IEEE-USA salary report summary used on the graduate study page. | |
| UT Austin Cockrell: Salaries and statistics (opens in a new tab) | Average starting salaries by engineering major for UT Austin graduates. | |
| Levels.fyi: Front-loaded vesting (opens in a new tab) | How front-loaded stock vesting makes year-one pay higher than later years. | |
| NACE: Employers expect nearly 4% more interns (opens in a new tab) | NACE's 2026 projection of intern hiring, up 3.9% on the year before. | |
| NACE: Hourly wage for interns (opens in a new tab) | Average hourly pay for bachelor's-level interns and co-op students. | |
| Indeed Hiring Lab: New grads looking for work (opens in a new tab) | How many new graduates searched for work on Indeed, and recent-grad unemployment. | |
| NACE: Employers expect 5.6% more new-grad hires (opens in a new tab) | NACE's spring 2026 projection of new-graduate hiring. | |
| SIA: Semiconductor labor market gap (opens in a new tab) | SIA's projection of new chip industry jobs by 2030 and how many may go unfilled. | |
| New York Fed: Labor market for recent college graduates (opens in a new tab) | Unemployment, underemployment, and pay for recent graduates by major. | |
| Berkeley EECS: Preparing for graduate school (opens in a new tab) | Berkeley's advice to undergraduates on how long each degree takes and why to go. | |
| Purdue ECE: Why get a master's (opens in a new tab) | Purdue's case for an ECE master's as a way to specialize. | |
| Cornell: Electrical and Computer Engineering M.Eng. (opens in a new tab) | Cornell's course-based M.Eng.: 30 credits over two semesters and a design project. | |
| Purdue ECE: MSECE program handbook (opens in a new tab) | Purdue's master's tracks: thesis, professional, course-only, online, and a 4+1 BS/MS. | |
| Rutgers ECE: Graduate admissions FAQs (opens in a new tab) | Rutgers on PhD entry without a master's, advisors, and assistantships. | |
| Purdue ECE: Online track degree requirements (opens in a new tab) | Graduate math credits, pacing, and time limit for Purdue's online MSECE. | |
| MIT EECS: Graduate admissions FAQs (opens in a new tab) | MIT EECS on essays, letters, deadline, GRE, and full-time on-campus study. | |
| Georgia Tech catalog: Undergraduates taking graduate courses (opens in a new tab) | Georgia Tech's rules for seniors who take graduate courses and count them later. | |
| Georgia Tech ECE: Joint BS/MS (opens in a new tab) | Georgia Tech ECE's joint BS/MS: early application, waivers, and double-counted hours. | |
| Georgia Tech ECE: Information for undergraduate students (opens in a new tab) | Georgia Tech ECE's BS/MS application steps and statement of purpose. | |
| Minnesota ECE: Program and admission FAQs (opens in a new tab) | Minnesota ECE on contacting faculty and advisor funding in PhD admissions. | |
| NSF: Graduate Research Fellowship Program solicitation (opens in a new tab) | The official GRFP solicitation: support, duration, and eligibility. | |
| NSF: Additional GRFP FAQ (opens in a new tab) | NSF's extra answers on the Graduate Research Fellowship Program. | |
| Purdue ECE: Online MSECE (opens in a new tab) | Purdue's online master's: same degree as on campus, 30 credits. | |
| Purdue ECE: Online MSECE FAQ (opens in a new tab) | Purdue's answers on the online MSECE and who takes it. |
Communities
| Link | What it is | Used on |
|---|---|---|
| IEEE Students (opens in a new tab) | IEEE's home for student members, with benefits and student branches. | |
| IEEE: Membership qualifications (opens in a new tab) | IEEE's rules for who qualifies as a student member. | |
| r/ECE (opens in a new tab) | Subreddit for electrical and computer engineering students and professionals. | |
| r/ElectricalEngineering (opens in a new tab) | Subreddit for electrical engineering questions, projects and career discussion. | |
| r/EngineeringResumes (opens in a new tab) | Subreddit where engineers post resumes for review and share job search results. | |
| r/EngineeringStudents (opens in a new tab) | Subreddit where engineering students in every discipline discuss classes, internships and jobs. | |
| r/ElectricalEngineering: Should I join the IEEE? (opens in a new tab) | Working engineers on whether IEEE membership pays for itself. | |
| r/ECE: How do I benefit the most from an IEEE membership (opens in a new tab) | A 25-year engineer on when IEEE membership stops paying off. | |
| r/ECE: What's the common PhD pay bump? (opens in a new tab) | Working engineers on what a master's and a PhD add to pay. | |
| r/ECE: Was your master's degree worth it? (opens in a new tab) | Engineers on whether the master's paid off, with the numbers they saw. | |
| r/rfelectronics: PhD in RF (opens in a new tab) | RF engineers on which RF design roles expect a PhD. | |
| IEEE Annual Report 2024: Empowering the next generation (opens in a new tab) | IEEEXtreme 18.0 in 2024: 19,916 participants in 8,793 teams. | |
| SHPE: Become a member (opens in a new tab) | SHPE's membership page, including the reciprocal discount with SWE. | |
| Optica: Students (opens in a new tab) | Optica's students page, including student membership. | |
| HKN Illinois: Is grad school for me (opens in a new tab) | Illinois students' advice on deciding on and applying to grad school. |
Site
| Link | What it is | Used on |
|---|---|---|
| eeprep on GitHub (opens in a new tab) | Source repository for the eeprep site. | |
| Contributing (opens in a new tab) | How an eeprep change goes from idea to live site. | |
| eeprep issue forms (opens in a new tab) | Forms to suggest an idea or report something to fix. | |
| eeprep release notes (opens in a new tab) | What changed in each release, including corrections. | |
| eeprep security policy (opens in a new tab) | How to report a security problem in private. |
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