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- 2. PROBLEM STATEMENT Ana, a recent graduate from civil engineering needs a way to connect to resources who could answer the question about entering the working world beecasue she has to understand what position and work area could be most suitable for her.
- 3. IDEAS - People Ask what and why Talk to family and friends Ask professionals over the website communities Talk to academia people Contact headhunters in this area Stand in front of the big civil engineering company and had off flyers with question and contact info Ask company about internal moves Talk to University alumni
- 4. IDEAS - Firms Ask companies about possibility of moves form one to another company Ask government companies about position they have Look at Unified School district positions Find private civil engineering companies and ask them Find civil engineers retired people who could share a wealth of positions they been through Ask big international companies for intern jobs Ask a professional from your field to join you for lunch Find a favorite hang out place, Friday nights, of people from the company you would like to get in . Get there with a couple of friends, approach someone form the company have a chat.
- 5. IDEAS - Events Go to events for civil engineers Sign up for webinars Visit job fairs Go to open house events at the related companies events Ask for students exchange jobs Follow events at University
- 6. IDEAS - Education Sign up for continuous education Talk to tutoring department at school Go to graduate school Consider studying MBA that goes well with engineering Attend focus groups at the university Talk to the institute at the university Meet with other students Sign up for coursera course and find forum you can discuss this
- 7. IDEA Social Media Create meets up group to meet, greet and discuss positions while hiking Go to Linkedin and connect with people who may know people Use twitter to follow leading social engineers Create a game that will have leader board of people answering your questions about a positions Create a free mobile game that will simulate civil engineering job, ask people to contribute, have leader board and badges. Connect status with the facebook page. Find groups on Linkedin and post questions Join Linked of alumni from your department at the University Visit blogs related to social engineering Ask for a mentor on twitter Organize Google hangs-out and invite alumni to talk about the positions Visit glass door Go to TED and find topic related to engineering Learn about options to start your company Create facebook page for students like you to share what they have done, create twitter group and Linked group
- 8. Selected Three Ideas Create facebook page for students like you to share what they have done, create twitter group and Linked group Create a free mobile game that will simulate civil engineering job, ask people to contribute, have leader board and badges. Connect status with the facebook page. Find a favorite hang out place, Friday nights, of people from the company you respect. Get there with a couple of friends, approach someone form the company have a chat.