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    Where IS Engineering Going?

    Not so sure in which country you are but you are generally Oil, gas and minerals, energy and utilities in few countries only Paper and packaging Defence and aerospace in US of course Electrical...
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    Hydrogen Economy? Not very likely

    As long as there will be big monopolies (in US) like the petrol/gas/fuel and car manufacturing industries, the likelihood of new technologies to emerge on a large scale and cost effective is minimal to zero. No industry is likely to canabalize on there main stream of revenues without goverment...
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    Differentiating Between Different Engineering Industries

    yes it is common practice. Check with recruitment agents and will see that they tend to look for people from the same industry. The reason I found is that they cannot weed people based on technical skills, ( most recruiters are similar to car or real estate agents) due to limited technical...
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    migrant engineers to Canada Australia New Zealand

    according to australian newspapers the unemployment is the lowest in 30 years........ " to be or not to be "
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    migrant engineers to Canada Australia New Zealand

    Hi turbokiwi How much a professional mechanical engineer gets after lets say 10 years, what benefits etc what kind of work you do in the mechanical field? " to be or not to be "
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    migrant engineers to Canada Australia New Zealand

    sorry, the word "unemployable" is only in the lexicon of "charm school". That's a label that has no substance to it in any way. The person might have certain level of knowledge or experience that fits a certain role level. It is not right to put labels on people. The point is simple: is...
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    lean engineering 6 sigma

    how " BLACK BELT " stacks out in today s market vs engineers? i see a lot of non engineers making the course and than becoming "experts" . " to be or not to be "
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    Starting an electrical engineering-related company

    depending on the type of business in engineering you DONT NECESSARILY need a PE. oNLY if you have to sign some documents as a consultant. Most of the time if you dont deal with the public dont worry about it. " to be or not to be "
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    lean engineering 6 sigma

    how popular are the above fields now adays with all the outsourcing ? " to be or not to be "
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    Forecasts for the next years

    Soon to be, Mc Donalds will print a diploma : "Bachelor of Science in Grilling" made in USA. nO different from all the technical colleges that make there own bachelor degrees all around the world and are now called universities. you are likely right
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    migrant engineers to Canada Australia New Zealand

    without a system like H1B in the marketplace the pay for engineers drops/declines as laws of supply and demand kick in. It makes it easy to recruit, ie lower costs and better choice, great news for businesses. Not that great for employees Also, is great for outsourcing
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    Forecasts for the next years

    I choose 3xL size for my shirts. I haven't gone to charm school as I run out of money, and also I didn't liked the crowd either, was not engineering material, hhahaahah, Nevermind, now a days I make, not seek engineering jobs. I hired, some folks in the past that went to "charm" school, but...
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    Current Engineering Salaries

    no worries mate, I have no plans to go or work in Canada. I traveled extensively with my work and h've seen all almost first hand. No thank you I am happy with what I do and where I do it. I made myself privileged to choose what I do, for whom and whom I am hiring. Cheers
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    migrant engineers to Canada Australia New Zealand

    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/11/story.cfm?c_id=11&objectid=10405504 employment info in NZ

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