Every year at its annual conference, SWE hosts the world’s largest career fair for women engineers and technologists. Collegians and professionals of all backgrounds, disciplines, and sectors get to connect with hundreds of organizations that are committed to advancing women...

An effective way to bring the mission and vision of the Society of Women Engineers into the workplace is to incorporate diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEI&B) icebreakers. These icebreakers are fun activities used to generate conversation and make attendees ...

The first thing to do is to remember you are not alone. There are millions of non-native speakers working or studying at global corporations or universities who are in your shoes every day. The following tips have proved effective for helping non-native speakers gain confide...

You are not alone. This is an issue many people struggle with. Following are 10 tips that have helped both me and my colleagues over the years: Flip the story around public speaking. Many people are driven by a sense of doing good. We are often better at helping others th...

The growing popularity and importance of technical interviews have resulted in guide books, online courses, and even paid mock interview services to help candidates prepare. Many have come to see technical interviews as the standardized tests of the tech industry, since they...

Congratulations! During your first job, you’ll want to investigate benefits from your employment beyond your salary, including options to save money for retirement and medical expenses. Although you have an entire career ahead of you, saving for retirement as soon as you sta...

Congratulations on your new role! This is such an exciting time to join the workforce. I remember starting my first industry position out of school, and it was both exciting and overwhelming. Not only are you spending a lot of time learning about your specific role, but also...

The transition between college or university and career is a significant period of change as you’re closing one chapter in your life and beginning a new one. Student life offers structure: The year is neatly packaged into semesters or quarters with predefined breaks, each cl...

I remember going to my first recruiting event in college. I was nervous. My heartbeat quickened walking into the room, words from my elevator pitch danced in my mind, and I viewed the people around me as competition for a coveted interview. Once the hosts gave the initial pr...

In these situations, remember that it’s better to appear evasive than to breach a legal contract! Ahead of any interviews where this may be a concern, make sure you understand what information you are and are not allowed to share. This might require reading through the full ...

First, achieving an authentic workplace depends on commitment of all members of the team to the task. This is why having diverse teams is important. If team members don’t feel like the “other” in the room because there are others who are “like them,” then some of the barrier...