I'm contemplating between the two careers and I'm wondering what's the job market like? I feel like there are more software engineer jobs than data science jobs. Also, it seems data science jobs are very competitive and saturated so maybe software engineering is more worth the time and investment to...
Hey fellow RFD'ers I am in the early stages of my career (~3 years of experience) in the Software engineering Field in a big corp company and I'm trying to figure out some career paths and insights. Within the 3 years of my career, I have started to realize that my plans in specializing into technic...
May 3rd, 2021 9:42 pm
Hey Everyone, I just recently went back to school for the Chemical Production and Power Engineering Technology Program at Lambton College. I was just wondering about the job prospects within this field? This will be my second career because as an X-ray tech, there was no full-time work and it was ve...
I'm willing to bet yes. Through mass immigration white collar jobs will have their wages depressed to the point that they are just minimum wage jobs that are less steneous than blue collar labour. Canadians already accept 1/2 the wages Americans so anything is possible.
Nov 14th, 2020 1:32 am
I received a letter about becoming a member with the ASME, sort of like PEO. Obviously it's a promotional thing because it says when I sign up now I will get 25% off for the first year. I'm wondering if there are any benefits to signing up as a Professional Engineer with ASME, since I already am a m...
... Even moving to Calgary would require at least $100k more for a comparable house than in Edmonton. So I would like to hear from other Cisco network engineers on RFD what my dad's logical next step should be. Stay in Edmonton, renew his CCNA/CCNP and wait for a full-time job to pop up? Relocate to ...
Hi All, I just want to share some information about Manulife group life insurance sponsored by Engineers Canada and specifically regarding conversion feature which is in my opinion doesn’t work properly at least from a client perspective. I don’t know if other group policies ...
Feb 14th, 2020 1:02 pm
Hey guys, just wondering what the day-to-day life of a power engineer is like, I don't know any power engineers, and I think each position of a power engineer is totally different, i'm interested in the career, but would like to know what it's like for some people before I invest myself in the career.
I am choosing between Ryerson and Windsor for Civil Engineering. Windsor has a guaranteed coop but I think Ryerson has a better name (if that's relevant). For any recent engineering graduates or employers in Ontario: what is your opinion on which school would make me more employable? I appreciate al...
Am pondering about this CISSP cert. Is it worth it? How is the industry looking for CISSP engineers?I'm currently employed and have 15 yrs under my belt out of college.
Jun 1st, 2018 11:26 am
Hi RFD, This is a little confusing to me so I'm hoping to receive some feedback from the community. Many jobs are exempt from OT pay: https://www.ontario.ca/document/industries-and-jobs-exemptions-or-special-rules/government-employees-and-professionals#section-5 I was offered a position and I was to...
Hi all, Recently i had an interview at PEO which did'nt go well mainly because of the offensive attitude that one of the panel members showed throughout. I was not allowed to present even one of my projects fully. He did'nt even bother to have a look at them. He started firing questions at me when i...
... engineering) was, with people even citing that familiar "30% of engineering graduates don't work in engineering" statistic for Ontario's engineers. I've seen many people criticize the way the government in Ontario works, and the mentality of why many companies wouldn't want to hire in ...
Dec 31st, 2016 12:43 pm
Hi all,Anyone interested in a project, then let's get together somewhere and work on our own ideas. Below are a few projects that come to mind.1. Android/iOS/Microsoft app for mobile devices2. Educational videos in YouTube3. Building Electronics devices etc.Thanks.
Mar 23rd, 2016 1:30 pm
hello. I think this is my first time posting in this website, anyway. I am currently student at Mohawk for electrical engineering tech I still have two more years to graduate the school. In my first year college, I did very well in the school (overall GPA 93%) Indeed I also got hired by school for t...
... be fine and you WILL make that payday. But those jobs are getting fewer and further between in a process that's become incredibly competitive. Engineers working in the private sector, at least in Canada, don't make a lot of dough if they live near any big city. Keep that in mind. I'm not sure ...
May 2nd, 2015 11:43 pm
... about something between a few careers that I was interested in trying out. The two I'd like to ask about today are the differences between Engineers (As in, those with a Bachelors of Engineering) and Engineer Technologists (As in, those with 3 year advanced diplomas). I've been looking ...
Mar 11th, 2015 2:50 pm
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May 17th, 2013 5:13 pm
Has anyone gone through the experience review process lately? It's driving me crazy how long it's taking and the only answer I get is to keep waiting. How long is it going to take???