Category Archives: Career Development

Tips to Building a Professional Brand

This was previously published as a page, but it seemed to make more sense as a blog post instead. (WordPress, the blogging platform that AdrianChu.com runs on, distinguishes between the two). I’ve been asked many times.. what is a good way to build a professional brand? As a result, I decided to compile a list …

December 6, 2011 – 12:47 am | By admin | Posted in Career Development | Comments (0)

My Current Professional Summary: One Year Later

It’s amazing how the third quarter of 2011 is about to be over.  This year has been full of milestones for me: from participating in technology commercialization activities at the University of Washington and graduating from the Department of Electrical Engineering to entering industry.  At the same time, I have been trying to maintain a …

September 25, 2011 – 2:40 pm | By admin | Posted in Career Development | Comments (1)

Managing a Successful Project

In our Human Centered Design & Engineering class, we are working on a mock consulting project with a sustainability focus. Similar to a case competition, these projects are supposed to help us learn about typical business projects and provide us with the opportunity to build leading teamwork skills. There are a number of elements that …

October 19, 2010 – 10:55 am | By admin | Posted in Career Development, Journal, Ramblings | Comments (0)

What Skills Do I Need to Get Hired?

“What Skills Do I Need to Get Hired?” emphasizes that soft skills are required, especially for technical-based engineering positions. It also discusses how to be successful at the workplace. Collaboration is very important within large enterprises as there are very many learning opportunities that one can learn from his or her coworkers. This video also …

October 9, 2010 – 11:35 pm | By admin | Posted in Career Development, Journal | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Summer is finally here!

Summer is finally here. Hope things are going well. Sorry for another brief hiatus in blog posting. Recently, I have begun my internship and have successful passed the exam for the Washington Real Estate Broker licensure. I will be licensed and ready to go once I handle all the paperwork with the brokerage firm and …

July 9, 2010 – 9:53 pm | By admin | Posted in Career Development, Ramblings | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)

STREAM Tools for Scientists and Engineers

Come join UW IEEE and Prof. Alexander Mamishev, Associate Professor and Director of Sensors, Energy, and Automation Laboratory (SEAL) in the UW Department of Electrical Engineering share with us about STREAM Tools: a Comprehensive System For Collaborative Writing. STREAM Tools is a unique, integrative, team-centered approach to writing and formatting technical documents. Date: Tuesday, May …

May 22, 2010 – 8:32 pm | By admin | Posted in Career Development, Events, Ramblings, STREAM Tools, Tech Briefs | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments (1)

100 LinkedIn Connections!

Today, I just checked my LinkedIn profile and realized that I have 100 connections! Even though, I keep in touch with most of these people outside of LinkedIn too, being connected will give you additional exposure to people you may not see or talk to as often as you want to. On a side note, …

May 17, 2010 – 11:40 pm | By admin | Posted in Career Development, Events, Ramblings, Social Media, Tech Briefs | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Startup Weekend University – Day 3

Day 3 marks the end of Startup Weekend University. Why did it have to be on the same day as Mother’s Day? Day 3 was the deadline. Creating a business in only 54 hours. Is that even possible? The folks at Startup Weekend proved that it is! Congrats to UW Startup Weekend winners: Dispatch for …

May 9, 2010 – 11:44 pm | By admin | Posted in Career Development, Events | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

Startup Weekend University – Day 2

It’s the end of Startup University Day 2. Seems like there are interesting activities planned for Day 3. 9:00am Arrive – Coffee… 10:30am Reality Checks – Finalize scope and goals for the weekend 11:00am Clinics Continue – 3 more mandatory clinics. Noon Lunch 2:00pm Q&A session – One-Two members of your team are required to …

May 9, 2010 – 12:34 am | By admin | Posted in Career Development, Events | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)

Startup Weekend University – Day 1

Opening Remarks. Startup Weekend is an awesome three day event that starts on Friday night and ends on Sunday. Basically entrepreneurs get together, pitch and implement a startup idea over 3 days of time. This time, Startup Weekend has a new twist and has collaborated with the University of Washington and Seattle University to create …

May 8, 2010 – 12:15 am | By admin | Posted in Career Development, Events | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)