Welcome to BeaverPrints - Thursday Edition
Hey there! Rahul & Lani here,
Ready to land the job you’ve been dreaming about?
Good. You’re in the right place.
BeaverPrints is excited to introduce Thursday Tips, a weekly post dedicated to career advice, practical tips, and small changes that help you stand out in a job market flooded with candidates.
Each Thursday, you can expect:
One main “Tip of the Week” broken down clearly
A few smaller, actionable tips you can apply immediately
Curated links to internships and early-career roles worth checking out
The goal isn’t to overwhelm you. It’s to help you make quick, intentional improvements that actually move the needle.
At the core of BeaverPrints is a simple idea:
Optimize Effort for Lasting, Meaningful Impact.
Small changes. Big results.
LinkedIn: Lani Aremu, Rahul Lakdawala
Thursday Tip: Update Your LinkedIn
Update Your LinkedIn for a Strong Public First Impression
Actors have demo reels.
Photographers have portfolios.
Olympians have medals.
So what do engineers have?
LinkedIn.
LinkedIn is often the first place recruiters, hiring managers, and even interviewers look to understand who you are, what you’ve worked on, and what you’re interested in.
A strong LinkedIn profile won’t guarantee you a job, but it will get your foot in the door, give interviewers conversation starters, help you feel more confident discussing your experience.
What to focus on:
1. Add (or improve) your experience section
List where you’ve worked, what you did, and the impact that you made.
Use the What – How – Result format:
Developed a thermal analysis model using ANSYS Fluent to evaluate heat dissipation in an electronics enclosure, reducing peak operating temperature by 12%.
Clear. Specific. Impact-focused.
2. Add a professional-looking headshot
You don’t need a studio photo! A picture of your face with neutral background, good lighting, and clean professional clothing.
It’s far easier to remember a face than a name, and profiles with photos are consistently more engaging.
3. Showcase your projects
Class projects, capstone work, design teams, clubs. They display the problem, thought process, and result that you had a hand in solving for.
Projects show:
What you’re interested in
How you think
What problems you’ve actually worked on & solved
If you’ve done the work, own it publicly. Plus why not gloat a little!
Thursday Tips are about working smarter, not harder.
Making small, strategic improvements that compound over time.
If you’re ready to change the trajectory of your career, keep an eye out for Thursday Tips and future BeaverPrints posts designed to help you build, not just apply.
Small changes.
Better strategy.
Less stress.
See you next Thursday 👊
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