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jfm23
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Joined: Jan 24, 2026
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RE: People in a Project

I believe a well-connected team will almost always produce better results than a team that cannot communicate. When you have good communication, you k...

21 hours ago
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RE: Which feature is the most important for a project manager?

I believe that communication is the most important of these features. You need to be able to hear and understand your team. Bad communication leads to...

21 hours ago
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RE: Exceeding the budget

During the planning phase, a healthy amount of cushioning should be added to the project budget, however, things never go exactly as planned. It is im...

21 hours ago
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RE: Co-Op / Internship Experience

I believe that having past experience, especially internships/coops but also even academic research, has a huge impact on job outcomes. However, with ...

1 week ago
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RE: Discussion Topic: Practical vs. Informational courses

I feel like we need a lot more practical courses in our time here. In undergrad, I went out of my way to take extra courses like manual machining and ...

1 week ago
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RE: The Advantages and Disadvantages of Being Overqualified

I have found that being underqualified for some positions may not be as bad as you think. You can always learn more skills as you work. Short-term con...

1 week ago
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RE: What’s Your Motivator?

I believe what motivates me the most is the impact of my projects. Thinking about who it will help and how it will help them. As biomeds we have a uni...

4 months ago
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RE: Why do people work?

I was at first surprised how low meaningful work was in the list then thought about it. If your job has poor pay with a bad work environment and borin...

4 months ago
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RE: Engineer vs. Manager

I really enjoy making stuff. My heart lies with R&D, but I would like a managerial role as well. I believe my best path is learning as much as I c...

4 months ago
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RE: Motivation factors

Sometimes you have to weight what yo love about the job and some other options that may be available to you. But if you are loving what yo do, and are...

5 months ago
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RE: Why Do People Leave?

I think each point you listed has a strong effect on employee retention. Satisfaction is strong cause you need to be doing the work you want to be doi...

5 months ago
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RE: Motivation

I believe working to prevent demotivation within their current workforce is more important. Any self motivated individual will eventually get burnt ou...

5 months ago
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RE: Vendor Decision

As the sim stated that at first we were not even going to have a backup supplier in the first place, I thought one would be fine. I also only liked on...

5 months ago
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RE: QA vs QC

From my experience, I have found that QC focuses on testing devices during the manufacturing and R&D process to ensure they meet expected standard...

5 months ago
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RE: Things to look for in a contract while selecting a supplier

For contracts I would focus more on the business end of things as well as quality. If both companies have equal products, I would look at how strict t...

5 months ago
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