Engineering

Welcome to the Engineering community! Members of this community like to tackle complex issues with uniquely sharp abilities to build, analyze, design, and evaluate. Engineers explore new technologies, materials, and systems, and imagine how they can be applied to improve quality of life. Engineering is a technologically driven field where the skills needed are constantly changing. Employers in this field cite critical thinking, mathematics and science, complex problem solving, communication, creativity, collaboration, decision making, active listening, and active learning as being highly important across the many industries and disciplines.

How to determine if a company values DEI

DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) is crucial to workplace culture, the hiring process, the day-to-day of an office, and so much more. Diversity and inclusion have always been important, but it has become a priority for companies across all industries …

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30+ Common Google Interview Questions

Google’s interview questions are notoriously difficult — getting hired by one of the biggest tech companies in the world isn’t easy. But if you’ve reached the interview stage, know you’re already ahead of most people who’ve applied (especially since Google only …

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Showcase your skills. Find your career fit.
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5 Great Careers in Renewable Energy

There are many benefits to renewable energy, such as reduced pollution, improved public health, and economic development, just to name a few. According to The International Renewable Energy Agency, 90% of the world’s electricity should come from renewable energy sources …

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We help applicants, students, job-seekers and professionals like you find the right career path using the power of firsthand experiences.
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How – And Why – To Negotiate

You’ve just finished a long job search. You wrote and rewrote your resume, went through rounds of interviews, and, finally, you got an offer!

However, there’s one more important step to consider before you finish your job search – and it’s …

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Helping underrepresented professionals negotiate more confidently
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Capital One Recruiters’ 5 Resume Tips for Students

It’s time to boil down your college experience into a one-page document that sells who you are to a stranger. Where do you list your major? How do you summarize your invigorating internship or great part-time job? What kind of …

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Applicant Tracking Systems and Professional Summaries

When applying to full-time positions outside of WITworks, seniors and alumni need to tailor their resumes to each position they …

Co-op FAQS

Answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about Co-ops at Wentworth.

How to Keep Your Resume to One Page

Sometimes keeping a resume to one page seems like an impossible task, but there are ways to do it. These …

Co-op & Career Advisors’ Favorite Job Search Website

Check out this list of the Co-op & Career Advisors’ favorite job search sites to get the most out of …

Commonly Asked Interview Questions for Alumni

Prepare for your next interview with these commonly asked interview questions.

Technical Competencies

Check out this list of technical competencies and professional skills employers are looking for by major.

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Foundations of Enterprise Content Management

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Cert Prep: Unity Certified Associate Game Developer Audio and Effects

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Become Unity certified and show employers you have the skills they are looking for. Improve your chances of landing your…

Modern Project Management in Microsoft 365

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When you’re juggling everything from task tracking to meeting facilitation—and you leverage several different applications in your workflow—keeping yourself and…

Deploying and Running Apache Kafka on Kubernetes

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Apache Kafka has become the de-facto event-streaming platform, and its popularity is growing every year. Did you know that you…

Advanced Cisco Routing: OSPF

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OSPF, or Open Shortest Path First, is one of the most widely-used routing protocols in the world, and it brings…

Build a React Application Using AWS Amplify

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React is one of the hottest front-end programming languages, and AWS Amplify is one of the easiest ways to get…

Cisco CCNP Collaboration 350-801 (CLCOR) Cert Prep: 1 Cisco Collaboration Technologies

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Are you getting ready for the Cisco CCNP Collaboration or the Cisco CCIE Collaboration certification? In this course, instructor Kevin…

Skills That Set Data Scientists Apart

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In this audio-only course adapted from Ben Sullins’ Free the Data podcast, Ben speaks with Behfar Jahanshahi, CEO and founder…

VMware Horizon View 7.5 Essential Training

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VMware Horizon View provides organizations with a streamlined, cost-effective approach for delivering and managing virtual desktops and applications. In this…

PLC Memory Organization

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You’ve made PLCs do simple things, but now you need to optimize processes based on data you’re collecting. Where does…

Hands-on with Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD)

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Windows Virtual Desktop is a desktop and app virtualization service in Azure that lets you do everything from deliver a…

Extending and Optimizing a Wi-Fi Network

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Predictive Customer Analytics

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Use big data to tell your customer’s story, with predictive analytics. In this course, instructor Kumaran Ponnambalam teaches you about…

Ansible Essential Training

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Cisco CCNP SCOR Security (350-701) Cert Prep: 2 Cloud and Content Security

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In this second part of the three-part series covering the Cisco CCNP SCOR Security (350-701) exam, instructor Charles Judd covers…

Learning Data Visualization (2018)

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Cert Prep: VMware Certified Associate (VCA-DBT)

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Demonstrate your understanding of essential virtualization concepts and VMware technologies by earning the VMware Certified Associate – Digital Business Transformation…

PowerShell for SQL Server Administration

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Since SQL Server database administrators are typically charged with managing multiple machines, PowerShell—which enables administrators to manage large numbers of…

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Career Outcomes

The First Destination Survey is administered bi-annually to all bachelor’s and master’s degree students who participated in the December, April, or August commencement exercises. The data below is collected up to six months following graduation by Wentworth Institute of Technology’s Center for Cooperative Education and Career Development. This information is collected in accordance with the national standards established by NACE.

View our comprehensive Class of 2022 report here which includes longitudinal comparisons through 2018.

If you are a member of the Class of 2023 please complete the Career Outcomes survey here.

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First Destination

First Destination is a nationally recognized term that is used to describe the first experiences of college graduates.  At Wentworth, we survey students at cap and gown pick-up and follow up within six months following graduation. Undergraduate students pursue a variety of opportunities post-graduation, including full-time employment, graduate school, and entrepreneurial endeavors.