If you are finding a job and reading this, please do exactly what this guy said, I did the same thing and found a job that I like and pays well almost immediately. This video is pure gold, I can’t thank him enough.
My professor said the exact same thing. He doesn't like reading resumes, he wants to see our projects. His class requires us to have a digital portfolio site with our projects
Since this was so long ago, idk if you'll reply but I really hope you do lol. What was the website that you were required to use? I'm trying to make a digital portfolio asap for an application but I have no idea what site to use.
Another great video, thanks! This is the main reason I've been doing so many personal projects this last year. Every experienced engineer I've talked to has emphasized the importance of past projects - especially if you have little or no work experience.
I hire mechanical engineering co-ops from Waterloo. I won't say that this video is giving bad advice, it IS mostly good, I DO want to see your projects and this style is OVERALL good. However, when near EVERY SINGLE RESUME I LOOK AT (90%+) has this guy's exact same portfolio template (down to layout, font, colour scheme and all), it says to me that all you can do is copy the work of someone else and you are content in having no personality; its overall incredibly off-putting. For those students listening to this guy, PLEASE put your own spin on it. Show me that you have an ounce of creativity in your body. The best engineers are those that can meld creativity with technical know-how. Prove to me you have that and you are better than a photo-copier. Use this as a baseline, but just... be yourself as well. Don't just be Tamer Shaheen.
thanks for your descriptions, it's really useful but i want to ask you to speak slowly because some one like me are not native English speaker and its make that hard to understand.🙏
Im in my undergrad and had a research paper published in the journal of engineering materials and manufacture. Wondering if should I include it in my portfolio ?? Please let me know what you think
Hi Tamer, thank you for this video and template! When you mentioned combining your portfolio and resume you didn’t include a cover letter. Do you recommend a cover letter with your application? Thank you!
Yea whenever I get hungry, I go eat. So, usually every 4 to 5 hours. Also, I would have my water bottle next time so I don't need to leave my desk to get a drink.
What if they ask for additional documents do I attach my portfolio there or still keep it to my resume. And what if additional documents options is not there, does attaching portfolio make to the resume goes through the ats software and to the recruiter?
Can I add my own personal projects to the portfolio? And with those I mean hobby projects I pursued on my own just out of interest and without business application (There was no economical intention behind those, just curiosity).
Hi Tamer. I am a mechanical design engineer myself. Please help me with portfolio creation. If the interviewer asks should my portfolio me 1 page or a booklet (if i have several works to showcase)?
Hi, Tamer, do you know engineers from the CIS countries, it is known that other state standards are used in these countries, in your opinion, is work experience suitable when moving, is there a chance to find a job? I'm sorry for my english, I don't have much experience in communication
@@TamerShaheen I think it's everywhere regardless of any state/country. The general trend goes like this, Software/Computing/IT>BioTech>Electrical>Mechanical>Civil>Chemical.
I really wished that I knew about this before I took my majors back in my undergrad. Instead of finishing the projects assigned by my professors with the mindset of wanting to get it out of the way, I could've taken a different approach in completing those projects so that they are "portfolio-worthy".
For the projects, does it have to be 100% original or can you include projects you've done just simply following UA-cam videos that people have already designed and made?
I am satisfied that I discovered this channel, the insightful commentary on engineering is beneficial, listening to other amateur and professional engineers helps provide a solid understanding. My Grandpa is my only family member in the engineering field, and I could only receive so much insight from him, since he worked for the government as a Civil Engineer most of his life and is now retired.
Hi, I’ve watched almost all your videos but you’ve never gave us a close look at petroleum engineering program. I’m a freshman at college and I’m planning on majoring in PE , can you please share some of your knowledge in the field? Do you recommend it? Is it hard? What is it mainly about? And you know , you’re normal engineering programs analysis. That would be much appreciated! Thank you.
How do you showcase your projects from work when you sign NDA's with these companies? A lot of my skills come from work related designs but I have no way of (legally)sharing them.
You really shouldn't. This stopped me from trying the same thing as even my internships and senior design work was under NDA. You can describe it but you probably dont want pictures or models. Edit: read the NDA, dont take my describing it as legal advice
I wish I could do a portfolio as I generally don't know how to describe things I have worked on, but I work on proprietary information and have a clearance for my job. I also don't have very many personal projects currently.
I am going through the same thing, I have worked(participated) on projects and I feel I don't know how to describe them or neither did I have good pictures for my portfolio too. So have you been able to figure it out and how did you go about it please?
What if I haven't done enough projects or maybe even have evidence of doing them to make a portfolio? Is there any way I can like find projects to do online and use their results in my portfolio?
How did you get company approval to post pics on your portfolio and show on websites? I’m trying to see what I’m allowed to show from my projects at internships.
Hi Mate, your video is very helpful for me to develop my mechanical engineering portfolio. I am unable to download the template but doesn’t matter I developed one in word.
Wanted to say I spent the last day using your template to update my portfolio both on a website and in pdf with different info for different types of resumes. I'm super pleased with the way it turned out and can't wait to share it with companies. THANK YOU for taking the time to walk us through the steps and add serious value.
Thanks for the vid. I’m a rising fourth year electrical engineering student and I really want add a portfolio to stand out for full time positions. I did a lot of cool projects during my coursework, some of which I created websites, videos or official papers for. How could I best implement those in the portfolio? Make a portfolio website with links to the videos, etc?
Hi tamer, im in high school and it would help me a lot to know what math classes you took in high school or something relating to your time in high school before pursuing mechanical engineering.
What do you think about a Google drive document for a portfolio. I think it's the most versatile way to share work because it hast eh ability to add all kinds of photos, files and other documents with ease. Should I also add my past projects to it that don't necessarily reflect my mechanical engineering skills like a diy chess set, a forest watchtower, a diy viking shield?
Hey Tamer, I noticed the tip you said at the end about including the theoretical knowledge, but how would you include that in a portfolio? Is that something you can put at the end? Or on your resume?
Amazing video. I was going to ask if it’s possible to share projects worked on at work but you cleared my doubts at the end of the video. Another question is, what motivated to switch from a multinational like Tesla to a startup? I’ve seen some other people do that and I’ve been wondering why.
I haven’t start my portfolio yet but I really love how you make it. The way of how deliver what you did is minimalistic and precise. I definitely will adapt this. Thanks for sharing! I’m fresh EE btw
I am applying for masters in Mechanical Engineering and in that we require to submit CV or resume. So I was wondering, will it be good idea to attach portfolio in my resume while applying to stand out. Can anyone help me with this.
question in regards to the sub heading under your name. are you a current student at the university or have you just put that there as that's the university you attended? i am no longer a student but wasn't sure if I should still put my university name on there. cheers
I think he said in a past video that for some exams he was allowed to bring a cheat sheet with formulas and other exams where he couldn’t bring anything. I think some of his exams did give formulas.
As a third year mech engineering student, yes but rarely. For instance, you're not expected to memorize 100+ diffrential equations in heat transfer, you're supposed to understand them, know when and how to use them, and be practical with them thus a formula sheet is provided. But other subjects like dynamics or mechanics of materials, you're supposed to memorize all equations as they give you a sense and basis of how materials and objects move/fail.
I have always wanted to create a portfolio with pictures and a summary for the part/product like you said. My biggest hindrance is that the projects I am involved in are NPI with NDA. How would you bypass that?
Hello is it possible to let us know about extra courses that we can learn on the side like autocad and solidworks or is it sufficient if we just learn them from UA-cam and thank you so much for these videos really helpful for us
best way to lear how to model is to actually do some real projects. go on upwork, get a job and start working. or just think some new product on your own
If you are finding a job and reading this, please do exactly what this guy said, I did the same thing and found a job that I like and pays well almost immediately. This video is pure gold, I can’t thank him enough.
My professor said the exact same thing. He doesn't like reading resumes, he wants to see our projects. His class requires us to have a digital portfolio site with our projects
Since this was so long ago, idk if you'll reply but I really hope you do lol. What was the website that you were required to use? I'm trying to make a digital portfolio asap for an application but I have no idea what site to use.
@@Missirene09 we used digication. But I think only students can use it
well, he's a professor not an employer but he isn't wrong tho
@@Missirene09 I can design a digital portfolio website for you tho.
This was gold. Applying to an internship that’s asking for a project portfolio and had no idea what that was. Love and blessings to you brother.
The amount of interviews i got with your portfolio tips is a blessing. Thank you, i appreciate your content. Happy Holidays!
I was confused as recent graduate engineer .thank you so so much your videos helped me
Im looking for a year long internship, so im gonna try and use the portfolio alongside my resume. Hopefully I can get more interviews!!
The most organized video ever!
That's pretty cool, mate. Thank you for sharing
Another great video, thanks! This is the main reason I've been doing so many personal projects this last year. Every experienced engineer I've talked to has emphasized the importance of past projects - especially if you have little or no work experience.
hey! What kind of personal projects have you done? I am just stuck as to what i should do
Thanks for the video man. It really helped a lot
Wow! , amazing explanation,thank you very much.
great content! thank you
thanks
Great content !
Thank you!
I hire mechanical engineering co-ops from Waterloo. I won't say that this video is giving bad advice, it IS mostly good, I DO want to see your projects and this style is OVERALL good.
However, when near EVERY SINGLE RESUME I LOOK AT (90%+) has this guy's exact same portfolio template (down to layout, font, colour scheme and all), it says to me that all you can do is copy the work of someone else and you are content in having no personality; its overall incredibly off-putting. For those students listening to this guy, PLEASE put your own spin on it. Show me that you have an ounce of creativity in your body. The best engineers are those that can meld creativity with technical know-how. Prove to me you have that and you are better than a photo-copier.
Use this as a baseline, but just... be yourself as well. Don't just be Tamer Shaheen.
satisfying video
thanks for your descriptions, it's really useful but i want to ask you to speak slowly because some one like me are not native English speaker and its make that hard to understand.🙏
Im in my undergrad and had a research paper published in the journal of engineering materials and manufacture. Wondering if should I include it in my portfolio ?? Please let me know what you think
For me absolutely
Yea I think it's def worth a mention. It also depends on the types of roles you're applying to.
Can you make a video of things we need to have for engineering( what kind of laptop and everything)?
Hi Tamer, thank you for this video and template! When you mentioned combining your portfolio and resume you didn’t include a cover letter. Do you recommend a cover letter with your application? Thank you!
Great video. Btw bro what do you used to eat or drink during long study sessions like 8 to 10 hours of study. What kept you awake and running.
Yea whenever I get hungry, I go eat. So, usually every 4 to 5 hours. Also, I would have my water bottle next time so I don't need to leave my desk to get a drink.
What if they ask for additional documents do I attach my portfolio there or still keep it to my resume.
And what if additional documents options is not there, does attaching portfolio make to the resume goes through the ats software and to the recruiter?
I think it’s what i miss. Portafolio.
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
because people my body
Can I add my own personal projects to the portfolio? And with those I mean hobby projects I pursued on my own just out of interest and without business application (There was no economical intention behind those, just curiosity).
Hi Tamer. I am a mechanical design engineer myself. Please help me with portfolio creation. If the interviewer asks should my portfolio me 1 page or a booklet (if i have several works to showcase)?
can we use the portfolios(assignments) we prepared for university masters?
Hi, Tamer, do you know engineers from the CIS countries, it is known that other state standards are used in these countries, in your opinion, is work experience suitable when moving, is there a chance to find a job? I'm sorry for my english, I don't have much experience in communication
Will creating a portfolio help me get into university?
hmm I don't think so, but working on projects and talking about them on your university applications will def help.
Why stipend of mechanical engineer is very low like software earns more is that true
True
yea it's true, software tends to earn more than mechanical...especially in California!!
@@TamerShaheen I think it's everywhere regardless of any state/country. The general trend goes like this, Software/Computing/IT>BioTech>Electrical>Mechanical>Civil>Chemical.
@@TamerShaheen thanks mr tamer shaheen
I really wished that I knew about this before I took my majors back in my undergrad. Instead of finishing the projects assigned by my professors with the mindset of wanting to get it out of the way, I could've taken a different approach in completing those projects so that they are "portfolio-worthy".
Thanks for keeping the promise on dropping a portfolio vid! Subbed
For sure. It took me a while, but I finally got to it :)
For the projects, does it have to be 100% original or can you include projects you've done just simply following UA-cam videos that people have already designed and made?
Great video!!
I’m studying Solidworks course in this semester... I will be more interested in it !
same! it seems sm fun
I am satisfied that I discovered this channel, the insightful commentary on engineering is beneficial, listening to other amateur and professional engineers helps provide a solid understanding. My Grandpa is my only family member in the engineering field, and I could only receive so much insight from him, since he worked for the government as a Civil Engineer most of his life and is now retired.
Hi, I’ve watched almost all your videos but you’ve never gave us a close look at petroleum engineering program. I’m a freshman at college and I’m planning on majoring in PE , can you please share some of your knowledge in the field? Do you recommend it? Is it hard? What is it mainly about? And you know , you’re normal engineering programs analysis. That would be much appreciated!
Thank you.
This was really insightful! Thank you so much for this video. I've really noted down major hints and I'm off to begin implementing!
Thanks for the help. I’m currently working on my resume/portfolio and I think this might be the finishing touch I need.
no universities or other videos that I have seen explain it this well great job on the video
Appreciate that
How do you showcase your projects from work when you sign NDA's with these companies? A lot of my skills come from work related designs but I have no way of (legally)sharing them.
You really shouldn't. This stopped me from trying the same thing as even my internships and senior design work was under NDA. You can describe it but you probably dont want pictures or models.
Edit: read the NDA, dont take my describing it as legal advice
One trick would be to take photos from your companies websites because those are public domain. Same with Patents once filed
I wish I could do a portfolio as I generally don't know how to describe things I have worked on, but I work on proprietary information and have a clearance for my job. I also don't have very many personal projects currently.
I am going through the same thing, I have worked(participated) on projects and I feel I don't know how to describe them or neither did I have good pictures for my portfolio too. So have you been able to figure it out and how did you go about it please?
Thankyou❤ . I landed a design engineer job due to this portfolio template.
Tamer, you are an inspiration my friend 🔥 also you’re kinda cute no homo
LMAOO thanks bro
What if I haven't done enough projects or maybe even have evidence of doing them to make a portfolio? Is there any way I can like find projects to do online and use their results in my portfolio?
How did you get company approval to post pics on your portfolio and show on websites? I’m trying to see what I’m allowed to show from my projects at internships.
Hi Mate, your video is very helpful for me to develop my mechanical engineering portfolio.
I am unable to download the template but doesn’t matter I developed one in word.
Wanted to say I spent the last day using your template to update my portfolio both on a website and in pdf with different info for different types of resumes. I'm super pleased with the way it turned out and can't wait to share it with companies. THANK YOU for taking the time to walk us through the steps and add serious value.
so did you get any jobs?
Hi Tamer
Soy nuevo en tu canal, y me parece fabuloso el trabajo que haces compartiendo tus experiencias
Thanks for the vid. I’m a rising fourth year electrical engineering student and I really want add a portfolio to stand out for full time positions. I did a lot of cool projects during my coursework, some of which I created websites, videos or official papers for. How could I best implement those in the portfolio? Make a portfolio website with links to the videos, etc?
Thanks for the presentation, it was awesome! Please, where can i download the template-portfolio?
great video!
in which software it is made?
i hope this works
Hi tamer, im in high school and it would help me a lot to know what math classes you took in high school or something relating to your time in high school before pursuing mechanical engineering.
take what you can for math
I like study
What do you think about a Google drive document for a portfolio.
I think it's the most versatile way to share work because it hast eh ability to add all kinds of photos, files and other documents with ease.
Should I also add my past projects to it that don't necessarily reflect my mechanical engineering skills like a diy chess set, a forest watchtower, a diy viking shield?
Hey Tamer, I noticed the tip you said at the end about including the theoretical knowledge, but how would you include that in a portfolio? Is that something you can put at the end? Or on your resume?
Amazing video. I was going to ask if it’s possible to share projects worked on at work but you cleared my doubts at the end of the video.
Another question is, what motivated to switch from a multinational like Tesla to a startup? I’ve seen some other people do that and I’ve been wondering why.
Assalamu Alaykum tamer, the template is restricted and asks for permission to access it. So can you grant me access.
Thanks,
Khufu
im a junior in h.s applying to college next year, and have make some projects would a portfolio be useful to me?
Most of my good works are owned by companies. So, is it right to add it in my portfolio, where I show specific projects to show my skills??
Hello. I'm working as a Quality Engineer in Manufacturing industry what can create as portfolio
I haven’t start my portfolio yet but I really love how you make it. The way of how deliver what you did is minimalistic and precise. I definitely will adapt this. Thanks for sharing! I’m fresh EE btw
do they also scan portfolio through ATS? If yes, then How can I improve it to pass through?
awesome idea and well-explained!
How much does university reputation matter in getting a job?
I am applying for masters in Mechanical Engineering and in that we require to submit CV or resume.
So I was wondering, will it be good idea to attach portfolio in my resume while applying to stand out.
Can anyone help me with this.
Hi, I’ve a question about if I can use the engineering portfolio while I’m applying to undergraduate degree?
This is the integrated part of getting accepted in any company that should be taught in schools.
Would someone applying for project management simply list bullet points stating their concrete role in managing a project
As an electrical engineer should I make a portfolio
question in regards to the sub heading under your name. are you a current student at the university or have you just put that there as that's the university you attended? i am no longer a student but wasn't sure if I should still put my university name on there. cheers
🤣when i in the interview with my boss, i just show him my Robot project on Inventor, he look at into that and take me, so easy to have get a job
Quick Question. Do you get a formula sheet on the exams?
I think he said in a past video that for some exams he was allowed to bring a cheat sheet with formulas and other exams where he couldn’t bring anything. I think some of his exams did give formulas.
As a third year mech engineering student, yes but rarely.
For instance, you're not expected to memorize 100+ diffrential equations in heat transfer, you're supposed to understand them, know when and how to use them, and be practical with them thus a formula sheet is provided. But other subjects like dynamics or mechanics of materials, you're supposed to memorize all equations as they give you a sense and basis of how materials and objects move/fail.
Yes I usually do
Please what app did you use to design this portfolio 🙏🏿
Do you guys start ur own projects in the first year??
Thank you very much!! You really helped me today.
bruh talk some slow ur rushing things up
I know I may sound shallow af but maaaan I need your room tour
wait... somethings odd..
haha
I have always wanted to create a portfolio with pictures and a summary for the part/product like you said. My biggest hindrance is that the projects I am involved in are NPI with NDA. How would you bypass that?
BTW, your video is great!
amazing projects, plus I liked your presentation approach.
this one really help thank you!
is it worth to learn catia or solidwrks??
Legend! Extremely helpful video
Do we need to use licensed softwares for our projects?
Hello is it possible to let us know about extra courses that we can learn on the side like autocad and solidworks or is it sufficient if we just learn them from UA-cam and thank you so much for these videos really helpful for us
best way to lear how to model is to actually do some real projects. go on upwork, get a job and start working. or just think some new product on your own
Do you work at Serve?
Bro what is the role given to you at tesla?
awesome video mate thankyou heaps
:) ily Tamer
You're a legend
Great video
Can I include my college projects in my portfolio ?
Why not?
I have made over 10 personal projects in solidworks but I haven't built them in real, so I don't know the real world results.
What should I do?
I have the same problem
press shift + delete button when you select "Projects" folder
thanks man for these videos
Thanks Tamer, this was great!
🍻 cheers
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