When I was a senior in high school and preparing to go to college, I was surprised at the number of times this exchange occurred:
Them: So what major are you going for? Me: I'm going to be an Engineer. Them: Like... on a train? I guess you have to consider your audience. If you're pitching, and the other party doesn't understand what a "compliance engineer" is (or doesn't ask you for more information), they probably don't need one, and you probably don't want to work for them anyway. On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 9:17 PM, Doug Powell <[email protected]> wrote: > All, > > Of all the people on this forum I'm certain we all share to some extent > the same quandary. > > I am currently searching for work either as full time or as contract. Part > of the coaching I received is to develop a 30 second elevator speech to > describe myself to almost anyone. One of the difficulties I face is > confusion about the general term Compliance Engineer. > > Often I see people confuse this with a compliance officer in banking or a > medical professional of some kind. A third possibility is some sort of a > field auditor. > > My question is, how do any of you express what you do to the uninitiated, > whether in a job title or even to family and friends? > > Thanks, - doug > > Douglas Powell > http://www.linkedin.com/in/dougp01 > > - > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc > discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to < > [email protected]> > > All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: > http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html > > Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at > http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in > well-used formats), large files, etc. > > Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ > Instructions: http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to > unsubscribe) <http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html> > List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html > > For help, send mail to the list administrators: > Scott Douglas <[email protected]> > Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> > > For policy questions, send mail to: > Jim Bacher <[email protected]> > David Heald <[email protected]> > - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to unsubscribe) List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> David Heald: <[email protected]>
