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Re:Every engineer should do a stint in consulting by arethuza on Thursday September 16, 2021 @06:44AM (#28550078)
Based upon my own experience in the area - having a whole two weeks to learn something before being presented to customers as an expert is actually pretty good.
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Re:Every engineer should do a stint in consulting by darkwater on Thursday September 16, 2021 @10:39AM (#28552402)
So, you would be confident doing a presentation about a topic in which you have a total of 2 weeks of working experience? Personally, I would not.
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Re:Every engineer should do a stint in consulting by arethuza on Thursday September 16, 2021 @10:56AM (#28552630)
It was pointed out to me early in that phase of my career (happily long ago) that for most clients - talking with absolute confidence is far more important than talking based on actual hard knowledge.
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