CAREER OUTLOOK
USBE&IT: What must-have advice do you have for
students before they attend the BEYA job fair? William Redmond: I would tell students to understand
what is and isn’t professional business and business etiquette. Before candidates begin to speak they are already making an impression by their appearance and the way that they carry themselves. The second piece is to be prepared by researching the companies that will be recruiting. What is on their mission statements? What are the products and product areas that they focus on, and have questions ready for the recruiter or inter- viewer.
USBE&IT: What information do you think students might want at the job fair that wasn’t available? William Redmond: When I attended the job fair I felt that everything was well planned. Since I have graduated from col- lege, smartphones have become popular and common and I think that students at the job fair will benefit from mobile applications such as a BEYA STEM Guidebook to provide them with updated
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aTisha Durham, 27, is a technical lead in NAVAIR’s Avionics Architecture and Systems Engineering Divi- sion. Durham is responsible for providing avion- ics systems engineering expertise applied to development programs and projects for PMA-231 E-2D and C-2A Joint Precision Approach and landing systems products through- out system life cycle. She received her bachelor’s degree in computer engineering from North Carolina A&T State University, and her master’s degree in systems engineering from Iowa State University.
USBE&IT: What year, or years, did you attend the
BEYA job fair? LaTisha Durham: I attended the 2004 and 2008 BEYA STEM in respectively my freshman and senior years.
USBE&IT: What expectations did you have about
the job fair, and were they met? LaTisha Durham: My expectations while attending
BEYA’s Career Fair were to learn about the different com- panies, how my field of study relates to the organization, interview with potential employees and to ultimately find a job. Yes, my expectations were met.
LaTisha Durham, technical lead, Avionics Architecture and Systems Engineering Division, NAVAIR
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schedule and location information about the conference.
USBE&IT: What has been your proudest professional achievement at your organization? William Redmond: My proudest professional achievement
at my organization was being selected for the Modern Day Tech- nology Leader Achievement award at BEYA STEM.
USBE&IT: What sector publications do you always read
or consult? William Redmond: I read US Black Engineer & Informa-
tion Technology magazine, the National Society of Black Engi- neers magazine, and IEEE Spectrum.
USBE&IT: What do you think are the emerging career opportunities in your sector? William Redmond: They include the development of unmanned aerial vehicles, and there has been a lot of investment in unmanned technology.
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