About Us

My name is Francisco Wagner and I am a senior in the Cornell University College of Engineering majoring in Operations Research & Engineering. I have four years of experience struggling to find internship and full-time roles. After every recruitment cycle I have analyzed my approach and identified key takeaways which I implement in the following cycle. I have incorporated many of these lessons in this project so that some of the problems I faced and mistakes I made can be avoided by future students. Additionally, I have experience with Microsoft Excel which has been useful in iterating through the application tracking spreadsheet.

My name is Matt Pullano and I am a senior in the Cornell University College of Engineering majoring in Mechanical Engineering and minoring in Business. Currently going through my third full recruiting process, I have grown frustrated with my lack of organization in applications and recruitment knowledge. I have learned through my experiences in different clubs and activities at Cornell that many other students have the same frustrations in their application processes. In an effort to reduce the stress of completing tens of applications every year, I have worked diligently to develop the tools outlined in this document. I am confident that these tools will help to keep myself and my fellow students organized and high-performing in our applications.

My name is Rey Rodriguez and I am a senior in the Cornell University College of Engineering majoring in Computer Science Engineering with a minor in Electrical and Computer Engineering. From the beginning of my time at Cornell I have been applying and struggling to find internships and jobs, and have had many conversations with my peers that also highlight similar experiences in their job searches. Because of these experiences with the challenging application process over the past couple of years, I feel as though I am able to identify and understand many of the shortcomings of the common college applicant. These challenges include things like staying organized with my applications, knowing position deadlines, and having a lackluster portfolio that can be improved; all of which are addressed in this user document. I have had a lot of experience with both excel and GitHub, and how to use them in a variety of ways. I have also spoken to many people who are successful in the engineering field who have given me advice surrounding the job search, all of which I have tried to incorporate into this user document.

My name is Dan Batan and I am a senior in the Cornell University College of Engineering majoring in Electrical & Computer Engineering with a minor in Computer Science. As a senior, I have experienced the undergraduate job search process four times now and from this I have learned about key difficulties in the process. I have personally struggled with keeping my applications organized, figuring out what past projects both from in and out of the classroom to include in a portfolio and what medium to use for such a portfolio, and knowing key pieces of information about jobs in my field of choice, computer architecture. My negative experiences inspired me to work on this project to help future engineering students make the most out of their job searches. For my qualifications, I have used the Google Workspace tools and GitHub many times in my undergraduate works and feel confident in using them to their full potential here. I hope that my experiences and efforts have made this guide as useful as possible as well as helped me to improve my technical writing skills as I continue to grow as an engineer.