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2024 CIEC

Authors

Mark Pagano; Lorne Arnold; Heather Dillon

X X TME 481 X X X X X X X TME 482 X X X X X X XComplete ME Program Educational Objectives from Table 1 AboveThe faculty of the University of Washington Tacoma ME program strive to serve our studentsand other constituents by continuously improving our educational program. We envision that: 1. Our graduates will thrive in careers that utilize specific principles, professional skills, and technical innovation. 2. Our graduates will be prepared to advance their studies through professional development, certifications, or post-graduate degrees. 3. Our graduates will pursue excellence in collaboration and leadership with an emphasis on the importance of

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2024 CIEC

Authors

Melissa Symanski; Molly Pobiel

colleges and universities to the workplace, two talentand organizational development internal consultants conducted a 0–2-year employee experiencestudy, including focus group interviews, peer firm interviews, exit interview data, and experiencemapping workshops. Our findings indicated that new hires were struggling with three mainthemes: (1) imposter syndrome, (2) lack of assertiveness, and (3) generational stereotypes. Thesefindings offer engineering and education professionals insight into students’ challenges as theytransition from school to the workplace and how to mitigate them through mentorship andsupport. This paper examines the findings of the 0-2-year employee experience study andrecommends ways to address imposter syndrome, lack of