Members often contact other SWE members at potential employers before interviewing to get inside information about the company. When you consider all the mergers, spin-offs, and divestitures that are occurring, a network is a necessity. In addition to your local Section, there are nationwide resources to help you with your job search. Send in your information to the SWE Resume Database, or use the job-hunting service from the SWE web page. The annual Career Fair, held during the National Conference is another great place to find a job.
Some meetings are technical and some are planned simply for socializing.
Some Sections have judged Mr. Engineering Pageants and even brewed beer. Members can supply details about graduate schools, companies, and career changes, too. SWE is a resource on many issues for women in engineering. At local meetings, you can converse with a peer group that is hard to find at work or in your neighborhood. As women engineers and scientists, we can sometimes feel isolated in the workplace.