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Career Development Guide for Job Seekers – Casey Handmer's blog

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Context October 2025: With the government shut down and NASA JPL business in apparent terminal decline, I have received numerous inbounds from former colleagues and friends asking for advice in post-NASA career development. At the same time, in my day job running Terraform Industries, I get to interview thousands of hopeful engineers, hire a few of them, then help them learn to make the most of their opportunities. To the extent this is a numbers game, I have some insights here, which I will share. Obviously, YMMV. Every company does recruitment differently and you should solicit a range of opinions. For additional context, here are some previous posts on this subject. Post on JPL and NASA’s lack of preparedness for changes in the space industry (2021). Post on existential challenges to NASA and the new Moon race (2025). Post on my various professional failures (I’ve been there!). Maximizing Resume Signal Noise Ratio. The Well Rounded Engineer. Stuff You Should Have Learned By Now, Bu

Context October 2025: With the government shut down and NASA JPL business in apparent terminal decline, I have received numerous inbounds from former colleagues and friends asking for advice in post-NASA career development. At the same time, in my day job running Terraform Industries, I get to interview thousands of hopeful engineers, hire a few of them, then help them learn to make the most of their opportunities. To the extent this is a numbers game, I have some insights here, which I will share. Obviously, YMMV. Every company does recruitment differently and you should solicit a range of op

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