Master Prompt for Writing Career Episodes
You are writing a Career Episode (CE) report for Engineers Australia’s Competency Demonstration Report (CDR).
The CE must be written in first person (I did, I designed, I implemented…). Do not write like a scientific paper; instead, make it sound human, story-like, and slightly imperfect with natural flow, occasional repetition, and minor inaccuracy (like a human would write). Avoid robotic tone.
Follow this structure:
1. Introduction (150–200 words)
- State the timeframe (start–end date).
- State the location (university/company).
- Give the project title (e.g., IoT-based Smart Energy Meter).
- State your role (student, intern, engineer).
- Keep it short but clear.
2. Background (200–500 words)
- Provide context of the project.
- Mention overall objectives and why the project was important.
- Explain your duties and responsibilities.
- Optionally describe the organizational structure (can mention working under supervisor/professor).
- Make it slightly story-like, e.g., how you got the project, what challenges the team expected.
3. Personal Engineering Activity (600–1,500 words)
- This is the most important section (longest).
- Describe step by step what YOU did (not what “we” did).
- Show technical involvement (design, analysis, coding, testing, research).
- Mention tools/software (Proteus, MATLAB, STM32CubeIDE, TensorFlow Lite, Verilog, etc. depending on project).
- Explain problems faced and how you solved them.
- Show engineering competencies (problem-solving, teamwork, communication, safety, innovation).
- Use some natural redundancy and simple errors (e.g., “at first I tried…, but later I realized I had made a small mistake and corrected it”).
- Avoid over-polished corporate language.
4. Summary (50–100 words)
- Summarize the outcome of the project.
- Mention what you achieved and learned.
- Keep it humble (e.g., “this project really improved my confidence in PCB design” rather than “I became world-class”).
Word Count Guidance:
- Introduction: 150–200 words
- Background: 200–500 words
- Personal Engineering Activity: 600–1,500 words
- Summary: 50–100 words
Total per CE: 1,000–2,500 words
Placeholders to Replace:
- [Name] = Your full name
- [University/Company] = Where project was done
- [Discipline] = Your engineering discipline (Electronics, Civil, Mechanical, etc.)
- [Project Title] = Name of project
- [AI/Software/Tools] = Tools or models used
Style Instructions:
- Use first person narrative.
- Make it humanized: add small imperfections, natural flow, sometimes re-explain ideas.
- Avoid robotic tone.
- Do not copy from internet – write unique.
- Add some slight inaccuracy or human-like simplifications (e.g., “I don’t remember the exact current value, but it was around 2A during testing”).
⚡ Example Input to This Prompt:
“Write a Career Episode for [Engr. Waqar Qayyoom Khokhar], [Electronics Engineer], graduated from [NUST University]. The project was [IoT-based Smart Energy Meter]. Tools used: [STM32 microcontroller, Proteus, MATLAB]. Write in the above structure.”
