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I am not an engineer but I spent 30 years fixing the things the engineer didn't think of.
This has nothing to do with passing the test but when you are working and once your design meets the real world I think they should spend more effort in making things serviceable and reliable.
Engineering these days seems to be more like "Don't make it as strong as you can, make it as cheap and light as you can get away with".
I understand they are hitting a price point but you need to look at the long term cost, not just the original purchase price.
German cars are probably the worst examples but they don't seem to take into account that someone will have to service this thing some day.

(sorry for the rant )

For students preparing for core Electrical Engineering roles, I’ve found that Electrical Machines and Power Systems are probably the two areas worth getting especially comfortable with.

For Electrical Machines, I’d make sure you understand transformers beyond just the basic equations. Construction, operating principles, transformer tests, three phase connections, parallel operation, and protection components such as Buchholz relays are all worth knowing.

For Power Systems, I’d focus on transmission fundamentals, including AC vs. DC transmission, high voltage transmission, skin effect, line inductance and capacitance, Ferranti effect, and surge impedance.

One area I wouldn’t overlook is faults and protection. Understanding different types of faults, fault current calculations, relay operation, and circuit breakers seems much more useful for practical interviews than simply memorizing formulas.

I also think it’s worth connecting the theory to actual equipment. Once you understand why a transformer, motor, relay, or breaker behaves the way it does, the interview questions become much easier to reason through rather than just recall.

Curious how others here would rank the EE fundamentals for someone preparing for a core electrical engineering role?

My 2 printers are hard wired to the router but my wife can still get to them through the WiFi in the router. I don't use WiFi much myself. I actually have 2 separate routers with different network access. I have one for guests that only connects to the internet. My network is on another router.