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Technical skills are the tools of the trade for engineers. If you want to find your perfect job, you can’t let your technical background do all the talking. In today’s hyper-competitive work environment, the winning formula for an engineer’s job application involves showcasing technical/hard skills, accomplishments, and soft skills.

Effective and successful engineers have a single trait in common. They are capable of effectively managing their time. Time is a precious commodity, therefore, maximizing productivity and your time can do wonders for your career and personal life.

Do you demand a high level of performance from yourself? Establishing a habit of journaling will help you reflect on and better understand your performance, and ultimately help you make adjustments if needed.

There was one skill that I heard frequently was lacking for both project managers and organization managers - effective delegation. It is the assignment of responsibility to another person to carry out a specific activity.

Nowadays, the engineering market has become more and more demanding and competitive. It's not enough to get your degree; you need to constantly learn and develop new skills to stand out from the other engineers and work on exciting projects.

Engineers of the future must possess skills like innovation, entrepreneurial vision, and teamwork. These aren’t traits that have commonly been attributed to engineering, but the rate of technological change has been so rapid that most college courses become obsolete by the time students graduate

Engineers are known for accuracy, attention to detail, and finding elegant solutions to complex problems. Yet when it comes to licensing, most firms lack a functional, comprehensive system to safeguard compliance. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to eliminate those risks and manage all aspects of your firm’s licensing efficiently and effectively.

There are tools that can make things easier for engineers, and one of the most essential is scheduling software.

So, you have an awesome idea for a new technology for product development. This is the one. It’s going to make you a millionaire. Or so you think. The problem is, 90 percent of new

  “Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.”—Eleanor Roosevelt Who hasn’t heard this famous quote? To have meaningful conversations, we need to raise our levels to those of great minds.

  Being a successful mechanical engineer goes beyond just being a pro at science and math. Whether an individual has several years of experience as a mechanical engineer or has graduated recently, there are strategies

Whether you’re starting an engineering management role for the first time or you’re a more seasoned professional, your energy is likely to wane after a few months of focusing at getting better at your engineering

Regardless of your job, industry, or position in the company you work for, it is always important to stay in the competition and be an in-demand professional. By being a demanded engineering professional, you’ll always

  Winter has gone. New Year resolutions may have been broken, but the days are getting longer and spring is in the air. The outlook is rosy. It’s a good time for people to consider

Building self-confidence is not easy. For many engineering professionals, comfort is a function of routine. We establish a set of sequences that we enjoy, that we know we succeed at, that will make us feel

  So, what is Engineering Management? Is it preparing budgets, scheduling, resource allocation and earned value management? These skills are the barometers of monitoring projects and work groups. But management principles are more defined than