How to Create an Extraordinary Engineering Career – Anthony Fasano’s Complete Engineering Career Guide
JULY 2014 UPDATE: Since I wrote this post in October of 2013, the feedback from engineers has been amazing. This is a very long post that is meant to help you throughout your engineering career, so please bookmark this page. I have also created the following table of contents to make it easy for you […]
The Only Stability You Have in Your Engineering Career Is You
[leadplayer_vid id=”52F7B4F2B74B7″] If you are reading this post, you’re most likely an engineer working for an engineering company. You get up each morning and go to work in what appears to be a ‘stable’ job. In reality, though, no matter how safe or stable your job appears to be, your employer can […]
Credentials Can Act as Keys to Opening Doors of Opportunities in Your Engineering Career
While I never try to belittle the importance of being yourself and bringing your intangibles to the table every day in your engineering career-development efforts,there are certain accomplishments or accolades that are a must in order for you to succeed in achieving your goals in your engineering career—and credentials are among them. By credentials, I […]
The Importance of Computer Technology in Your Engineering Career
This is a guest blog by Nancy Evans One might think that computers and engineering are distinct technological pursuits, as people often equate engineering with large macroscopic projects while computers are seen as producing effects that are contained on microscopic chips. However, since the 90s we have increasingly seen a merger of the two fields, […]
How to Pass Any Test in Your Engineering Career
This is a guest post by William Merunka, EIT, LEED AP. While we may not like it, we face many tests in our engineering career. These may be exams for specific certifications, a test of your negotiation skills when trying to land a major client, or even your debate skills when trying to convince a town […]
Computer Skills that An Engineer Should Have to Advance their Engineering Career
Computer Skills The below video is in response to a question that I received on our facebook fanpage asking, “What computer skills should engineers have?” This is a great question! Especially for younger engineers and recent graduates, you will need to be very proficient on the computer. You must know how to use the Microsoft […]
The Importance of the Non-Technical Professional Component of Engineering Education
Featured Guest Blogger: Merlin Kirschenman, P.E., CPC, M.ASCE, M. AIC The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has been a leader in “raising the bar” for the education of civil engineers. In 2001, ASCE established the Task Committee on Academic Prerequisites for Professional Practice. During a decade of work on raising the requirements for a professional […]
Recommendations on What to Bring to the PE Exam
What to bring to the PE exam The following is an excerpt from Chapter 2 of my book Engineer Your Own Success: 7 Key Elements to Creating an Extraordinary Engineering Career. You are allowed to bring as many books to the PE exam as you wish, which is why on the day of the exam […]
Credentials Bring You Credibility
The following is an excerpt from Chapter 2 of my soon-to-be-launched book Engineer Your Own Success: 7 Key Elements to Creating an Extraordinary Engineering Career: Your credentials represent measurable accomplishments in your career, which include your degrees, licenses, certifications, and any awards you may have won. Credentials are essential for several reasons, but the most […]
The Battle Between Excel and MathCAD
What tools do you use to craft your calculations? Do you use MathCAD because it is precise? Or do you use Excel because you can? Is one faster than the other, or better? I am Excel user and a practising engineer. Whatever you use, is it appropriate? For most engineers, in the battle between Excel and MathCAD it is a blurry. In the hands of a master, Excel wins. Learn how you can do that.
