Three Ways to Engineer Salary Increases in Your Career
Many of our motivated members at the Institute for Engineering Career Development are interested in increasing their salaries—who isn’t, right? Unfortunately,in this economy, many engineering companies have lowered their salary increase rates from past years, some significantly. Gone are the days when you could show up to work as an engineer, do your job and […]
What to Do in Your Engineering Career When You Don’t Know What to Do
This post was inspired by a recent conversation that I had with one of our Institute for Engineering Career Development (IECD) members. She is a young engineer and not sure what direction to go in her engineering career. She is considering various questions, such as: What specific discipline in her engineering field should she go […]
The Perfect Engineering Job is out there for Every Engineer Even if it is not a Traditional Engineering Job
Many engineers join our Institute for Engineering Career Development to find the perfect engineering job or as I like to say it, create their ideal engineering career. My question to our members is always, “How do you define the best engineering job?” In my opinion, the best engineering job for each person is the job […]
Tips for a Successful Geographic Relocation in Your Engineering Career Part 2 of 2 – Financial Tips for Relocating
This is a guest post by Jason Kent, P.E. This is the second post of a two part series entitled Tips for a Successful Geographic Relocation in Your Engineering Career – Financial Tips for Relocating. To read the first post in the series. Being offered a position in a new location brings with it a […]
10 Recommendations for Creating Your Ideal Engineering Career from a Young Engineer in Alaska Who is Doing It
Designing your ideal engineering career…. This post is based on an interview I did with Jessica Smith, a younger engineer working as a transportation planner at the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) in Fairbanks, Alaska. In the interview we focused on the idea of creating the ideal engineering career. I have been trying to convince engineers […]
Tips for a Successful Geographic Relocation in Your Engineering Career Part 1 of 2
I have had the pleasure of providing career-coaching services to several engineers recently who are considering and seeking advice for successful geographic relocation in their engineering careers. Therefore, I decided to write a series of two posts to assist those engineers out there that might be making (or considering making) a geographic relocation in their […]
Dressing for Success – Will It Really Impact Your Engineering Career Development?
An engineer recently asked me – How important is the way you dress in respect to your reputation and credibility? I thought it was a great question and one that many people don’t ask themselves often enough. I believe that the way you dress does have an impact on your reputation, and ultimately your engineering […]
Early Financial Freedom: An Engineer’s Road to Early Retirement
Featured Guest Blogger: Author of the Early Financial Freedom blog When Anthony asked me to be a guest blogger, I jumped at the offer since I have so much in common with his distinguished audience. Anthony asked me to write this post sharing my story in hopes it would inspire engineers to follow their dreams […]
5 Tips to Help Recent Engineering Graduates Land Their First Job
I have received requests for advice from many recent engineering graduates for recommendations on how to get their first job, so I thought I would write this post to share some recommendations for everyone.: 1. Tailor your resume specifically to the job you are applying for. I recently spoke at a conference where a hiring […]
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, […]
