How to Cultivate Excellent Professional Relationships
Professional relationships are key to success in any profession. Engineering is no exception. Success is fueled as much by who you know as it is by what you know. While this may seem unfair, there’s a perfectly logical reason for this: people do business with people they know, like, and trust. And how do […]
Building Real Friendships That Can Get Engineers Hired
It might sound contrary to the idea of career professionalism but building real friendships can and will get you hired. In fact, if you’re not making friends when you network, you’re not doing it properly. Networking is the most powerful job search strategy because it will lead to getting referred in for jobs that […]
Good Engineers Practice: Skills to Advance Your Career
As a younger engineer I occasionally spent time doing the wrong things. My eagerness caused me to accept tasks and work with unconfirmed assumptions. This lead to repeat work and disappointment from my mangers. My focus was on activity, not results. Keeping a journal helped me learned that I was spending much of my time doing tasks that did not contribute to my team. The best […]
Who Are Quantity Surveyors and Why Are They Important?
Civil engineering is a discipline many people are not really familiar with. This is a real shame since civil engineering impacts our society so much. Namely, it comprises various professions, including structural, geotechnical, environmental, water resources, construction management, and transportation engineers. One particularly interesting area is quantity surveying, a profession that blends engineering, construction, and […]
How to Use the PSI Framework to Sell Yourself in a Job Interview
PSI stands for more than just “pounds per square inch” when inflating tires. It also stands for a meaningful way to enhance your value to a potential new or existing employer, especially during job interviews. The PSI framework is also a great method you can use on the job to sell a project, product or […]
Have You Heard of the S.O.A.R Method?
How do you prepare for an interview? Do you read typical questions that the employer might ask? Do you practice artful responses? The S.O.A.R. Answer Method is helpful for preparing for interview questions and it keeps you focused on the discussion while you are answering. This answer method works well on interview questions 11 […]
From Civil Engineer to Manager – Anthony Fasano Featured on Recent ASCE Interchange Video
Engineering Management Institute (EMI) President Anthony Fasano, P.E. was recently featured in an American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Interchange Video entitled From Civil Engineer to Manager. ASCE Interchange is a multi-part series of educational videos on important issues in the engineering community produced by ASCE. In each monthly 6- to 7-minute segment, Casey Dinges, […]
For Engineering Firms, It Takes More Than Talent to Win
You’ve got plenty of talent and depth on your bench, and your sales team is doing a great job putting together compelling proposals. Yet too often, your team is cut in the final round, or turned away before you’ve even had a chance to show what you’re capable of. If you’ve been in this business […]
How to Sell Yourself in a Job Interview to Guarantee a Job Offer
You’ve sent out your resume and cover letter and gotten that job interview you wanted. Are you ready? Because now it’s time to concentrate and do whatever it takes to get the job you’ve always wanted. Begin by learning everything there is about the company you’re interviewing at, the person you’re be meeting, and […]
Better Marketing for Engineering Firms Through Better Public Speaking
Colter has been enjoying working at his job as an engineer at a regional engineering firm. He is good at his job, liked by his co-workers and management, and has moved up a couple of rungs at the company. At his last performance evaluation, he visited with his manager about starting to take on […]