Can You Explain Your Engineering Career Goals While Standing On One Leg?
As we begin another calendar year, I would urge you to think deeply about your professional career goals for the upcoming year, but also beyond that. What do you want to accomplish in your engineering career? What does your career look like from a big picture perspective? Could you explain it succinctly if I asked […]
Podcast Creator Ignores Cries that Engineers Won’t Listen to Podcast Making Forbes Citation Even More Validating
Podcast Creator Ignores Cries that Engineers Won’t Listen to Podcast Making Forbes Citation Even More Validating Easily Accessible Podcast for Engineers Thrives in the Face of Naysayers RIDGEWOOD, New Jersey – December 30, 2017 – Forbes recently recognized The Engineering Career Coach Podcast as one of the 15 most inspiring podcasts for professionals. For the […]
Achieving Business Success as an Early Stage Entrepreneur
Following the unprecedented increase in the number of people turning to entrepreneurship, there’s no denying that owning a business is unusually appealing. It’s easy to understand what creates this feeling. Everyone wants some measure of freedom to be able to make their own independent decisions and run their own show, however, do you know a […]
7 Ways You Should Not Be Writing Your Engineering Resume
It’s easy to think of any resume as just a simple list of facts about yourself. How hard can it be to write an engineering resume? You’d be surprised at the mistakes some engineering job hunters make. Here are 7 mistakes that are commonly made in an engineering resume, and how you can avoid them. […]
Five Tips for Smooth Engineering Career Transitions
Switching engineering jobs isn’t as easy as switching car gears. There’s a lot of paperwork and bureaucratic red tape involved, a lot of re-training, and of course, the awkward handing in of your two weeks notice followed by the dozens of goodbyes from your coworkers. Nonetheless, this shouldn’t scare you into pursuing what you are […]
How to Get Ahead in your Engineering Career in 2018
Bruce Lee said, “I don’t fear the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks. I fear the man who practiced one kick 10,000 times.” I won’t say that a few quotes will change your life, but perhaps hearing them can positively impact your mindset and allow you to know how to get ahead in your […]
4 Occupational Safety and Health Administration Tips for Engineers
Engineers are typically accustomed to hazardous conditions, but that doesn’t mean that OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) best practices should simply be swept under the rug as common knowledge. Electrical mishaps, fires, and deadly equipment accidents are just a few of the potential hazards that engineers of all fields are susceptible to, so […]
5 Tips for Improving Internal Team Communication
Project managers spend the vast majority of their time communicating with others. Depending on the source you reference, the figure can go as high as 80 percent of one’s time is tied-up in some type of communication. A good amount of this time is spent in external communication: the client, the architect, the design team, […]
How to be More Effective with your LinkedIn Connections
Whether you’re actively seeking a new job, recently graduated and just want any job, or are proactively seeking the right career growth opportunity, growing your LinkedIn connections and knowing how to use LinkedIn is necessary. We know having connections matter and that LinkedIn is the best tool for getting in front of decision makers and […]
The Best Ways to Find Public Speaking Opportunities Around You
Here are some public speaking opportunities for you to consider: