If You Set Lofty Goals, You Will Engineer Their Reality

I often talk to our Institute for Engineering Career Development (IECD) members about setting lofty goals in their engineering careers. When I say “lofty,” I mean really big goals, goals that on first thought might even seem unreachable. Once you set these types of goals, it is imperative that you remind yourself of them over and […]

Top Mechanical Engineering Companies to Work For

As we mentioned in a recent post, our members have been asking who the top mechanical engineering companies to work for are, so this post covers some of the top mechanical engineering companies to work for. We should mention that our analysis of the top mechanical engineering companies to work for focused mostly on the […]

Top Electrical Engineering Companies To Work For

As we mentioned in a recent post, our members have been asking what the best engineering consulting firms to work for are, so this post covers some of the top electrical engineering companies to work for. We should mention that our analysis of the top electrical engineering companies to work for focused mostly on the larger […]

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 […]

The Five Larger Best Civil Engineering Firms to Work For

As we mentioned in a recent post, our members have been asking what the best engineering consulting firms to work for are, so this post covering some of the best civil engineering firms to work for is the first in a series. We should mention that our analysis of the best civil engineering firms to […]

Five Must Do’s as a Project Manager in the Engineering Industry

This is a guest post by Githal Pathirana. Managing projects in any industry is a challenge. Project managers must have the ability to listen thoroughly, think quickly, and delegate properly, all while tracking results and making necessary adjustments. To say it requires a level-headed person capable of organized multi-tasking is an understatement. A project manager in […]

The Best Engineering Consulting Firms to Work For

The Best Engineering Consulting Firms to Work For As of recently, many of our Engineering Mastermind members have been asking what the best engineering consulting firms to work for are. In an effort to give them a good answer, we have decided to write a series of articles focused around the best engineering consulting firms to work […]

Be Cautious, Even When You Find One of the Highest Paying Engineering Jobs

Many of our Institute for Engineering Career Development (IECD) members seek coaching when they have found new job opportunities. They seek guidance on whether or not to leave their current jobs and take the leap. The one recurring theme in all of these instances is that the new job offers a higher salary than the […]

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 […]