Personal Development and Professionalism

How to Seek out Mentorship in Construction and Engineering

February 3, 2020 By EMI

This is a guest blog by Holly Welles

In many professions, it’s easy to find a mentor, primarily when you work with those who have years of experience. Unfortunately, this often isn’t the case for construction workers and engineers, as more and more young people enter the field every year. Mentors are a valuable resource for many as they provide insight, guidance, and career opportunities. Here are a few ways you can seek out mentorship in construction and engineering.

Designing Your Engineering “To Be” List

January 27, 2020 By EMI

This is a guest blog by Peter C. Atherton, P.E.

Imagine being your best self.

Imagine how much more content and less stressful life would be if you could “do you” really well and effectively—and do so all the time?

The First Step Is to Imagine It

For most, being our best self includes:

Doing excellent work,
Doing what we do best every day,
Growing and advancing, and
Having a life and impact beyond our career alone.

The good news is that these are all possible and all in our control. Once we imagine them, we can begin to take other steps to realize them.

The Next Steps:

Do You Have the Resourcefulness to Earn a 30% Pay Raise This Year?

January 13, 2020 By EMI

This is a guest blog by Jen Bunk, Ph.D.

Happy New Year! It’s goal-setting season. How much value do you want to add at work this year? Do you know the EXACT percentage raise you want to earn? And do you know how to earn it? For many of our clients, earning a 30% pay raise is a stretch goal they aspire to achieve.

But the question is, how do you get there?

5 Tips to Revamp Your LinkedIn Profile and Attract Recruiters

December 2, 2019 By EMI

This is a guest blog by Aditya Sharma

If every aspect of our life is marked by the involvement of social media, how can a job search be any different? The platform that has suddenly taken center stage and beaten conventional job search portals is LinkedIn. So, in this article we are going to tell you the top five ways in which you can optimize and revamp your LinkedIn profile to attract recruiters.

Remember that it’s a platform for professionals. So there is no need to put unnecessary effort into making it look fancy. The only thing you need to ensure is that it looks like the profile of a professional. Here are five things you can do to revamp and optimize your LinkedIn profile:

Engineering in the 21st Century: 3 Most Essential Basics to Remember

October 21, 2019 By EMI

This is a guest blog by Anastasia Moore

Rapid change has become the epitome of the 21st century. Over the past years, humanity has made a significant step in the development of all industries known to us, and even more changes are yet to come.

Fast-paced technological progress has made tangible adjustments to every sphere of our lives, and engineering is not an exception. What people thought was impossible twenty years ago is now our new reality, and there is no way to hide from these changes.

How to stay relevant and competitive as an engineer? What should a specialist keep in mind to succeed? In this article, we are going to take a closer look at this matter and find the answers!

3 Uncommon Engineering Skills That Engineers Should Develop for Extraordinary Success

October 7, 2019 By EMI

This is a guest post by Nader Mowlaee

There comes a time in every engineer’s career where they’ll want to take their roles to the next level by managing others, overseeing projects, and even running their own engineering startups. It’s a given that to catapult your engineering career, you have to do what’s necessary to be successful in outshining the rest, and sometimes that calls for identifying and fine-tuning the skills companies need. Research shows that companies desire soft skills, such as complex problem-solving, people management, creativity, and critical thinking—four essential soft skills that are projected to be the top desired soft skills by 2020. While these skills are essential for being successful in your engineering career, they often overshadow the uncommon engineering skills that engineers need to achieve exceptional success the way Apple’s Tim Cook or Tesla’s Elon Musk did.

Yet, everyone can’t transform into Elon Musk overnight. If you want to accomplish extraordinary success, you have to look beyond the ordinary. You won’t achieve far-reaching goals by simply working harder or longer hours than everyone else on the job. Instead, shift your focus to developing the unconventional skills that engineers often neglect. Here are three uncommon skills every engineer needs to achieve next-level success:

Community Outreach Initiatives for Engineering Professionals

September 30, 2019 By EMI

This is a guest blog by Holly Welles

If you’re an engineer, you chose your path because you love to solve problems, no matter how challenging. These characteristics make you a vital asset to society. Put your skills to good use by joining community outreach initiatives like one of the six below. Not only will it look good on your resume, but you’ll also learn vital skills, meet new people and gain experience.

How to Overcome Conflict with Your Fellow Engineers at Work

September 23, 2019 By EMI

This is a guest post by Nader Mowlaee

At some point in your engineering career, conflict in the workplace arises. In fact, conflict resolution takes up as much as 40 percent of managers’ time in the workplace. That’s because it’s natural for different people to have different views on how to accomplish a task or project. But when you’re working on an important project with your engineering team and have quickly approaching deadlines, constant conflict can slow down your team’s productivity. So, it’s crucial for engineers to overcome conflict with their colleagues. Here are three practical tips engineers can use daily to avoid or eliminate workplace conflict.

3 Actions Engineering Professionals Can Take to Build Their Personal Brands

June 3, 2019 By EMI

***This* *is a guest blog by Nader Mowlaee***

Like all other career professionals, engineers should constantly be evolving in order to move forward in their careers and reach the ultimate goals they are pursuing. There are however some aspects of career advancement that typically happen outside of normal working hours, and the standard education and training path, such as personal development efforts focused on personal brands. This might include picking up a new book to read, taking an online 3D design course, or starting a coding Bootcamp.

Personal brands related actions are different because they enable you to communicate and promote who you are and what you’re destined to do. Such actions allow you to build an online presence, showcase your engineering design portfolio, or even influence other professionals in your field to follow your lead.

Most engineers feel uncomfortable when attempting to build their personal brands. So in this article, I’ll share three simple but important personal branding actions that you can take to enhance your short-term job search results and long-term career aspirations. These three steps will help you in both finding engineering jobs and ultimately finding yourself in a career that matches both your unique skill set and your personality.

Here are three actions related to personal brands that may be helpful in your engineering job search or career journey overall. [Read more…] about 3 Actions Engineering Professionals Can Take to Build Their Personal Brands

How to Use a Grading System to Improve Your Engineering Performance

May 13, 2019 By EMI

This is a guest blog by Kyle K. Cheerangie, P.E.

Do you demand a high level of performance from yourself? One of the major reasons for orienting yourself towards results is the need to set higher standards for your work. Establishing a habit of a grading system will help you reflect on and better understand your performance, and ultimately help you make adjustments if needed. [Read more…] about How to Use a Grading System to Improve Your Engineering Performance

Personal Development and Professionalism

This is a guest blog by Holly Welles

This is a guest blog by Peter C. Atherton, P.E.

The First Step Is to Imagine It

The Next Steps:

This is a guest blog by Jen Bunk, Ph.D.

This is a guest blog by Aditya Sharma

This is a guest blog by Anastasia Moore

This is a guest post by Nader Mowlaee

This is a guest blog by Holly Welles

This is a guest post by Nader Mowlaee

This is a guest blog by Nader Mowlaee

This is a guest blog by Kyle K. Cheerangie, P.E.

***This* *is a guest blog by Nader Mowlaee***