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Career Goals and Challenges

TECC 293: How Engineers Can Identify and Combat Imposter Syndrome

January 17, 2023 By EMI

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Imposter SyndromeIn this episode, we talk to On Freund, who is the co-founder and CEO of Wilco, a startup dedicated to empowering developers to unlock their full potential, about why imposter syndrome affects so many engineers and how they can overcome it.

Engineering Quotes:

Imposter Syndrome

Imposter Syndrome

Here Are Some of the Key Points Discussed About Tackling Imposter Syndrome Through Hands-on Experience:

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Filed Under: Career Goals and Challenges, Leadership/Management, TECC Podcast-The Engineering Career Coach Podcast Tagged With: breaking significant problems into smaller ones, On Freund, Tackling Imposter Syndrome, Talking to other team members

TECC 286: Career Advice to Young Women Considering a Career in Engineering

October 10, 2022 By EMI

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Career AdviceIn this episode, I talk to Caroline Hon, Head of Gas Network Strategy and Planning at National Grid, about career advice and different job opportunities engineering, developing your soft skills and STEM education.

Engineering Quotes:

Career Advice

Career Advice

Here Are Some of the Key Points Discussed About Career Advice to Young Women Considering a Career in Engineering:

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TECC 285: Transitioning from an Individual Contributor to a Manager in Your Engineering Career

September 27, 2022 By EMI

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Individual ContributorIn this episode, we talk to Henry Suryawirawan, VP of Engineering at Flip, about the process of transitioning from individual contributor (IC) to management, and how engineers can deal with failures in their engineering career.

Engineering Quotes:

Individual Contributor

Individual Contributor

Here Are Some of the Key Points Discussed About Transitioning from an Individual Contributor to a Manager in Your Engineering Career:

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Filed Under: Career Goals and Challenges, TECC Podcast-The Engineering Career Coach Podcast Tagged With: The roles of an individual contributor, transition from an IC role to a management role, Transitioning from an Individual Contributor to a Manager, When you experience failure

TECC 271: Creating a 5-Year Plan in Your Engineering Career

March 22, 2022 By EMI

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5-Year PlanIn this episode, I talk about career planning, and more specifically, about why you should create a 5-Year Plan. I talk about what your plan should include and provide four very important steps you can take to ensure you reach the goals you set for your five-year career plan so that you can become proactive and take control of your career.

Here Are the Key Points Discussed on Creating a 5-Year Plan in Your Engineering Career:

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TECC 265: Finding Career Fulfillment in Your Engineering Career

January 25, 2022 By EMI

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Finding Career Fulfillment in Your Engineering Career

In this episode, Jeff Perry, MBA talks about how you can find career fulfillment. He shares a framework that will help you on your journey and some actions that you can start taking right away to get on the path to engineering career fulfillment.

Here Are Some of the Key Points Discussed About Finding Career Fulfillment:

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Filed Under: Career Goals and Challenges, TECC Podcast-The Engineering Career Coach Podcast Tagged With: Building a Strong Foundation, Building your career, Career Clarity, Career Fulfillment, career growth, Engineering Career, Jeff Perry, Mindset, Personal Branding

TECC 262: 3 Top Questions Engineers Should Ask at Their Next Performance Review

December 21, 2021 By EMI

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3 Top Questions Engineers Should Ask at Their Next Performance Review

In this episode, I talk about performance reviews, and how you can prepare for your next performance review by providing you with three questions that you should ask in your next one.  I recently wrote about this topic on the ASCE blog and based on feedback and interest, I thought I would it would be a good topic for a podcast episode.

Here Are the Three Questions to Ask at Your Next Performance Review:

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Filed Under: Career Goals and Challenges, TECC Podcast-The Engineering Career Coach Podcast Tagged With: growing in your career, overall performance, Pareto principle, Performance Review, Questions to Ask at Your Next Performance Review, success in your career, training and development programs

TECC 258: Change in Engineering Education: What Does the Future Hold?

October 26, 2021 By EMI

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Engineering EducationIn this episode, I talk to Frank E. Falcone; AP, P.E., D.WRE, CAPT USN (ret)., the Director of Professional Development and Experiential Education in the College of Engineering (CoE) at Villanova University, about engineering education, how it has changed and will change, and how engineering students can focus their career plans and goals for a technologically expanding future.

Engineering Education

Here Are the Questions Asked in This Episode:

  • You wrote a book called “The Career Compass,” which is an online textbook required for all students enrolled in the College of Engineering’s Career Compass Program at Villanova. Tell us a little bit more about this book and how it evolved to help engineering students.
  • What would you like to see engineers take away from this program that can help them in their careers moving forward?
  • How has the engineering profession changed over the past decades?
  • How should engineering education change to meet the demands of an ever evolving and “globalized” world?
  • What are some of the typical and/or emerging career paths for newly graduated engineers?
  • How should engineering students focus their plans and goals for a technologically expanding future?
  • In your opinion, what do you think is on the horizon for the engineering profession and future engineers?
  • Do you have any professional development tips, especially for early-career engineers?

Here Are the Key Points Discussed About Engineering Education:

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TECC 242: Critical Career Questions Answered for Engineering Professionals

March 17, 2021 By EMI

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In this episode, I answer critical career questions from engineers about career planning, licensing, work-life balance, credentials, finding a job, working remotely, and more, and also talk about happiness in your career.

These questions are from a Q&A session where I answered career questions for engineers. During these sessions, I take career questions from engineers on any challenging situation they are dealing with, career planning questions they might have, goal setting, or any other engineering-related questions. If you are interested in joining me on these calls, please check out the link in the show notes of this episode.

“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” ~ Alice Walker

Engineering Quotes:

career questions

career questions

Here Are Some of the Career Questions and Answers in This Episode:

Question:

I recently received my mechanical P.E. license. However, having spent most of my career as a quality engineer, how should I make the most of it?

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TECC 237: 9 Great Tips for Women in STEM: Navigating Career Challenges

January 5, 2021 By EMI

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TECC 237: 9 Great Tips for Women in STEM: Navigating Career Challenges

In this episode, I talk with Dr. Tamara Baynham, PhD, an electrical engineer and director of Clinical Research at EBT Medical, Inc., based in Toronto, about women in STEM. She provides nine great tips on how women in STEM can navigate career challenges with confidence.

Engineering Quotes:

career challenges - Dr. Tamara Baynham Tweet this

Career Challenges - Jeff Perry Tweet this

Here Are 9 Tips for Women in STEM to Navigate Career Challenges With Confidence:

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TECC 235: Women in STEM – Take Back Control of Your Career and Life

December 8, 2020 By EMI

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In this episode, I talk to Tiffany Dawson, an ex-mechanical engineer turned career coach for women in STEM about a difficult time she went through in her career, and how by getting the support she needed, she was able to use that experience and help other women around the world to excel in their careers. She also provides specific ways that women in STEM can create barriers for themselves to help boost their confidence and advance their success in work and life.

Engineering Quotes:

Women in STEM

Here Are Some of the Key Points Discussed About Women in STEM:

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