How to Improve the Quality of Your Engineering Design Work and Boost Your Confidence – Ep 013
In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I am going to help a young structural engineer overcome a serious challenge he faces. He has been leaving some important technical details off of his design plans, which is extremely dangerous and can affect not only his career development but also the safety of the […]
Five Steps for Becoming the Best Engineer in Your Field – Ep 012
In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I am going to provide five very specific steps for becoming the best engineer in your field. I get this question every day in many different forms from engineers. Having a recipe for how to excel in your specific discipline is invaluable, and that’s what I […]
Deciding on the Technical or Managerial Career Path as an Engineer – Ep 011
In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I am going to provide some tips to an engineer on how to decide whether to stay on the technical track in his career path or to make a move toward management when the time is right. Even though he is early in his career, he […]
Acing the Engineering Job Interview – Ep 010
In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I am going to provide some tips to an engineer on how to ace the engineering job interview. These are tips I have helped engineers of all experience levels use to land great jobs. “I am so nervous; I have always been nervous since I was […]
How to Not Mess Up Your Annual Review for Engineers – Ep 009
In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I am going to cover the oh so important annual review for engineers and provide some coaching and guidance on how to prepare for and approach your annual performance review. In the last few weeks I have received so many questions about this annual review for […]
Escaping the Cubicle Lifestyle as an Engineer – Ep 008
In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I am going to provide some coaching and guidance to an engineer who has a goal of escaping the cubicle lifestyle and building more freedom and flexibility into his career and lifestyle. It is a myth throughout the engineering industry that you must spend the first […]
The Path to Becoming a Partner in an Engineering Firm – Ep 007
In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I am going to provide an engineer who has a goal of becoming a partner, with some strategies he can use to overcome some challenges he is facing. His challenges include some of the typical daily struggles that all engineers face, trying to be productive yet […]
Dealing with a Difficult Supervisor and Learning to Delegate – Ep 006
In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I am going to give an engineer some strategies for dealing with a difficult supervisor and some tips to help him delegate more and free up some more time. Having a supervisor who is focused on the business side of things while neglecting the engineering side […]
Finding and Getting the Most Out of a Mentor in Your Engineering Career – Ep 005
In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I am going to outline the steps for finding a mentor in your engineering career who can guide you toward achieving your goals. Finding the right mentor in your engineering career can rapidly facilitate your development. A mentor can help you avoid mistakes that other engineers […]
Creating Opportunities in Your Engineering Career – Ep 004
Image by DilokaStudio on Freepik In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I am going to help an engineer who is discouraged and not happy with his current job. I am going to help him realize that he has a great opportunity in front of him, but it is up to him to […]