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TCEP 184: Transitioning From Private to Public Sector: Being Thrown Into the Fire

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TCEP 184: Transitioning From Private to Public Sector: Being Thrown Into the Fire

In this episode, which is part of our Women in Civil Engineering series, I talk with Elia Twigg, PE, who is the local agency manager and Senior Project engineer for CONSOR Engineers about her career work in the private AND public sector, and how she had to manage more than 20 people at the age of 25 with no prior experience.

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public sector

public sector

Here Are Some of the Questions I Ask Elia:

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TCEP 181: Building Your Networking Skills as a Civil Engineer

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Networking Skills as a Civil Engineer

In the episode of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I talk about a topic that is of the utmost importance to civil engineering professionals which is relationship building. I will look at it from the perspective of someone that is not comfortable networking, whether they are shy, an “introvert”, or they’re just uncomfortable in social settings, and provide three actions that they can take to help improve your networking skills as a civil engineer.

Networking Skills as a Civil Engineer

Here Are Three Actions You Can Take to Improve Your Networking Skills as a Civil Engineer:

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TSEC 52: How Pushing Past Your Comfort Zone Elevates You to the Next Level (in Your Engineering Career)

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In this episode, we talk about the importance of getting outside of your comfort zone and how those experiences — where you try something outside of your wheelhouse — often lead to seeing the greatest increase in personal and professional growth. Joining us today are Anthony Fasano, CEO of The Engineering Management Institute, and Cara Green, a Structural Engineering trade manager at Hilti North America.  We also have a big announcement that we make during the episode, so keep listening to the end.

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Comfort Zone

Comfort Zone

Comfort Zone

Here Are Some of the Key Points Discussed About How Pushing Past Your Comfort Zone Elevates You to the Next Level in Your Engineering Career:

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How to Build Confidence as an Engineering Leader (Even in the Face of Not-enough-ness)

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

ConfidenceClients often ask me how to build their confidence.

I find that the best way to approach this is to first explain what NOT to do, because if you build your confidence in the wrong way, you’ll decimate it. You’ll completely obliterate your chances of reaching your career goals.

So — what’s the wrong way and the right way to build your confidence?

First, I’m going to step back and be brutally honest for a second.

Right now, there are thousands of tech and engineering managers trying to upgrade their positions and their pay:

They’re reading boatloads of books…

They’re watching tons of training videos on leadership…

They’re even spending thousands of dollars on certification courses…

And despite all of that, most of them aren’t even close to getting a 10% raise — much less building their dream career.

If you want to upgrade your career in three months or less, you’ll never get there in a million years if you do those things. There’s a much shorter path.

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TECC 226: Networking Tips for Introverted Engineers

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In this episode, I talk to Devora Zack, MBA a bestselling author, global keynote speaker, and leadership consultant. Her internationally released books, “Networking for People Who Hate Networking, 2nd Edition” “Singletasking”, and “Managing for People Who Hate Managing” are translated into 45 languages. Devora talks to us about networking and provides some great tips on how you can improve your networking skills as an engineer, including networking actions that can be performed in times like these, where there will be limited face-to-face interaction.

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Here Are Some of the Key Points Discussed About Networking Tips for Introverts:

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TCEP 077: How to Handle Career Transitions Confidently as a Civil Engineering Professional

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Career Transitions

In episode 077 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I talk with Christian Knutson, P.E., PMP, who has hosted several episodes of this podcast. Chris provided a framework that he has used to make many career transitions, and also talked about building the confidence needed to make engineering career transitions.

Here are some of the questions I ask Chris on career transitions:

  • Tell us about some of the career transitions you had to deal with?
  • What are some of the skills and strategic approaches one should take when transitioning in their career?
  • How can engineers build their confidence and adopt a mindset towards taking risks in their careers?
  • Tell us about the planning and preparation you did when you transitioned in your career?

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Career Transitions

Career Transitions

Here are some key points discussed in this episode:

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