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 […]
Overcoming Stagnation in Your Engineering Career – Ep 003
In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I am going to help an engineer overcome stagnation and build flexibility into her career. Career stagnation can prolong your journey towards your goals or prevent you from achieving them altogether. It’s not just about rising to the top of the corporate ladder as an engineer—it’s […]
Getting on the Path to Your Dream Engineering Job – Ep 002
In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I am going to discuss the process of seeking your dream engineering job, a topic I am very passionate about. My philosophy has always been – why have a career if it is not enjoyable every day? Finding your passion and pursuing it in your engineering […]
How to Create an Extraordinary Engineering Career – Anthony Fasano’s Complete Engineering Career Guide
JULY 2014 UPDATE: Since I wrote this post in October of 2013, the feedback from engineers has been amazing. This is a very long post that is meant to help you throughout your engineering career, so please bookmark this page. I have also created the following table of contents to make it easy for you […]
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 […]
Credentials Can Act as Keys to Opening Doors of Opportunities in Your Engineering Career
While I never try to belittle the importance of being yourself and bringing your intangibles to the table every day in your engineering career-development efforts,there are certain accomplishments or accolades that are a must in order for you to succeed in achieving your goals in your engineering career—and credentials are among them. By credentials, I […]
What to Do in Your Engineering Career When You Don’t Know What to Do
This post was inspired by a recent conversation that I had with one of our Institute for Engineering Career Development (IECD) members. She is a young engineer and not sure what direction to go in her engineering career. She is considering various questions, such as: What specific discipline in her engineering field should she go […]
Your Ability to Facilitate New Business Development will Greatly Impact Your Engineering Career Development
When I talk to CEOs of engineering companies, I always ask them what they are looking for when they hire engineers, especially in this economy where they hire fewer than they used to. They all answer this question the same way: they reply that they are looking for engineers who do more than just engineering. […]
