How to Sell Yourself in a Job Interview to Guarantee a Job Offer
You’ve sent out your resume and cover letter and gotten that job interview you wanted. Are you ready? Because now it’s time to concentrate and do whatever it takes to get the job you’ve always wanted. Begin by learning everything there is about the company you’re interviewing at, the person you’re be meeting, and […]
How to Handle Conflict Resolution Questions During Engineering Job Interviews
In any type of interview, but especially in engineering job interviews, hiring managers ask questions about how you would deal with technical conflict. They want to know about your interpersonal skills and how you would deal with a problem in the office if it should arise, especially if the conflict is of a technical […]
Three Salary Negotiation Tips for a Better Engineering Job Offer
Regardless of your job title, or what kind of engineer you are, at some point in your career, you will likely engage in a salary negotiation. Asking for more money or a better job is a daunting prospect. What if your employer says no? What if you lose your job? Calm down and don’t panic […]
How to Get Ahead in your Engineering Career in 2018
Bruce Lee said, “I don’t fear the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks. I fear the man who practiced one kick 10,000 times.” I won’t say that a few quotes will change your life, but perhaps hearing them can positively impact your mindset and allow you to know how to get ahead in your […]
How to be More Effective with your LinkedIn Connections
Whether you’re actively seeking a new job, recently graduated and just want any job, or are proactively seeking the right career growth opportunity, growing your LinkedIn connections and knowing how to use LinkedIn is necessary. We know having connections matter and that LinkedIn is the best tool for getting in front of decision makers and […]
How Fresh Graduate Engineers Successfully Negotiate Salary Increase
As a fresh graduate of any technical course or engineering program, it can be difficult to find a company that accepts applicants without any experienced On-The-Job Training during college or university years, much more than those companies offer a higher than average salary. With that said, I’ve helped several young engineers negotiate an extra […]
5 Big Mistakes Engineers Make on the Job
Engineers are expected to perform at their best, if not all the time, most of it at least. Room for error in this type of career is small of course, as it can have huge negative impact on an individual project or the lives of millions of people. It is essential to learn from our […]
How to Create a Winning Strategy for an Engineering Career of Success – Ep 145
In this episode, Chris Knutson, PE interviews Nader Mowlaee on how to create a winning strategy for an engineering career of success. They hit on why, and how, to establish your own personal brand and they also dive into core skills development and their importance to engineers, as well as the importance of building and […]
3 Great Ways to Develop Your Engineering Career Overseas
The global job crisis is a challenging fact that many of us will have to face in our engineering career. This is most especially true to those engineers seeking career advancements outside of their chosen field or current country. Here are three ways you can develop and advance your engineering career outside of your home […]
