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TECC 193: What Prison Has Taught This Young Engineer and How it Can Help You

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prisonIn this episode, I talk with Jim (a false name used to keep our guest anonymous), a young engineer who had to spend some time in prison soon after he graduated college. We talk about everything he went through while in prison as well as the things he learned and how his experiences have contributed to his success in his career.

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Here are some of the key points discussed about Jim’s time spent in prison:

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Doing what you Love Doing in your Engineering Careers – Engineering Career TV Ep. 6

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Q: What happens if your engineering company is not letting you do what love doing in your engineering careers?

Welcome to Episode #6 of Engineering Career TV. The topic for this episode is Doing what you Love Doing in your Engineering Careers.

I will spend most of the Engineering Career TV episodes answering questions that have been submitted from engineers around the world on how to rapidly advance their careers and live the lives they want to live.

You can submit questions for the show by clicking here.

Let’s jump into today’s topic, Doing what you Love Doing in your Engineering Careers, which is the second part to a question we answered in the last episode from Tessa who’s a recent graduate, where she asks the following: [Read more…] about Doing what you Love Doing in your Engineering Careers – Engineering Career TV Ep. 6

Gaining Experience for Taking the PE Exam – Engineering Career TV Ep. 5

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Q: How do you gain the experience for Taking the PE Exam?

Welcome to Episode #5 of Engineering Career TV. The topic for this episode is Gaining Experience for Taking the PE Exam.

I will spend most of the Engineering Career TV episodes answering questions that have been submitted from engineers around the world on how to rapidly advance their careers and live the lives they want to live.

You can submit questions for the show by clicking here.

Let’s jump into today’s topic, Gaining Experience for Taking the PE Exam, which is based on a couple of questions that are going to be answered over two episodes from Tessa who’s a recent graduate, where she asks the following: [Read more…] about Gaining Experience for Taking the PE Exam – Engineering Career TV Ep. 5

Making Engineering Career Decisions with the Help of Others – Engineering Career TV Ep. 4

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Q: What is the difference between the civil PE structural exam versus the SE exam. Is one better than the other? Is it possible to have both? Is it better to have both?

Welcome to Episode #4 of Engineering Career TV. The topic for this episode is Making Engineering Career Decisions with the Help of Others.

I will spend most of the Engineering Career TV episodes answering questions that have been submitted from engineers around the world on how to rapidly advance their careers and live the lives they want to live.

You can submit questions for the show by clicking here.

Let’s jump into today’s topic, Making Engineering Career Decisions with the Help of Others, which is based on a question from Matthew, a student, where he asks the following: [Read more…] about Making Engineering Career Decisions with the Help of Others – Engineering Career TV Ep. 4

TECC 43: The Engineering Career Coach Podcast – Three Reasons Why Credentials are Important and Three Strategies on How to Get Them – EYOS Part 2 of 7

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In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I talk about why credentials are so important in your engineering career and give you some tips on how you can obtain the right ones.

I will also share with you my public pledge on one of my 2015 goals at the end of the podcast.

This episode is the second of the seven part Engineer Your Own Success podcast series which I am creating to celebrate one of my biggest goal of 2014 which was rewriting my updated and expanded edition of Engineer Your Own Success.

In our Take Action Today segment at the end of the show, I will give you a challenge that will definitely drive you in your engineering career.

“You don’t win the U.S. Open by being lucky, throw it up there and hope. He’s got credentials.” – Hale Erwin

Credentials are critical to advancement as an engineer. You should definitely consider obtaining some credentials in your engineering career that are aligned with your goals. When I say credentials, it could mean licenses, certifications, publications, or awards that you have received. In this episode, I will discuss three reasons why credentials are important and three strategies for how you can obtain them.

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