Creating the Career Experience you Love as an Engineer – Engineering Career TV Ep. 14
Q: How do I create the career experience that I love as an engineer? Welcome to Episode #14 of Engineering Career TV. The topic for this episode is Creating the Career Experience you Love as an Engineer. I will spend most of the Engineering Career TV episodes answering questions that have been submitted from engineers around […]
Using Direct Purchase Opportunities to Position Yourself for More Competitive Bidding in the AE Industry – Ep 059
In episode 59 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I interview Brendan Alan Barrett, a top sales producer in our industry, about using direct purchase opportunities to position yourself for more competitive bidding and project partnerships. Here are some of the questions I ask Brendan: What is direct purchasing? Who uses direct purchasing? What are […]
Creating a Project Portfolio to Boost Your Engineering Career
If you have that information locked in your long-term memory and can access it at will, you’re set! For the rest of us, however, total recall isn’t a reality. While our long-term memory is nearly limitless, our short-term memory is only capable of managing a handful of items. Also, as time goes by, the validity […]
Marketing and Business Development Strategies for your Engineering Company – Engineering Career TV Ep. 13
Q: What Marketing and Business Development Strategies can I use at the company I work for? Welcome to Episode #13 of Engineering Career TV. The topic for this episode is Marketing and Business Development Strategies for your Engineering Company. I will spend most of the Engineering Career TV episodes answering questions that have been submitted from engineers […]
Why you Need to Sign up with a Recruiter if You are Looking at Transitioning From the Military
Are you looking at transitioning from the military but haven’t signed up with a military placement agency yet? If so let me tell you the top 5 reasons you need to sign up with a recruiter, even if your separation is more than a year away. Plans can change and it never hurts to have […]
Identifying and Avoiding Stagnation in your Engineering Career – Ep 150
Image by wirestock on Freepik In this episode, I talk to Josh Hein about identifying and avoiding stagnation in your engineering career. Josh tells us about the process he went through to move from a smaller engineering company to a bigger one. Engineering Quotes: Here are the key points discussed on identifying and avoiding stagnation […]
The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari Book Review – Engineering Career TV Ep. 12
The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin Sharma – A Book Review Welcome to Episode #12 of Engineering Career TV. In this episode, I discuss the book titled The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin Sharma. I spend most of the Engineering Career TV episodes answering questions that have been submitted from engineers around the world on how […]
Ensuring the Resilience of Electricity Infrastructure Systems – Ep 058
In episode 58 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I talk with Jonathon Monken, Senior Director, System Resiliency and Strategic Coordination in the ITS Division of PJM Interconnection about the resilience of electricity infrastructure systems, Black Sky events, and what civil engineers can do to help reduce risk to the electricity infrastructure systems. Here are some of the questions I ask […]
What Bricklayers can Teach us About our Engineering Careers
I was recently reminded of a parable I had heard many years ago. In the story, there are three bricklayers working on a wall for a church. Someone asks the first bricklayer what he’s doing. He says, “I’m building a wall.” The second bricklayer is asked the same question and replies, “I’m building a church.” […]
Mastering Tough Conversations with your Boss – Engineering Career TV Ep. 11
Q: How do I have tough conversations with my boss about over commitment? Welcome to Episode #10 of Engineering Career TV. The topic for this episode is Mastering Tough Conversations with your Boss. I will spend most of the Engineering Career TV episodes answering questions that have been submitted from engineers around the world on how to […]