In previous posts, I’ve discussed the importance of setting goals and how they are absolutely essential for...
7 Steps to get Started Setting Goals
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Career Development Articles
Why is it Important to Set Goals?
Culture tells us that setting goals is a really good thing and you should do it, but few people actually sit...
Success Begins With These 4 Things
How do some people become so successful and others not? I’ve been hitting the self-improvement programs pretty...
8 Ways to Build More Confidence at Work
Many new professionals share the same fear that they will not meet the expectations of their boss, colleagues, or clients. They may feel that they do not know enough, have the right experience, or they just simply aren’t enough. New engineers also worry about job...
Does Hard Work Really Pay Off?
We are always conditioned in our lives to work hard and get a good job, but does hard work really pay off? Have you ever thought about the real reasons why we work hard? Is it for success? Is it by design because someone wants us to work like a cog in a...
How to Tackle a Project You Don’t Know How to Do
So you’ve done well at work. You’ve worked hard, exhibited your abilities, and asked for bigger, more advanced projects and now it’s happened: You are now the lead on a big project you don’t know a whole lot about. The voice inside says, “YES!!...but now what...
The Best Skills to Put on Your Resume
As an engineering manager, I’ve hired over a hundred people and have looked at probably thousands of resumes. What if I told you there were really only THREE CORE SKILLS that make you the MOST EMPLOYABLE? One of the most important things you can do on your...
6 Behaviors That Will Ignite Your Career
No matter how hard you work or how much money you have, there’s one thing you can never get back. TIME If you’re young and are reading this, realize that the absolute best advantage you have over anyone in this world is your abundance of time. It’s a...
7 Essential Tips to Ace Your Zoom Interview
Since the pandemic began, the digital way of doing business was hard to get used to at first, but has revolutionized the white collar jobs industry, actually improving communication skills and efficiency. As an engineering manager, I was already used to doing...