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Category Archives: Career Advice
Have 5 success stories for your interviews
Many interviews now look for stories from your past: “Tell me about a time when…” or “Give me an example where you…” The idea is that your past successes (or lack thereof) indicate how you can succeed in your job … Continue reading
Who gets promoted and why?
I just read Who Gets Promoted, Who Doesn’t, and Why: 10 Things You’d Better Do If You Want to Get Ahead. It had an interesting way of looking at things, to help you be promotable. I thought I would share … Continue reading
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Tagged donald asher, job security, managing your career, promotions, resume, who gets promoted
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Engineering Job Satisfaction and Women in Engineering
Got a couple of interesting links today, one on the levels of job satisfaction (happiness at work) of engineers, and another on women in science technology engineering and math (STEM) careers. First off: the Engineering Job Satisfaction Article by Mechanical … Continue reading
Posted in Career Advice, General Engineering Topics, Students
Tagged job retention, job satisfaction, STEM, women in engineering
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Candidate College: How to become a politician
Ever thought of running for a political office? This post will show you a video-taped conference where speakers, including successful politicians, try and give some advice about what to do and what to expect. I also include summary notes if … Continue reading
The Eight-Hour Year: a metaphor of new graduates and young workers
Have you ever been frustrated at a young hire in your office? “Kids these days! Schools don’t teach them anything! How can they keep making such stupid and obvious mistakes?” Or maybe instead, you are a person new and inexperienced … Continue reading