Gems of Career Guidance
Here are some helpful suggestions edited from Career Success in Engineering by NSPE Past President Bernard Berson, P.E., F.NSPE, and Douglas Benner P.E., F.NSPE.
- Develop a formal career plan
- Know your strengths and weaknesses
- Show enthusiasm for your work
- Meet your deadlines
- Deliver on your promises
- Develop and use a mentor
- Find a champion
- Always act and speak like a professional
- Always dress like a professional
- Seek diversity in your assignments
- Never stop learning
- Never stop networking
- Have backup plans: not all projects can be highly successful
- Try to select a supervisor you can learn from
- Learn to deal with stress
- Always maintain the highest degree of integrity
- Time Management: Use the 80/20 Principle, that is, try to spend 80% of your time on the most vital 20% of your tasks.
