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3 Ways For Engineers to Improve Your Patience
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3 Ways For Engineers to Improve Your Patience

Patience is a critical skill to develop, because impatience costs you more than you realize.

Losing your cool at work and letting your emotions get the better of you - even if it’s only one time - completely cancels out your proven track record and has a devastating long-term impact on your career.

This video explains 3 powerful techniques for improving your patience - so that you can remain calm, cool, and in-control in any situation!

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What Are The Most Important Skills for Engineers? (Advice from an Engineering Manager)
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What Are The Most Important Skills for Engineers? (Advice from an Engineering Manager)

Technical skills are no longer enough for engineers.

Over the last 15 years, the value of specialists and gurus in engineering has been negated by technology breakthroughs in design software and automation. The result has been completely redefining roles, responsibilities, and expectations in every field of engineering.

Today - hiring managers and companies are placing a higher value on engineers with THESE skills!

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Here’s Why You Are Struggling to Navigate Your Engineering Career
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Here’s Why You Are Struggling to Navigate Your Engineering Career

Engineering school taught you how to think like an engineer - but it didn’t give you the skills you need for navigating, advancing, and accelerating in your career path.

In this episode, I share insights from my experience as an engineering manager - so that you can start building the key soft skills you need to take control of navigating your career and creating your own opportunities!

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Ask These 8 Questions in EVERY Job Interview!
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Ask These 8 Questions in EVERY Job Interview!

The most important part of any job interview is asking the right questions.

It's your best opportunity to drive the conversation and gain insights about the organization. And most times, the questions you ask dictate whether or not you actually get an offer.

As an engineering manager, I’ve interviewed more people than I can even remember. And I want to share insights from my experience - so that you can take control of building the career you deserve!

In this article, I explain the 8 most important questions you need to ask on every job interview.

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The Best Way to Introduce Yourself In Any Setting - Follow This Simple 3 Step Formula!
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The Best Way to Introduce Yourself In Any Setting - Follow This Simple 3 Step Formula!

Bad introductions have crucial consequences in your interview, because it sets the tone for the rest of your interactions with that person.

The introduction is your brief window of opportunity to establish trust, project confidence, and show signs that you’re approachable, personable, and likable.

But a bad introduction during your interview can make the difference between getting the offer or being forgotten and denied.

This article provides a Simple 3 step formula for introducing yourself to anyone in any setting!

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