by Tracy Thomason | Oct 1, 2019 | Career Advancement
I can’t believe this day finally arrived! I kept thinking that surely, sooner or later, I’d get to merge two of my favorite topics into a single post and today is the day. Thanks to AB InBev and Carlsberg, I finally get to write about engineering and beer. Woohoo!...
by Tracy Thomason | Sep 4, 2019 | Career Advancement
Let’s get this conversation out of the way first: You: “Umm … volunteerism? I thought this blog was about engineering.”Me: “It is. This is about using your engineering skills outside of work to further your career and better your...
by James Harris | Mar 7, 2019 | Career Advancement
I recently completed a Toastmasters Pathway project about mentors. The project was to think back on mentors I had over the years and think about the wisdom they imparted to me. The problem was I couldn’t think of any mentors – not in the classic sense...
by Tracy Thomason | Feb 12, 2019 | Career Advancement
This is Part 6 of a 6-article series on emotional intelligence in engineering. Part 1 is here: Engineering is More than IQ. A few years ago, a university career center invited Cliff and me to speak to their students about how to have a successful internship. Since...
by Tracy Thomason | Feb 6, 2019 | Career Advancement
This is Part 5 of a multi-article series on emotional intelligence in engineering. Part 1 is here: Engineering is More than IQ. Think back to the best teammates you’ve ever had. The ones you always wanted to work with or play with. Or, for that matter, just be around....
by Tracy Thomason | Dec 26, 2018 | Career Advancement
This is Part 4 of a multi-article series on emotional intelligence in engineering. Part 1 is here: Engineering is More than IQ. As a child, when you took apart your parent’s VCR (or DVD player or maybe iPod) to see how it worked, you didn’t need a paycheck. You didn’t...
