by Pat Sweet | Apr 1, 2014 | Article, Professional Development
My wife and I were in one of our favourite downtown coffee shops recently on a date. We were having a wonderful time together. It had been a little while since we had had a chance to just put our busy lives on hold to go out for some time just for us. It was...
by Pat Sweet | Mar 27, 2014 | Article, Productivity, Professional Development
T oday, I want to teach you about one of the most important productivity hacks I’ve ever learned. This one simple tip has single-handedly improved my technical skills, communication skills, business knowledge, and overall satisfaction with life. Even...
by Pat Sweet | Mar 22, 2014 | Article, Careers, Professional Development
One of the most frequently asked questions that I get is about engineering salaries. For example: What’s a good salary for an engineer? How does a mechanical engineering salary compare to an electrical engineering salary? Should I ask my employer for more...
by Carl Friesen | Mar 19, 2014 | Article, Careers, Professional Development
[A note from Pat: Today’s post is a combo guest post from by Rebecca H. Goldberg and Carl Friesen. I met Carl over at Engineering.com where he and I both blog frequently. Carl and Rebecca work at Global Reach Communications, where they help professionals make a...
by Pat Sweet | Mar 11, 2014 | Article, Careers, Professional Development
This is the second instalment in a two-part series on using business strategy theory to get ahead in your engineering career. In the first part in the series, I wrote about the basics of business strategy and how they apply to engineers. Today, I’ll teach you...
by Pat Sweet | Feb 15, 2014 | Article, Professional Development
When I left undergrad, I discovered something terrible: my education left me woefully unprepared for real engineering work. I remember arriving at work my first week and being asked to “spec’ a cable”. I literally had no idea what that meant....
