by Pat Sweet | Jul 20, 2020 | Article, Professional Development
[Note from Pat Sweet: This is a guest post from Jeff Perry of More Than Engineering] Times are tough for so many engineers at many levels right now. Some industries are downsizing in a big way. People have lost internships and jobs, or have just been blocked from...
by Pat Sweet | Apr 12, 2017 | Article, Professional Development
What do you value? This is a question that I’ve been thinking a lot about lately. It’s something I’m betting is both very easy and very difficult for most of us to answer. It’s easy because we know ourselves. It’s difficult because we...
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 | May 20, 2013 | Article, Careers, Productivity, Professional Development
A friend of mine and I went out to one of my favourite pubs a few nights ago to talk about his career. He’s considering making a move from his current employer to be able to pursue other interests, but wasn’t sure if he should. You see, his current job is...
by Pat Sweet | Jun 5, 2012 | Article, Professional Development
For anyone who’s recently graduated from school, you’re likely either in the middle of a job search, or you recently finished one. In either case, you’ll have no doubt executed a facepalm at some point, screaming “Why does every junior...
