Tag Term: Education and Training

Public Speaking 101

Dec 30 2009

On December 1, I shared the story of one young engineers defining moment.  Erin Fletcher was asked to make an important public presentation at the last minute.  I shared this story on ASCE ‘s Linked-In group and posed the question: How do you prepare yourself for having to give a major public presentation for the…

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Defining Moment

Dec 01 2009

It’s likely that the big challenges that you face in your early career have been tackled by young engineers before.  For many, it can be comforting to know thattheir situation is not unique.  And it’s always useful to get advice from someone who has been there before.  This post is the first of a series…

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Early Career Transitions

Nov 12 2009

As nationwide unemployment tops 10%, recent grads face increasing competition from laid-off professionals.  Adding to the bad news, the National Association of Colleges and Employers released a report stating that companies expect to hire 7% fewer new grads than they did in 2009.  The silver lining is that the new estimate represents an improvement from…

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