The author offers personal accounts of his experience developing his engineering career after graduating from university. The book provides honest and largely unspoken advice that will help you understand the engineering workplace beyond what you were taught at university. It offers hope, guidance, and a constructive perspective for every engineer at all levels. The book is a valuable reference to help understand what you might be experiencing in your career and to assist in seeing a way forward to achieving greater satisfaction and clarity about the path to achieving your career goals.
This book spells out closely guarded principles for success in engineering, science and beyond that, every new starter can use. Those stuck in a career dead-end and those not experiencing ongoing success will benefit immensely from practical advice that really works. In a light-hearted and upbeat primer, the author explains in simple terms:
- How to be in the top 5% of engineers
- Why engineers are different
- How to love your job
- How to take control of your career in engineering or science
- Why you should smile at failure
- What to focus on day-to-day
- How to gain the respect of your colleagues
- Why people are the key to your success
- How to deal with a career dead-end
- How much effort to put in, and how to establish your work-life balance
- The power of saying "yes!"
- How to continue to make progress
- Why it is important to love what you do
- Why you need to become great at something
