Engineer Enea: A Conversation with an Engineer on How to Press His Company on Advancement

The following is a summary of Episode 77 of my podcast, The Engineering Career Coach (TECC) Podcast. I will summarize the main points in this post; however, you can also listen to the show through the player below, the website, or by subscribing on iTunes. I offer a career-changing tip at the end of each podcast session.

In this session of The Engineering Career Coach (TECC) Podcast, I will provide coaching to an engineer who is not happy with the rate that he is advancing in his company.

Listen to this session and learn some strategies for approaching your boss when you are not advancing as fast as you’d like to, including:

• Have a conversation with your supervisor and get a timeline on when you can advance to the next level
• Try to soak up as much knowledge and experience as possible regardless of how fast you are advancing
• Try to find what’s available in you industry, outside of your current company
• Connect with the right people in LinkedIn and build your network
• Get your point across on your resume by putting your key experiences at the top
• Know when to leave your company if they don’t provide you with a timeline, even after letting them know you’re ready to advance to the next level
• Work towards your long term goal

What do you do when you feel like you’re not advancing as fast as you should be?

Anthony Fasano, PE, author of Engineer Your Own Success, found success as an engineer at a very early age and now writes and podcasts to help other engineers do the same. Visit Anthony’s website at EngineeringCareerCoach.com to access all of the free engineering career resources he has created to help engineers succeed.