23 Feb Missed Career Opportunities & Diminishing ROC
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16 Feb Do Formal Mentoring Programs Work?
Recently I had a candidate interview with a mid-sized consulting civil engineering firm. The company was very well established with strong leadership and a great reputation within their community. The interview went well and both parties enjoyed spending the day together getting to know one another,...
09 Feb Work / Life Balance: A Civil Engineer Putting Family First
Correct me if I am wrong, but here are some existing truths in the world of civil engineering: The economy continues to improve The civil engineering profession is booming Consulting engineering firms seem to be as busy as they have ever been The demand from clients is high The fight for...
02 Feb Extended Time Off? How to Get Back to Work
Over the years I have worked with a number of civil engineers who have been laid off, put on medical leave, or who have taken a few years off to step away from their career in order to raise their young children. My experience in...
26 Jan Pure Engineering & Architectural Beauty – Mexico City Airport
With construction beginning this year, and to be concluded in 2020, a team of 200 professionals made up of 140 different disciplines have designed the most innovative airport ever built, and it is located in Mexico City. The team will use state of the art...
19 Jan Are You The Smartest Civil Engineer In The Room?
Are you the smartest civil engineer in the room? If you answered "yes," might it be time for you to explore a new opportunity? I am not sure where the quote originated from, but it has often been said: Last year I published a blog about about firms...
12 Jan Hiring 55+: That Silver Hair May Be A Silver Lining
Back in 2012 I started a discussion on LinkedIn, and then wrote a blog in response to that discussion that revolved around the employment of those 55 and older. The idea that employers shy away from hiring those with 35+ years of experience is disheartening and unfortunate, and...
05 Jan Honesty & The Interview Process – Don’t Bluff, Tell It Like It Is
If you have not put the pieces of the puzzle together yet based upon my recent series of blogs, I am a big fan of honesty. Flubbing the truth I believe will almost always, if not always, rear its nasty teeth and bite you where...
22 Dec Merry Christmas & Happy New Year
"Good tidings we bring to you and your kin. We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year." 2015 has been an amazing year for us here at Precision Executive Search ~ we are nothing without our great clients and the thousands of civil engineering...
15 Dec Honesty and the Exit Interview
Exit interviews are rarely an enjoyable experience - for the company, or for the employee. Now, from time-to-time "high fives" are given when sub-par, poorly producing employees resign. Or employees skip out to their car and begin gleefully singing and offering up a rapid fire of fist pumps...