{"id":33545,"date":"2016-02-05t07:55:40","date_gmt":"2016-02-05t12:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.deco-dalles.com\/?p=33545"},"modified":"2019-07-23t14:11:19","modified_gmt":"2019-07-23t18:11:19","slug":"engineering-career-skills-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.deco-dalles.com\/engineering-career-skills-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"3 engineering career skills that’ll make a big difference in landing that contract"},"content":{"rendered":"
job security is fading. no matter your industry, employers are always looking for candidates who are qualified with the required engineering skills<\/a>, flexible with change, and who have the ability to communicate with the team. and employers are looking for candidates who show the potential to move up in the organization – showing initiative and competencies in many areas. a jack-of-all-trades if you like the term.<\/p>\n nowadays the trend in hiring fits what is known as the “hollywood model”, say industry expert joe lampinen. companies are more likely to hire talent on a project by project basis nowadays rather than for long term placements, explains lampinen on a recent engineering career coach podcast<\/a> – a site that coaches engineers in finding excellence and happiness in their careers.<\/p>\n acquiring specific certifications such as a certified quality engineer certificate or project management professional credentials are important if you want to stand out and continuously get hired for projects. if you continue to learn and have credentials under your belt like a cad software certificate or an nx designer certification, you\u2019re ahead of the game. \u201cif you wait until you have a leadership job to show leadership ability, you\u2019re probably not going to get the leadership job.\u201d<\/em> says lampinen.<\/p>\n here are 3 engineering career skills recommended by lampinen that engineers should focus on improving:<\/p>\n\n