Her Engineering Career Podcast

You've been applying your talent and doing high quality work. For sure it's your time for a promotion. So why are you getting passed over? This episode is about non-promotable work. You'll learn what that means and how to manage it for optimal engineering career progression.

You have to interact with all kinds of people in your engineering career. Some people are just difficult. And if they're getting in the way of your vision, that's a problem. This episode will help you find ways to relate to them. You'll learn to connect, be compatible enough to manage the relationship and accomplish your goals.

People need to know about you and your engineering work. Because then they can help you realize your career success. This episode is about self-advocacy and career messaging. You'll learn to promote yourself, share your aspirations, get ideas moving and bring opportunities back to you.

In mid-career, you feel good about your engineering work and eager to contribute. Now's the time to shift to a more impactful role. In this episode you'll learn about mid-career transition. It's your opportunity to make a significant change and set the course for the rest of your engineering career.

Because you're one of the few women in engineering, moving up in your career is more of a struggle than it is for men. This episode reveals a particular kind of feedback that might seem insignificant. But it plays a big role in helping you navigate. And reinforcing that you're headed in a positive career direction.

When you're offered an interim position during your engineering career, how do you know if you should you take it? In this episode you'll learn the benefits of interim positions and what to watch out for. And you'll get some insight on how to ensure your interim position experience is a favorable one.

Meetings already play a huge role in your engineering career. And now they're more challenging with virtual options. This episode revisits meeting leadership by focusing on the needs of attendees. Learn insights and additional tips for getting what you want out of your engineering meetings.

Even though you're meeting expectations as an engineer, you always feel so overloaded with work. Overload is common - you just need to manage your work to your advantage. In this episode learn how to get out of overload stress and release the grip that your engineering workload has on you.

Keeping your career in forward motion gets you incremental increases in job responsibility and pay. But you might want a forward leap -- a sizable enhancement of responsibilities and benefits. This episode gives you tips on leap strategies for your engineering career.

In this episode you'll ask yourself about your commitment to your employer vs. your devotion to your engineering career. The answer will help you know yourself better. And it will make you wonder if you need to put more emphasis on yourself and your career.

You may not be among the chosen engineers who just get noticed and move up the career ladder fast. But, rather than waiting for that, you can gain visibility by showcasing your leadership competency now. Learn 4 ways to take initiative and show what you can do as an engineering leader.

Your strengths are less about what you can and can’t do and more about why and how. You have your own individual set of strengths that drive how to go about your engineering work in the best way. In this episode learn how to use them as a powerful career tool.

If you and your engineering career aren’t quite matched up yet, you’re feeling a bit of a struggle. Once you're more aligned with each other you'll feel motivated and purposeful. But this match-up rarely happens on its own. In this episode learn 5 steps to help you and your career fit better together.

Applying creative and strategic ideas is an important skill in your engineering career. What do you do to hone that skill? Not what you think. This episode gives you steps to creative and strategic ideation. Learn why women engineers are sometimes good at this. And sometimes not.

You don't want to wait until your performance review to find out how you're doing in your engineering job. Because you need to know on a more continuous basis. This episode teaches you how to get that feedback more often from your boss. Including pointed questions that draw out the input you need.

It's your dream to be known for something in your engineering career. To make an impact in a certain area. In this episode learn how your expertise can be the seed for making this happen and how it can facilitate a fulfilling career experience.

You probably haven't looked at your resume much since you got your latest job. But it's an essential tool even if you're not applying for new engineering positions. So you want to keep it up to date.  In this episode learn other important uses for your resume. And get 5 tips for keeping it current.

Networking tasks tend to get pushed off. But to be a better networker you need to give them some priority. In this episode you'll learn 3 networking mistakes to avoid. It will inspire you to be more proactive when it comes to career connections.

Leading a cross-functional team is the ultimate engineering experience. It’s a fascinating form of team leadership. And there’s so much you can learn that will help you in your career. In this episode learn the unique challenges of managing cross-functional teams and how it will benefit you.

You’re always a little anxious about keeping your team engaged at work. But it turns out that, as a woman engineer, you have some innate leadership tendencies that naturally inspire people. In this episode learn some motivation essentials and find out why you're a natural team motivator.

You've made a plan and followed it. You've  gotten yourself this far in your engineering career. But now things seem so much more complex. It's hard to compete and get to the next level. This episode will teach you how to bring in your superpower and use it to be ready for whatever comes at you in your career.

You have the opportunity to provide input for your performance reviews. More than just reminding your boss of your activities, you should be emphasizing your impact. In this episode you'll learn the difference between actions and impact. And you'll come away with tips for creating effective impact statements that show your value.

Interviewing is so nerve-wracking.  It’s normal to be uneasy about it. You need to bring your best self and showcase your engineering skills. But there's something else you should know. In this episode, learn the secret that will result in a winning interview.  

You already have an idea of what your next job will be. And when the time is right, you'll take that next step. But maybe that right time is right now. In this episode you'll realize you're using excuses to hold back. And find good reasons to make your move.

Maybe your future engineering role might be a supervisory one. A great way to prepare for the boss you want to be is to reflect on what you – as an engineer now – consider to be the ideal. This episode will spark some ideas for what makes a good boss. And you can use them to develop yourself into the leader you want to be.