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Subcontractor Management for Engineering Companies

Progressus

Consider reviewing resumes on project managers, project engineers and staff. Prior to beginning a project, it’s usually best to arrange a meeting with a sub-contractor. Project managers should immediately report any performance issues, requests by the subcontractor for more frequent payments, or difficulty meeting deadlines.

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Top 5 Consulting Resume Mistakes by Ph.D’s, Postdocs, and Other Advanced Degree Holders

Management Consulted

engineers, med students, JDs, post-docs, interns, practicing MDs or residents, these magical BCG and McKinsey consulting seminars are crash courses, extended job interviews, and sell weekends all rolled into one. 5 Resume Mistakes Advanced Degree Holders Should Avoid At All Costs. Aimed at Ph.D.s, 1 – Focusing on the irrelevant.

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Completing Graduate School Like a Consultant

Tom Spencer

After a year as a thermal science engineering consultant, and reflecting on my graduate school days, I realize that these things wasted a significant amount of my time. If you are an engineer, take a business course; if you are a business student, take a law course. in Mechanical Engineering at Duke University.

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Once You Get the Job, Does Networking End?

Tom Spencer

Networking to Meet Clients. Attending national or international conferences, large industry meetings, and other multidisciplinary events will allow access to companies and clients for you to talk to there. Networking to Meet Future Employers. Networking to Meet Future Employees.

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Useful Software to Master Before Technical Consulting

Tom Spencer

and serving as a thermal science engineering consultant for the past year, here is my reflection on some software to master before you enter the world of consulting. Microsoft Office Suite Alright let’s be real, you probably already have this on your resume under skills, right? After graduating with my Ph.D.

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Networking Your Way into Consulting, Even in a Pandemic

Tom Spencer

You might have a picture-perfect resume. Your credentials might even get past the robotic sorters looking through thousands of resumes for specific “buzz words”. You might attend conferences for an organization, society, or research area to meet new people. You might satisfy all the basic qualifications. Be confident.

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Clever Side Hustles for Students and Aspiring Consultants

Tom Spencer

Not only can this type of position provide some monetary benefits in exchange for some time, but it often looks good on your resume, and does not conflict with classes or casual jobs. Engineering students can easily find makerspace or repair shop jobs. in Mechanical Engineering at Duke University. He earned his Ph.D.