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Steven M. Rienks, P.E., PMP, M.ASCE, is director of engineering for American Surveying and Engineering in Chicago. He’s also been active in ASCE’s Mentor Match program , sharing his experience and wisdom with younger engineers. And in this Career by Design Member Voice article, to...
A functional mentorship experience is exceptionally rewarding, as both the mentors and the mentees can appreciate their own professional growth due to mutually agreed interactions. At times, however, an agreed-upon mentorship might not work out as expected. Common reasons that lead to an...
For the early-career civil engineer, one of the daily challenges can be managing a simple task: asking questions. The civil engineer’s primary pathways of development include formal education, mentored experience, and self-development. Asking questions of our supervisors, organization...
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I – I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. – from “The Road Not Taken,” by Robert Frost, recited by President John F. Kennedy at his inauguration, January 1961 It starts on that day, the day every young civil...
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I’ll start this by stating that a mentor can be a great resource to help guide your professional and personal growth. I believe mentorship is akin to friendship and should not be one-sided. The best mentor relationships are the ones where each side learns something from the other. No matter how...