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Mel Butcher
- Mar 15
- 4 min
3 Reasons Your Colleague Got the Promotion and You Didn't.
"I have worked so hard. In fact, I think I work harder than many of my peers. But I have been passed over for promotion multiple times...
Mel Butcher
- Mar 9
- 4 min
On Luck & Career Success
Recently, I was on the phone with a colleague when they launched into telling me about a job opening they have. My colleague, a highly...
Mel Butcher
- Jan 25
- 1 min
Mock Interview Guide
Access a free guide for setting up a mock interview - contains guidance for a young professional and their interviewer.
Mel Butcher
- Nov 9, 2021
- 1 min
A Better Way to Find a Job
On today's episode of the American Society of Civil Engineers' (ASCE) Plot Points podcast, Mel joins Ben Walpole to talk about how...
Mel Butcher
- Sep 13, 2021
- 2 min
A Quick Tip for Better Engagement With Superiors
This tip applies to interacting with your superiors, but honestly, it can help you improve communication in any relationship. If you feel...
Mel Butcher
- Aug 30, 2021
- 2 min
What They Don't Tell You Starting In Consulting
For engineers starting their first job or two, the situation they walk into in consulting can have a substantial impact on their...
Mel Butcher
- Aug 16, 2021
- 3 min
What Your Masters Degree Is Really Worth
This question came in from a recent graduate: Why do students with Masters degrees still start at entry-level in environmental...
Mel Butcher
- Aug 10, 2021
- 6 min
Networking on LinkedIn for Young Professionals
Even before the pandemic, career networking was being pushed more and more online. It's not like the day of your parents or grandparents,...
Mel Butcher
- Aug 2, 2021
- 2 min
Resume Quick Tips!
RESUMES... They can help us, they can hurt us. How do you put together a good resume - in particular, one that will help you stand out...
Mel Butcher
- Jul 26, 2021
- 3 min
Prioritize Your Job Hunting Schedule
Alright, earlier we discussed how you must NOT rely solely on online job applications for your job hunt. If you didn't catch that, review...
Mel Butcher
- Jul 20, 2021
- 2 min
Avoiding the Resume Black Hole
You have worked so hard to earn your engineering degree. And now you're ready for your first full-time gig. You want to put your skills...
Mel Butcher
- Jul 12, 2021
- 2 min
Tips for Early Career Salary Negotiation
Today's tip is about how to approach your early engineering career salary negotiation. A mentor of mine some time ago once said: "You...
Mel Butcher
- Jul 5, 2021
- 3 min
Leveraging Your Student Status For Your Job Hunt
In Tip #1, we talked about not limiting your job search and expanding it to other *types of organizations where engineers work. And then...
Mel Butcher
- Jun 28, 2021
- 1 min
Finding Companies YOU Might Want to Work For
OK, in an earlier post , we talked about not limiting your job search and expanding it to other *types of organizations where engineers...
Mel Butcher
- Jun 21, 2021
- 1 min
Resume Black Holes
Creating relationships is hard work. I get it. It's a lot easier to sling the same email, the same LinkedIn message, the same information...
Mel Butcher
- Jun 14, 2021
- 2 min
Preparing for the Entry Level Engineering Interview
You've graduated (WOOHOO!) and you've got a big job interview lined up (DOUBLE WOOHOO!)... Did panic just set in? How will you be sure...
Mel Butcher
- Jun 7, 2021
- 3 min
One Engineer's Pandemic Job Hunt
Access the full video interview with Mohini at this link. 2020 created a world of pain for young graduates and other job seekers. When...
Mel Butcher
- May 28, 2021
- 2 min
Women's Corporate Tight Rope Walk
I have a friend who has grown up, professionally speaking, in the software consulting space. As you might imagine, the majority of her...
Mel Butcher
- Apr 27, 2021
- 3 min
The Best Project Manager
PM roles are orchestrated many different ways. On one end of the spectrum, I've seen a model of project manager where the title holder is...