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What one piece of advice do you wish you had known at the start of your career?

Kathryn Bain

Reposted from IET Professional Development



I'm currently working on a blog around starting out in careers in engineering - it got me thinking about the lessons learned from others (perhaps because I spend a lot of my time working with our volunteer mentors).


What one piece of advice do you wish you had known at the start of your career that you know now?


Or, if you're starting out in your career right now, what is the one thing you want to learn more about (and hopefully have planned as part of your CPD)?


Please share your experiences or advice below:


Kathryn Bain, IPD and Mentoring Service Manager, The Institution of Engineering & Technology, (IET Staff)

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    Thanks for everyone that has added to this thread, I'm seeing some interesting themes and it's really great to see the diversity of responses and paths that people have chosen into engineering careers.  


    Karla, you raise an interesting point about volunteering, we try as much as we can to get members to volunteer at an early stage and have started to actively promote volunteering through our YP Buddy Role which is specifically aimed at younger professionals supporting other students and young professionals because we want to try and widen the pool of potential volunteers and share the benefits of this :)
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    Thanks for everyone that has added to this thread, I'm seeing some interesting themes and it's really great to see the diversity of responses and paths that people have chosen into engineering careers.  


    Karla, you raise an interesting point about volunteering, we try as much as we can to get members to volunteer at an early stage and have started to actively promote volunteering through our YP Buddy Role which is specifically aimed at younger professionals supporting other students and young professionals because we want to try and widen the pool of potential volunteers and share the benefits of this :)
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