Soft Skills

Can hard engineering skills alone help one address the career challenges faced?

If you choose to highlight your soft skills in your cover letter, make sure to study your audience well and avoid the buzzwords.

Elevator conversations may or may not be something that comes naturally to you, but a little forethought will make these random exchanges more purposeful and may bolster how you are viewed by management and coworkers.

Pervasive thinking blocks all of your triumphs and narrows your vision, so that all you can see is a core trigger. How do you turn the thought from becoming an unsolvable problem and approach it as a problem-solution statement?

In the current complex information age, while organizational ranks and tiers will still be required, a rigid hierarchy and absolute centralized decision making slows down execution and stifles adaptation in teams.

Former SPE President Eve Sprunt talks about her recent book on dual-career couples and shares her advice to millennials on achieving a good work/life balance.

The chance to work in an industry megaproject is a rare opportunity. These projects are exciting, fast-paced, and dynamic. Besides solid technical skills, which other skills will young professionals need to be successful in these projects?

If you aspire to a leadership position, go beyond being capable of working in a diverse team and leverage it to drive innovation.

Young professionals can use downturns as an opportunity for long-term career growth.

How to prepare yourself for your next promotion by how you act, dress, behave, and interact with others.