Career Development
Seven young professionals were selected to represent SPE at the 2026 Emerging Leaders Alliance Conference.
A global portal to collaboration and growth, the Student Chapter Development Workshop connects SPE student chapters worldwide to exchange knowledge and learn from industry experts, all under the 2026 theme of catalyzing carbon management innovation.
Brittany N. Cole offers career advice on how new graduates can avoid the “busy but ineffective” trap, prioritize high-impact work, and build strategic value in their first 90 days to accelerate long-term career growth in an AI-driven workforce.
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Cultural differences become increasingly important as professionals move from technical to management roles. Managing projects often means not leading just the specific technical aspects of the project, but also the people who are working on them. -
I begin this column by saying that after attending several recent SPE events filled with students and professionals, all virtual of course, that I have seen the very best of us as members of SPE. To a person, you all have been nothing short of inspiring.
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A proponent of STEM careers for women, Maria Angela Capello shares her experience working in different countries and cultures and her involvement in initiatives promoting diversity and inclusion.
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Last year was a challenging one; however challenges also mean opportunities. This is precisely what the 2020 SPE Young Member Outstanding Service Award (YMOSA) winners did—translating challenges into opportunities, and opportunities into actions. In an interview for TWA, these young professionals (YPs) share the contributions they made to the community, how if feels t…
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People deal with stress in many ways. I decided to revisit an on-and-off childhood hobby.
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Our purpose is the compass that can guide us in navigating the correct path. Interestingly, our purpose is never clear to us amid the usual humdrum of life until we are faced with situations that challenge us.
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This is a particularly hard column to prepare. It is early October and I had hoped to tell you how being an SPE member and being an active part of SPE was part of your professional responsibilities/duty. It is, but we will save that discussion for later.
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Former SPE President Giovanni Paccaloni was the driving force behind launching many of the SPE YP programs. Founding YPs of those programs share their memories working with Paccaloni and their advice to YPs of today on how to get involved in new opportunities.
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In the early 2000s, former SPE President Giovanni Paccaloni brought YPs together with a vision to start YP programs in SPE. In a tribute to his legacy, YPs who were part of the founding stages of the now successful programs share their memories working with Paccaloni and his role as their mentor.
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Time to quit thinking about 2019 and earlier. What are the skill sets that will thrive in the second half of 2020 and beyond?
