Professional Practice for the Young Engineer

The engineering student is taught, formally or informally, very little in college about the attitude of engineers. Many skills and traits must be recognized and developed to become a successful and advancing young engineer. Some of the skills are (1) successful accomplishment on all assigned tasks; (2) aggressiveness; (3) persistence; and (4) thought stability. No engineer and especially a young engineer should forget he is working for his boss. Continually going-around or over-his-head will only lead to a regrettable end. Careful and continued study of the written and unwritten laws and ethic canons are the best guide to achieve a successful career in engineering and the advanced positions offered in a specialization field or engineering management filed.