Yes, the company seems to be pushing for technical role.
I asked around within the company with few trusted sources. It appears, there is a dire need for few Chief Engineers / Systems Engineer and hence apparent push. It appears general perception is Project Managers come Dime a Dozen and one...
Thanks all for valuable advice,
An update in my situatuion. Yesterday my manager (reports to Mr. X) called me to his office to pitch the Chief Engineer /Systems Engineer role. He said that there is shortage of such people in the company and due to hiring freeze we will try to fill internally...
vc66,
Did you always remain in a technical role in some way or form as a Project Manager? Did you have a stint away from PM role before coming back to engineering?
And yes I do want to run a company some day and I have been requesting (almost begging) my managers to provide me opportunities...
Mike and TruckandBus,
These are some really good insights. Thanks a lot for your suggestions. It appears, its better to stick with engineering role for now rather than jump to PM role right away. I will be careful of intervening layers. It is rarely that I talk to Mr. X. So when he called me...
It is quite possible that Mr X knows something more than what meets my eyes. He is pretty high in corporate ladder. Between his position and my position there are 2 more layers. And thats why when he said something like chief engineer role, it got me thinking. Ofcourse he knows way more about...
Thanks Mike for your insight. It does appear that engineering roles are always needed. However, at the same time, it looks like engineers reach a certain level in career but find it difficult to reach the corner office. I may be completely wrong in that.
Hence my dilemma. Stay with stability...
I apologize for a long winded post, but I wanted to provide as much information, I could. Your help will be greatly appreciated.
All,
I have personally benefited a lot from this forum in last 9-10 years of my engineering career. However, now I am at a cross road in my career. Your advice based...
hi Guys,
Off lately I have come to realize that I am learning more about practical work and job scenarios from this forum than real life. My company being a small manufacturing firm.
Some times I really get frustrated as to the decisions made by the company and many a times without rationale...
Hi guys,
This thread is a great place to know what most of us think of project management and extent of technical skills required to perform well in a role of project manager/leader.
What I am thinking about is, if one wishes to grow from a technical position into project management and likes...
Hi HVAC
On a quick note I would like to add one more type of job which I guess apparently you missed out.
So continuing on the list of types of job
4. Bad pay, and no job satisfaction, no enjoyment.
and this can very well happen due to various constraints. And when somebody wants to get out...
Hi,
Can any one please let me know any good website that has spreadsheets which can be used for calculation of heat exchangers or heat sinks.
Thankyou for your help and cooperation,
sincerely
Lonecrusader
Thankyou all for your replies. I contacted the HR department of the company where I interviewed and got to know that I did not make it to the second round. I feel bad learning this, moreover because I got this interview through one of my contacts. Anyways, I believe it just means start a fresh...
Hi Ivymike,
I am really happy that you have suggested two links to me for a possible job opening. From the first look I find the the first job posting http://www.ricardo.com/pages/jobresult.asp?jobID=229 to be something I would be keen on pursuing. It does align perfectly with what I wish to...
Guys,
I do appreciate the good responses and suggestions everyone of you have contributed to my post and my problem.
What CRG just said about MS and BS does make sense and I do agree with it may be not totally but still it does make sense. Moreover I dont want to loose focus of what my aim is...
