3 Steps or Concepts to Develop a Meaningful Engineering Career!

1. How to Craft
Your Engineering Career
Find your Dream job in 3 Easy Steps!
Pat Batchelor, PE
(770) 318-8342
pat@recruitonpurpose.com

2. Civil Engineer
& an Engineering Recruiter
Pat Batchelor, PE
(770) 318-8342
pat@recruitonpurpose.com
I am a Subject Matter in
the following Areas:
Civil Engineering Jobs
& Companies
Salaries Career Planning
How to Land a Job!!

3. It is your life, Your Career, Your Story!
Or you can Abdicate your Life choices…and
let someone else, write your story!
Who Else Can write Your Story better than….
YOU!!

4. Step 1 : Know thyself…
• Too many people do not slow down enough in life to learn where
their passions and gifts are, and what resonates down deep.
“The unexamined life is not worth living” - Socrates
“Life is a journey, not a destination” - Emerson

5. Step 2 : Develop a Hedgehog Concept…
• Tom / Jim Collins in his book, Good to Great, refers to the HedgeHog
Concept for companies… but it can also apply to individuals….
Passion Talent
Profit

6. The Career Hedgehog Concept
Profit
$/x
TalentPassion
A Single Concept ?

7. The Career Hedgehog Principle
What do you Love
to do?
Something you
would do, if no
one paid you.
Passion
What am I Deeply Passionate about?
• Mix of Indoors / Outdoors
• Building Projects / Sales
• Hiking / Snow Skiing
• Sports / Being on a Team
• Family / Friends / Kids
• Faith
• Not Connection Design/ Load
Analysis – Too Tedious
What do I not like to do?

8. Talent
The Career Hedgehog Principle
What are your Gifts?
• Civil Engineering?
• Structural Engineering?
• What Areas you are Great?
• Geotechnical Engineering?
What is in your DNA?
Play to your Strengths!
• What Classes or Tasks
come easy?

9. The Career Hedgehog Principle
Profit
What do I Get / give?
• Salary / Hourly
• Benefits / Insurance
• Culture / Mentors / Friends
• Make a Difference?
• Steady Paycheck / Contract
• Flexible Schedule
• Work at Office / Telecommute
What is someone willing
to pay for?

10. The Career Hedgehog Principle
Profit
TalentPassion

11. The Career Hedgehog Principle
Profit
TalentPassion
• Playing Video Games
• Eating out w/ friends
• Watching Movies
Passion + Talent
But No Profit
(Hobby)

12. The Career Hedgehog Principle
Profit
TalentPassion
• Playing Video Games
• Eating out w/ friends
• Watching Movies
Passion + Talent
But No Profit
(Hobby)
Passion+UberTalent
• 1 in a 1x106
• “Go Pro”
The Exception

13. The Career Hedgehog Principle
Profit
TalentPassion
Talent + Profit
But No Passion
(Good Job/ Burn Out)

14. The Career Hedgehog Principle
Profit
TalentPassion
Talent + Profit
But No Passion
(Good Job/ Burn Out)
Sarah Batchelor
Quality Engr. Vs
Product Design

15. The Career Hedgehog Principle
Profit
TalentPassion
Talent + Profit
But No Passion
(Good Job/ Burn Out)
My Friend at Work
Was Bright & Excited
Now Bummed & Sad
Be Careful, If you do a job you hate, really well for too long,
they will let you do it forever!

16. The Career Hedgehog Principle
Profit
TalentPassion
• Playing Video Games
(Fantasy)
(Does Not Exist)
• Get Paid Millions
• Lottery
Passion + Profit
But no Talent

17. The Career Hedgehog Principle
Profit
TalentPassion
Ideal!!
Passion + Talent +Profit

18. Profit
TalentPassion
LOCATION
Ideal!!
Passion + Talent +Profit
AND Location
Where ever you Go….
There you are!!

19. Location
The Career Hedgehog Principle
Where in the World?
• U.S. / Foreign Country
• Where my GF lives?
• Where is the Market?
• Where do I want to Live for
my Passion?
• Where Can I afford to Live?
• Where are people hiring
Someone like me?

20. Step 3 : Develop a Personal Board of
Directors…
• Someone who is around you Professionally
• People that Know You
• Someone you Respect
• Someone you Don’t want to Disappoint
Why?
Where there is no guidance the people fall,
But in abundance of counselors there is victory.
-- Proverbs 11:14

21. Step 3 : Develop a Personal Board of
Directors…
• Add a Mentor at Work or a Professor from School
• Parents / Grandparents / Family or Friend
• Add a Financial Counselor or two
• Add a Spiritual Counselor
• Add a Wise Friend
• Add a Career Coach
• Add a Spouse
• Add a Fitness Coach

22. Summary!
Step 1 : Know Thyself….
Step 2 : Develop a Hedgehog Concept
Step 3 Develop a Personal Board of Directors
Apply, Rinse, Repeat!!
This is a iterative process that will last your
whole life….

23. The Career Hedgehog Principle
Profit Location
TalentPassion
My Example
• Help People
Passion
• Family / Kids
• Snow Skiing
• Faith / Church
Talent
• Civil Engineer
• Business Development
Profit
• Provided for My Family
• 2X… But Commission Only
• Recruiting!!! Who Knew?
Location = Atlanta, PT = Rockies!

24. Questions?
Pat Batchelor, PE
(770) 318-8342
pat@recruitonpurpose.com

25. Public Service Announcement
If you have a Drug Problem…
Please, Please, PLEASE…
Get Help…. Today!
Ask ME…Or talk to a Counselor!

26. Thank you…
It has been a Privilege!!
Pat Batchelor, PE
(770) 318-8342
pat@recruitonpurpose.com