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JULY 2025

 

How To Take Charge of Your Career

Whether you’re new to the professional world or a veteran, it’s important to be an active participant in your own career. Instead of waiting for your manager to approach you with new responsibilities or more challenging work, seek out opportunities for growth and involvement beyond your immediate daily duties. Raise your hand when something is intriguing or when your team needs help. Any new experience contributes to your professional development and helps build strong relationships. Don’t sit back. Instead, be willing to take some calculated risks that align with your career aspirations. 

 

Seek Opportunities

Don't wait for opportunities to find you — actively seek them out. Identify assignments that mesh with your career goals and ask for the chance to take them on. If the task is outside your comfort zone, even better. Getting involved in projects beyond your typical scope of responsibility will help expand your skills and ultimately increase your value. 

 

 

 

 

Bison Bump is a challenge that invites creative and innovative start-up ideas, reflecting a commitment to uplifting and empowering Indigenous communities. Apply for the Bison Bump Business Plan Challenge held at the 2025 AISES National Conference .

 

 

ON TOPIC

Your career is what you make of it. Don’t let an organization dictate your future. Instead, create it yourself by being self-aware, open to forming strategic relationships, and willing to continue to learn. Here are a few tips to keep in mind when striving for a rewarding career:

  1.  Define “rewarding.” Understand your personal value system and what — aside from financial security — equals a fulfilling career for you.
  2. Know your strengths. Everyone has their individual skills. What are yours? Once you know your strengths, leverage them by finding opportunities to put them into action.  
  3. Set SMART goals. Establish goals that are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound to help keep your career development on course.
  4. Never stop learning. Continue to acquire new skills and adapt to technological advances and industry changes. Stay curious.
  5. Nurture relationships. Find mentors who will guide you along your career path. Continue networking throughout your career in order to build positive relationships within and outside your organization. 
  6. Listen to feedback. Routinely request constructive criticism from managers and trusted colleagues. Remember: Every piece of feedback is an opportunity to grow. 
  7. Maintain a healthy work-life balance. It can be easy to let your work life overpower your personal life. Prioritize your mental and physical health, to sustain your energy and well-being. Doing so will pay off in your career as well as in sustaining personal relationships.

 

 

 

 

RESOURCES

Resources for AISES Members

AISES events, like the National and Regional conferences and Professional Chapter meetings are great opportunities to network. See the list of upcoming events in the Save the Date section below.

 

Have you had a chance to connect with us on ? Check out our posts to get professional development information and more from AISES, our partners, and other members.

 

Online Resources

Get the AISES Nation App Today

The AISES Nation app is a space for AISES members to come together, share their cultural knowledge, celebrate each other's successes, and build community. This virtual hangout is your one-stop-shop to make meaningful connections and easily access all the amazing AISES programs in one place! To download the app, go to the App Store/Google Play store on your phone and type AISES Nation. You can also join the platform online .

 

 

 

 

 

SAVE THE DATE

 

PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

The ASCE/SEI 24 Flood Resistant Design and Construction Committee is seeking members to participate in the revision of ASCE 24: ASCE/SEI 24 Flood Resistant Design and Construction. The goal of the update is to align with changes made to ASCE 7-28 Chapter 5, to pick up New Business Next Cycle items, to continue updates that were proposed but not incorporated in the ASCE 24-24 cycle. 

  

The New Voices in Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has launched the application for the 2026-2028 New Voices Cohort! We are seeking U.S.-based, mid-career emerging leaders in all disciplines of the sciences, engineering, and medicine with an established track record of professional excellence and demonstrated commitment to service beyond their immediate discipline and institution. Individuals interested in science communication, international scientific collaboration, and science policy are encouraged to apply by Sept. 3.

  

We are seeking early-career scientists, engineers, and medical professionals and/or late-stage graduate students with a strong interest in science and technology policy work. International students already based in the United States are encouraged to apply. We highly encourage those with strong interest but little experience in policy to apply by Aug. 20.

 

JOB OPENINGS

Arthrex – Ave Maria, Fla.

 

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. 

– Novato, Calif.

– Remote

 

California State University – Arcata, Calif.

 

National Fuel Gas – Buffalo, N.Y.

 

Pro2Serve – Winchester, Va.

  

Sandia National Laboratories

– Albuquerque, N.M.

– Washington, D.C.

, Hybrid – Albuquerque, N.M.

  

Toronto Metropolitan University – Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  

WUNC - FM – Chapel Hill, N.C.

 

University of Vermont – Burlington, Vt.

 

 

 

 

 
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