Paula Jo Lemonds, P.G., P.E. HDR Engineering plemonds@hdrinc.com SAGE 2YC Supporting and Advancing Geoscience Education in Two-Year Colleges Best Practices for Preparing Two-year College Students for a Geoscience Career and Transfer Saturday, June 1, 2013 JJ Pickle Research Campus Paula Jo Lemonds, P.G., P.E. HDR Engineering plemonds@hdrinc.com
…Attitudes Necessary for Successful Geoscience Career Knowledge, Skills, Attitudes Necessary for Successful Geoscience Career …Attitudes Necessary for Successful Geoscience Career Crises Pressing problems Preparation Prevention Planning Relationship building Needless interruptions Unimportant calls, meetings, email Other people’s minor issues Trivia, busywork Time wasters Excessive TV, Internet, relaxation Urgent Not Urgent Not Important I II III IV Important “Succeeding at HDR is all about making yourself indispensable. Find the tasks that need to be done but that no one else is willing to do, and volunteer to get them done. If you take ownership of them and do them well, within 6 months we won’t remember how we got along without you.” - Bill Brinker, HDR Engineering
Advice to Students Interested in Geoscience Career Work hard knowing that quality is important Realize that no one owes you anything – No Entitlement Do what you love; Love what you do! Join a professional organization! AEG, GSA, AWRA, AAPG, SEPM, HGS, GCAGS…you get the picture