Career Lesson From A Senior Commissioning Engineer At Sindoni Consulting
Cameron, a Senior Commissioning Engineer, emphasizes the importance of "never burn a bridge," highlighting that building strong relationships and providing excellent service leads to future opportunities; the snowball effect of this approach is evidenced by their company receiving "90% plus of the work...because they did a good job for someone prior."
Networking, Relationship Building, Client Service, Project Management, Professionalism
Advizer Information
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Job Title
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Grad Programs
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Cameron Schunk
Senior Commissioning Engineer
Sindoni Consulting & Management Services, Inc.
University of California, Santa Barbara
N/A
Humanities, Political Science, American Studies, Psychology
Architecture, Construction & Design, Healthcare, Medical & Wellness
Operations and Project Management
Transfer Student, First Generation College Student
Video Highlights
1. Always maintain professional relationships throughout your career, as positive experiences can lead to future opportunities.
2. High-quality work and building a strong reputation are crucial for career advancement and securing significant projects.
3. Even seemingly small projects should be approached with dedication, as they can unexpectedly lead to substantial future work for your company.
Transcript
What is one lesson you've learned that has proven significant in your career?
This is going to sound cliché, but I think you should never burn a bridge. I don't mean you should blow up a meeting, swear, yell at someone, and tell them never to call you again. You'd never do that kind of thing.
More importantly, always make sure you build relationships when you can. Make sure you are providing someone the absolute best level of service.
Especially in my company, we have found that, I want to say, 90% plus of the work we get is because we did a good job for someone previously. That has this snowball effect.
So I think the most important lesson I've learned is to always give it your best. You never know when that little project you did really well is going to turn into the next big seven-year construction project your company gets because the project manager said, "I want them again."