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Asked by anon-74263 to Frances on 4 May 2020.
Question: What was the hardest thing to do in your career?
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Frances Askill-Kirk answered on 4 May 2020:
I think the hardest thing I have come across in my career is gaining confidence in my self and the decisions I make.
At some point, you have to become the person who makes the decisions, not just contribute and let someone else make the choice. This is a big career moment, as it means you have grown in knowledge and experience.
My advice would be to always have good mentors, through school, university and your job. Having someone who is invested in you doing well and improving your skills will help your confidence massively!
Oh and studying my undergraduate degree whilst working 40+ hours is also quite difficult… but it is self inflicted difficulty!! Don’t let it put you off, it is also very rewarding and means I have no student loan!
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Helen commented on :
Probably arguing with people higher up than you are when you know you are right.
David commented on :
Studying for an MSc was a very challenging time for me, but ultimately very satisfying.
Otherwise different jobs have brought with them periods of intense work. Hard work at the time but I am able to look back on them as a job well done.
tomstewartbrackenridge commented on :
The hardest thing for me was achieving my degree so I can become a qualified engineer. It requires many hours of extra study outside of classes and dedication. But once qualified it is well worth it, as I work in the field I love and get lots of career opportunities available to me also.
Martyn commented on :
I’d say the hardest thing in my career to date from a training point of was the Association of Project Managers Project Management Qualification. This was 4 days of intense learning and then a 3 hour closed book exam with extremely strict marking.
The hardest thing in my career to date within engineering would be the implementation of a pump and valve optimisation system. This is still ongoing but it has helped me gain experience in many areas of engineering and allowed me to engage with key stakeholders at all levels of the business.
Fidel commented on :
I think the hardest thing for me was applying for graduate jobs when I was in final year. All the online tests and interviews were quite tough. I thought I was done with it all when I got a job but when I decided to leave my old job, I had to do it all again which brought back many memories. Luckily, I didn’t have to do online tests again because I wasn’t applying for grad jobs.