CAD SUPERVISOR!!! After twelve long years of working as a CAD operator with different companies with different disciplines of engineering, I finally made it! Thanks for the trust that my current employer, Philkoei International Inc. have given me. Trust is very important to me and I don’t want to break this trust. Being a CAD supervisor is new to me and this is a big challenge for me. I have to read a lot of articles (which I don’t usually do) on how to become a good leader. I’ve encounter one good article from Bentley Publications on How to keep your job as a CAD Manager by Mark W. Kiker. I think this article could be applied also for Cad supervisors and I want to share this with you.
1. Don’t be average. Don’t expect to stay off the short list if you are doing a lackluster job. The biggest thing you can do to solidify your position is to do a fantastic job in your role with the company. Doing the best you can do at all times is the first step toward financial security. No one is going to work hard at keeping an average worker. You need to do the best you can do.
2. Do more than expected. You need to be doing more than what is expected of you. You need to go beyond the job description. If you fulfill the job description and do not expand beyond it very often then you are only doing what is expected of you when you hired on. Moving to higher and higher levels of job security requires you to take on more responsibility and duties. If you are going beyond the basics then you are poised to stay with the firm.
3. Build your brand. Let others know what you have been doing all year. Now is not the time to be invisible. You need to take heed that invisible CAD Managers soon get thought of as being unneeded. You need to become visible and stay visible. Keep track of accomplishments and share them year round. Don’t brag, just inform.
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