Just wanted to share my experience at the November 2014 WES Conference with you all. As a recent recruit to the engineering field (my first degree is in Environmental Science), I was interested in joining the \u2018community\u2019 and making some contacts.\u00a0 The WES Conference was an excellent forum for this with many early \/ mid career engineers attending, and inspirational engineers speaking.\u00a0 The format of the event meant that Friday dinner gave me an excellent opportunity to mingle, and exchange LinkedIn contact details.\u00a0 So, as a networking opportunity, I would definitely recommend attending! However, although my main purpose was to make contacts, I actually came away from the Conference having gained a lot more than that.\u00a0 WES recognises that to become a \u2018great engineer\u2019 requires more than just engineering ability; you need to be able to communicate, think critically, and have confidence in your abilities and what you offer to a project or organisation.\u00a0 To support this, the Conference offered seminars by business leaders and management specialists that gave additional skills and challenged your way of thinking by providing new ideas and perspectives. In summary then: Was the WES Conference worth attending? Absolutely, I\u2019ll be putting my name down for next year!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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