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This is the space for deeper, slower writing on senior career strategy — the things that don’t fit a LinkedIn post. Expect essays on positioning, hiring-panel psychology, offer leverage and the operator habits that quietly decide most senior transitions. Share your thinking, connect with the team at Eich Dyn Career Services, and engage with fellow career-focused professionals in the open discussion below.
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Latest posts
- 29 Aug 2026
Automotive Redundancy: Your Career Capital Is Bigger Than Your Sector
Automotive redundancy does not erase your career capital. Learn how engineers can translate experience, test new sectors and create a credible next move.
- 25 Jul 2026
Did You Negotiate Your Salary Offer? Most People Don't. This Is How.
A practical, evidence-based Career OS™ walkthrough guide to evaluating, preparing and negotiating a job offer — without damaging the relationship. With acknowledgement to the Harvard Law School Program on Negotiation.
- 24 Jul 2026
When to Quit — 12 Indicators That It May Be Time to Leave
A Career OS™ walkthrough guide. Turn an instinctive sense that something is wrong into a structured, evidence-based review of your role, leadership environment and career options. Clarity before action. Evidence before decision.
- 27 Jun 2026
How to Find a Job in the UK: Stop Applying More and Start Getting More Interviews
A smarter UK job search strategy that goes beyond job boards and helps experienced professionals secure more interviews through positioning, networking and targeted applications.
- 27 Jun 2026
Networking Skills: The Career Superpower You Can't Afford to Ignore
Why networking skills are essential for career growth — and practical strategies to build meaningful professional relationships without the awkwardness.
- 21 Jun 2026
Salary Negotiation 2026: 11 Methods from Career OS™
Don't ever leave it on the table. Eleven negotiation methods covering timing, leverage, market data, anchoring and walk-away discipline — one of over 400 resources in the Career OS™ Vault.
- Career Strategy
Why senior engineers stall at the manager threshold.
The promotion bar isn't about more output — it's a different operating model. What changes at the threshold and how to evidence it before the panel.
- Career OS™
Career OS™ — the operating system for senior careers.
A walk-through of the six-step wheel: Clarity, Positioning, Readiness, Search, Interviewing, Offer. Built for experienced operators, not graduates.
- Offer Leverage
Salary negotiation isn't a conversation — it's a setup.
The leverage is built weeks before the offer call. Three positioning moves that change what 'best and final' actually means.
- Interview Strategy
Interview prep for engineering managers — what actually works.
Most prep is rehearsal theatre. Real prep is evidence architecture: stories that land, metrics that survive scrutiny, and a hiring-manager-shaped narrative.
- 2026 Guide
Engineering Management Career Paths: From Senior Engineer to CTO
The complete map of engineering management career paths — from the Senior Engineer crossroads through Tech Lead, EM, Director, VP and CTO. What changes at each step, what to optimise for, and how to avoid the classic traps.
Looking for structured Career Guides?
Step-by-step Career OS™ guides, playbooks and engineering leadership resources live in the Career Guides section of the Knowledge Centre.