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4 Takeaways for New Project Managers from Kittelson’s ATLAS Summit
Project management comes with a steep learning curve and making the transition requires a set of skills and knowledge you may feel you don’t have yet. If you’re in the midst of this and feeling the incline of that learning curve, you’re not alone—in fact, you may be right where you’re supposed to be.
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A Spotlight on Professional Organizations in Transportation: A Pathway to Career Growth and Industry Advancement
Join us in celebrating the impact and achievements of our industry’s professional organizations, and read our team’s advice for plugging into organizations that will boost your personal and professional growth while providing opportunities to give to others.
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So You Want to Be a Transportation Professional: Advice From the Public, Private, and Academic Sectors of Transportation
How does a career in transportation consulting differ from working for a public agency or in academia? And how can you know which sector of the profession is right for you? Read insights from our panelists about discerning which direction to take your career.
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Celebrating the 45-Year Impact of WTS in the Transportation Profession
“We know that our work serves diverse communities. Having diverse voices influencing those projects results in better outcomes for our communities.”
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Strategies for Inclusion in a Hybrid Work Environment
Will employees be expected to return to the office full-time? Here’s how we’ve approached the conversation at Kittelson, including five ways we’re seeking to operate inclusively in a hybrid environment.
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5 Activities That Kept Us Connected in 2020
Virtual meeting fatigue is real, but it shouldn’t sabotage opportunities to connect. Here are five activities that helped us stay connected while working remotely for most of 2020.
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What We Learned From Our First-Ever Virtual Internship Program
Adrian Ayala, who is pursuing a Master’s degree in City and Regional Planning at Rutgers University, had planned to move from New Brunswick, NJ to…
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My Virtual Internship Experience: Looking Back
Like many others, as COVID-19 continued to unfold, we at Kittelson were faced with the decision of canceling our internship program or reimagining it to…
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Standing Together For Racial Justice
I’m proud to work for an organization that creates space to have difficult conversations and listen to one another. As our nation reels from and…
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How We’re Celebrating National Bike Month During COVID-19
For 64 years, May has been celebrated as National Bike Month and a chance to celebrate the health, economic, environmental, and social benefits of cycling….
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How Collaborating As “One Firm” Strengthens Kittelson’s Project Work
Kittelson & Associates, Inc. is a company spread over more than 25 offices, yet we don’t silo project work by location. Due to our “one…
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Why We Put on a Mid-Level Staff Retreat
We are passionate about the work we do. At the same time, we know people in the middle of their careers are in the thick…
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Keeping a Unified Culture Across 26 Offices
Our company mantra has always been to hire motivated people and give them freedom to pursue their passions. When Wayne Kittelson founded Kittelson & Associates,…
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Getting to Work the Kittelson Way
Here at Kittelson, we like to think of ourselves as transportation nerds… and that transportation nerds get to work differently than the average US commuter….
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