I'm one year into my first engineering role post-MS. My manager is great and always asks what he can do to make my job easier or better. I usually just say "Nope, all good," but it feels so passive. What I really want is to leverage his support to grow, but I don’t know what to ask for. What are some meaningful but realistic things a newer engineer can request in 1-on-1s?

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Maybe you could ask if there's an opportunity to take some kind of training like GD&T, 6 Sigma, etc. Or you could ask if they have any feedback for you in terms of areas you could start growing into your role or moving towards the next level up if it's a Sr. Eng or however it works in that organization

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You can ask to shadow him in important meetings

Tell him you’re still learning and don’t even really know what to ask for yet, but get his opinion.

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