I feel that my undergraduate career prepared me to write technical reports more than protocols. I am confident in my writing abilities, however, I still feel like it is always a good idea to get an independent person to review your work.

In my short time in the industry, I’ve found that older engineers that have been in the industry for a while struggle with making their verification protocols and reports easy to read. Many times, they write it in such a way that only they can understand, or with so much upfront technical detail that the reader gets lost. When I first started working, I was very hesitant to provide feedback on older engineers writing. I didn’t think they would listen to me or would assume I was just being picky. After a while of reviewing and getting more comfortable, I was able to provide constructive feedback to older engineers to improve their writing style.