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All too often, engineers believe that hard work will produce success in business and guarantee them a fulfilling career. Unfortunately, simply working hard is not enough to ensure one's career success. Young engineers miss opportunities to build a career with more possibilities and choices. Experienced engineers forget that they are responsible for managing their careers, and selling themselves at work. This e-book will focus on the strategies for engineers to build a successful career, by implementing some of the successful strategies that sales professionals use. Sales professionals are masters of communication skills. They work effectively with others to get the results they want. Member: FREE Non-Member: $5.99 -
The Shaping an Engineering Career Series of e-books describes the challenges that practitioners, academics and their managers, in the engineering and related disciplines, face in building their careers. This series will document the personal history of selected engineers and describe their journeys in transitioning from entry-level employees to either technology professionals or managers. The purpose of this series is to identify the different circumstances that technology professionals have encountered in building their careers, and it will provide some guidance to others about what is required to build a successful career in technology, or related disciplines. Member: FREE Non-Member: $9.99 -
The third book in this series guides you through the competitive landscape, helping you to understand who your real competition is, and why it is important to see the landscape the way your customers do. This book also helps you develop an effective positioning strategy, determine the true value of your product or service to your target customer, and find ways to ensure your solution is the ideal one. Member: FREE Non-Member: $9.99 -
Book 2 of this two-book series explores work-life balance in three different career stages: early career, mid-career and late-career. The information draws on interviews and input from dozens of people, both those who claim to have achieved a satisfactory sense of balance, and those who say that their lives are far from balanced. Member: FREE Non-Member: $5.99 -
The Best of Today's Engineer: on Licensure, Volume 1is a compilation of articles that will help the reader understand why one should pursue licensure; the licensure process; exam development; and how to effectively study for and pass the licensure exams. Member: FREE Non-Member: $5.99 -
This series of e-books help you build up your understanding of your business, and maximize your chances for success. Book 2--Market Size and Strategy, helps flesh out the initial plan. It helps you find the real market size, even when dealing with disruptive technology where market size data is hard to come by. This book also helps the entrepreneur better understand the target buyer, and how to communicate the value of their product or service, increasing the probability of early and ongoing sales. Member: FREE Non-Member: $9.99 -
Book 2 of this two-book series explores work-life balance in three different career stages: early career, mid-career and late-career. The information draws on interviews and input from dozens of people, both those who claim to have achieved a satisfactory sense of balance, and those who say that their lives are far from balanced. Member: $7.99 Non-Member: $9.99 -
The fourth and final book of this series explores managing, leading, and the role of Independent Professional Contributors (IPCs); finding problems and opportunities; developing a new mindset; gives examples of taking the lead; examines becoming the Manager-Leader; and offers parting thoughts. Member: FREE Non-Member: $9.99 -
The fourth and final book in this series takes a close look at integrating graphics, lists, tables, abbreviations and acronyms, numbers, and headings into writing effectively. It also examines living with deadlines, including impossible ones, as well as some ways engineers can continuously improve their writing prowess throughout their careers and lives. Member: FREE Non-Member: $9.99
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The Starting Your Start-Up e-book series is designed for the engineer or entrepreneur who has a great product or service idea, but no real marketing expertise. With a small budget and big dreams, it's difficult to know where to start. This book helps the reader understand all the basics of starting a startup. Book 1: Developing a Business Plan shows you how to develop an initial business plan that contains just enough information to get started. It helps you define your concept clearly and concisely, build an effective elevator pitch, communicate your product and company positioning, and identify your critical success factors. Member: FREE Non-Member: $9.99 -
Just what is work-life balance? Work-life balance is a state of control, achievement and satisfaction in your life. It means that you have a sense of being able to make choices that fit for you, given your current situation and your goals. It also means that you align your choices with those things that are important to you in life, so that you are able to enjoy a sense of satisfaction from the choices you have made. Work-life balance includes more than time. It includes feeling good about your level of involvement-- in both your work and non-work roles. Member: FREE Non-Member: $5.99 -
How do organizations develop a culture that fosters leadership? Fostering leadership becomes complex when the human element is introduced. Book 3 of this series includes: The Basics of Organizational Culture; Organizational Culture Research; Building a Leadership Culture; A Case Study: IBM's Silverlake Project; and Parting Thoughts. Member: FREE Non-Member: $9.99 -
The IEEE-USA Employment Assistance Committee has continued its interest in developing a better understanding of the problem of unemployment among older engineers, by conducting a survey of engineers who were unemployed at some point during the 2011 IEEE membership year. The first survey was conducted in 1995, with replications in 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, and again, in 2011. Member: $7.99 Non-Member: $9.99 -
The IEEE-USA Employment Assistance Committee has continued its interest in developing a better understanding of the problem of unemployment among older engineers by conducting a survey of unemployed engineers. This report of results is organized into four sections. The first section reports the percentage distribution or means response for each of the questions in the survey. The second section reports the results of selected cross tabulations that focus on age and various aspects of employment status. The third section reports the results of a multivariate analysis that focuses on the impact of age on the duration of unemployment, when other factors are held constant. The final section compares some of the current results to those in 1995, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008. Member: $7.99 Non-Member: $9.99 -
Given that individuals gather, learn and retain information differently, presenters need to incorporate multiple methods of communicating information during a presentation. Visual aids can provide strong visual tools and increase the audience's retention of your core message. Learn how to supplement your presentation with effective PowerPoint slides or other visual aids. Member: FREE Non-Member: $9.99
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Telecommunications has been one of the most influential technologies in human history. As the speed and volume of the transmission of messages increased, history itself has been made and altered. Telecommunications has not only influenced history, it has also allowed us to share and participate in historical events. This book is a collection of articles written by the staff of the IEEE History Center highlighting some of the many triumphs in the world of telecommunications. Member: FREE Non-Member: $5.99
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A personal introduction, captivating opening, interesting body and compelling conclusion comprise the four major parts of a successful presentation. But once you have an organized and well-written presentation, it's time to shift your focus to delivery by incorporating eye contact, varied voice, and fluid body language. Member: FREE Non-Member: $9.99
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Book 2 of this series builds on the perspectives presented in Book 1, and examines managing and leading by: 1) managers at all levels, and 2) the Individual Professional Contributor/knowledge workers. Your success in either of these two options depends on being authentic, being yourself, and recognizing your capabilities and limitations. Member: FREE Non-Member: $9.99
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IEEE-USA's Consultants Fee Survey Report, 2011 Edition, focuses on the compensation of U.S. IEEE members. Member: $7.99 Non-Member: $9.99
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A technical expert must not only know, understand and interpret complex data but also present the facts through clear, concise and correct speech. The first step in conveying technical information is to establish a clear understanding of when, where, why, how, what and to whom your information is to be presented. The next step is to structure the presentation. The structure of a presentation includes the organization of ideas, the definition of major sections and the transitions between sections. A logical structure coupled with techniques to illustrate, emphasize and explain central themes will assist your audience to understand the core message. Member: FREE Non-Member: $9.99
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IEEE-USA has conducted surveys focusing on the compensation of consultants in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, and 2009. Other than 2009, these were standalone surveys, and they were not a part of the overall Salary& Fringe Benefits Surveys. In 2009, for the first time, the two survey efforts were combined. As a result, the sampling frame and qualifying definition of consultant were changed from previous implementations. And this year, the results were further filtered to those consultants who also indicated they were employed in their primary area of technical competence (PATC). Not only is the current definition different (consultants are now defined as primarily fee-based and self-employed full or part time and), but the PATC restriction does not apply this year either. Member: $7.99 Non-Member: $9.99
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Successful career management doesn't happen just by luck. It calls for constantly monitoring your sense of success (Am I where I believe I should be in my career?) and your sense of fulfillment (Am I experiencing satisfaction from the work I do?). Career management is an on-going process; it calls for skills in job search techniques, knowing how to promote your value to your employer, and keeping up with your industry and profession, as these areas change and develop. This new collection of articles from Today's Engineer will be useful to you, regardless of whether you are looking for a job, wondering if you are valued as much as you should be in your organization, or pondering the future of engineering as a vehicle for innovation and productivity. Member: FREE Non-Member: $5.99
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This publication will address such topics as your reasons for becoming a consultant; how to become a better networker; and how to incorporate the new social media into your practice. Having these topics in a centralized location will be convenient for your reference, as you build and incorporate new ideas into your practice. Members: FREE Non-Members: $5.99 -
This latest compilation volume covers topics that have concerned (and sometimes perplexed) engineers for years, if not decades. Among the highlighted articles are how engineers manage their careers, the future of the profession, and the role of the engineer, as seen by the general public. Member: FREE Non-Member: $5.99
