Ready for Takeoff! : A Winning Process for Launching Your Engineering Career
ISBN: 9780136081272 | 0136081274
Edition: 1stFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Pub. Date: 8/19/2010
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Ready for Takeoff is an appropriate companion text for all courses in engineering, and for engineering professionals.Your career in Engineering is about to take off.There is simply no other book on the market like Ready for Takeoff. Author Dean Millar uses plain English, specific examples, and insights from industry experts to explain the steps you need to take to identify, and then go after, The engineering job that's right for you.Part I of this unique book starts by helping you assess your own unique skills and abilities and understand how t... MORE
Contents
Part 1
Pre-Employment Success: Understanding Yourself and Getting the Right Job
Chapter 1
Introduction and Your Four-Year Plan of Career Development
Chapter 2
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Chapter 3
Self-Analysis: Your First Career Step
Chapter 4
Market Research: Engineering Opportunities
Chapter 5
Your Resume and Cover Letter
Chapter 6
Your University’s Career Center
Chapter 7
Organizing and Executing Your Job Search
Chapter 8
The Successful Interview
Chapter 9
Follow-Up Action
Chapter 10
Starting Employment
Part 2
Professional Functions and Opportunities
Chapter 11
Overview of Industry: Executive Panel
Chapter 12
Project Management
Chapter 13
Value Engineering
Chapter 14
Quality Engineering
Chapter 15
Lean Enterprise
Chapter 16
Engineering Professionalism, Ethics, and Responsibility
Chapter 17
Entrepreneurism
Chapter 18
Academic Careers and Graduate School
Chapter 19
Becoming a Global Citizen
Part 3
Personal and Professional Success Skills
Chapter 20
Self Reliance, Planning, and Time Management
Chapter 21
Empowerment and Motivation
Chapter 22
Interpersonal Skills
Chapter 23
Teamwork in Industry
Chapter 24
Leadership
Chapter 25
Effective Writing and Presentation Skills
Chapter 26
Transition to Industry
Recommended Reading for Success
Index
Dean C. Millar is an Assistant Dean at the University of Buffalo, State University of New York. In 1994, he began the Engineering Career Institute, a program that complements engineering coursework and gives engineering students real-world professional skills, including pre-employment classes and credit-worthy industrial employment experience. In the past 17 years he has helped over 2,000 engineering students launch their careers through the Engineering Career Institute, Internships, and Co-Op Programs.
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