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100 1 _aBurke, Peter Y.
245 1 0 _aTechnical career survival handbook :
_b100 things you need to know /
_cPeter Y. Burke P.E.
264 1 _aSan Diego, California :
_bElsevier,
_c2016, [2017]
264 4 _c2017
300 _axi, 267 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c23 cm
336 _atext
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337 _aunmediated
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338 _avolume
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504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aFront Cover; Technical Career Survival Handbook; Technical Career Survival Handbook100 Things You Need to Know; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; I -- Preparing for the Work Force; 1 -- Technical Careers; 2 -- The Big Four Engineering Degrees; Civil Engineering; Electrical Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; Industrial Engineering; 3 -- Other Engineering Degrees; 4 -- Technology Degrees; 5 -- Career Choice; What Are My Interests?; What Subjects Do I Like?; What Subjects Are My Strengths?; Who Do I Know in the Field?; 6 -- College Selection; 7 -- Engineering Technology.
505 8 _a8 -- Graduate School9 -- Day Versus Night School; 10 -- Co-Op Programs; 11 -- Internships; 12 -- Alternative College Funding; Grants; Scholarships; GI Bill; Company Benefit; 13 -- Finding That First Job; Where to Look for Your First Job?; The Obvious; The Not So Obvious; 14 -- Geographic Factors; Where Are the Jobs?; Where Are Manufacturing Centers?; 15 -- Interviews; Campus; Telephone; Neutral Location Interview; Employer's Facility; Panel; 16 -- Opportunities for Women; II -- Employment Challenges; 17 -- Experience; Discipline; Industry; Specialty; 18 -- Work Direction; 19 -- Manager.
505 8 _a20 -- Management StylesCoach; Micromanager; Conservative; Ambivalent; Dodger; Dictator; 21 -- Positions-Open Versus Created; 22 -- Specialties; 23 -- Contractor; 24 -- Consultant/Self-employed; 25 -- Part Time; 26 -- Temporary; 27 -- Technical Spectrum; 28 -- Job Titles; 29 -- Job Descriptions; 30 -- Salary Structure; 31 -- Key Employee; 32 -- Nondisclosure Agreement; 33 -- Company Size; 34 -- Company Organization; 35 -- Pensions; What Is a Pension?; What Are the Types of Pensions?; What Companies Offer Pensions?; What Is an Example of an Annuity Payment?; 36 -- Training; 37 -- Benefits; Social Security.
505 8 _aWorker's CompensationUnemployment Insurance; Obamacare; 38 -- Public Versus Private Technology Companies; Private Companies; Public Companies; 39 -- Industries; 40 -- Industry Trends; 41 -- Green Jobs; 42 -- Regional Manufacturing Centers; 43 -- Foreign-Owned Companies; Personal Concerns; 44 -- Manufacturing; 45 -- Engineering Department; 46 -- Plant Engineering; What Are the Duties of Plant Engineers?; What Are the Requirements for Plant Engineers?; What Is the Outlook for Plant Engineers?; What Are the Trends in Plant Engineering?; Who Is a Certified Plant Engineer?
505 8 _a47 -- Service Companies and Consulting Engineers48 -- Government; 49 -- Union Versus Nonunion; 50 -- Utilities; 51 -- Spinoffs, Acquisitions, and Mergers; Spinoffs; Acquisitions; Mergers; 52 -- Startups; 53 -- Alliances; 54 -- Joint Venture; 55 -- Job Site Work; 56 -- Commuting/Telecommuting; 57 -- Reorganizations; III -- The Job Search; 58 -- Resumes; 59 -- Headhunters; 60 -- Staffing Firm; 61 -- Networking/Newspaper/Internet; 62 -- Offers/Counteroffers; IV -- On the Job; 63 -- The Midcareer Years; 64 -- Technical Library; 65 -- Associations/Societies; 66 -- Seminars/Webinars; 67 -- Publishing.
505 8 _a68 -- Industry Standards.
520 _aThis book provides the information needed to survive a technical career. It enables prospective technical career candidates, and those currently in technical careers, to explore all technical education possibilities, industries, disciplines, and specialties. In addition, it better equips the reader to deal with tough situations and the decisions they have to make throughout their career. Topics include preparing for the workforce, employment challenges, opportunities for women, and dealing with on the job situations.
650 0 _aSkilled labor
_xVocational guidance
_vHandbooks, manuals, etc.
650 7 _aBUSINESS & ECONOMICS
_xIndustrial Management.
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650 7 _aBUSINESS & ECONOMICS
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650 7 _aBUSINESS & ECONOMICS
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