Screen LibraryTechnical career survival handbook : 100 things you need to know /
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Academic Press,
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| Publisher Address: | London, United Kingdom : |
| Publication Dates: | 2016, 2017. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780128093726 |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780128096116 012809611X |
| Index Number: | HD5706 |
| CLC: | F241 |
| Contents: |
Front 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. 8 -- 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. 20 -- 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; Soc Worker'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? 47 -- 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 -- Publish 68 -- Industry Standards. |