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Technical Career Survival Handbook 100 Things You Need to Know.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Place of publication not identified] : Academic Press, 2016.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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; Social Security.
  • 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
  • Publishing.
  • 68
  • Industry Standards.