Career advancement and survival for engineers

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    • Hoschette, John A.

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Career advancement and survival for engineers

John A. Hoschette

(A Wiley-Interscience publication)

Wiley, c1994

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-192) and index

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Description and Table of Contents

Volume

ISBN 9780471017189

Description

Providing engineers with an understanding of the business world that is usually overlooked in college and university programmes, this guide explains how to manage a career, obtain promotions and set long-range goals more successfully by becoming educated about company processes, structures and dynamics. Based on a course developed by the author, the text presents both technical and non-technical career development principles and hints.

Table of Contents

  • Are You in Control of Your Career?
  • The Company Structure
  • The Engineering Process
  • Getting the Most From Your Company's Educational System
  • Using the Company's Job to Your Benefit
  • Determining the Formal and Informal Criteria by Which You are Judged
  • How to Find and Develop a Good Mentor
  • The Importance of Maintaining a Company Calendar
  • Why Do Engineers Fail?
  • Getting People to Accept Your Ideas
  • Promotions, Whether Your Project is a Success or Failure.
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780471017271

Description

Describes several proven techniques that have helped people get ahead and stay there. Provides excellent guidelines on managing your career, obtaining promotions and setting long range goals. Advancing in product-oriented and functional matrix organizations, determining how job performance is measured in your company, how to find and develop good mentors, generating career advancing ideas, understanding what occurs during takeovers, mergers and work force reductions are among the topics covered.

Table of Contents

Partial table of contents: Are You in Control of Your Career?. The Company Structure--Is It Working for or Against You?. The Engineering Process in Your Company--Learning the Ropes. Getting the Most from Your Company's Educational System. Using the Company's Job Opening System to Your Benefit. Determining the Formal and Informal Criteria by Which You AreJudged. How to Find and Develop a Good Mentor. The Importance of Maintaining a Company Calendar. Getting People to Accept Your Ideas. The Value of Visibility--How to Get It and Use It. Getting on the Fast Track for Advancement. Summary. References. Index.

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