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Find Me a Job!(And, What About My Career?)
Jean Eason, Chair
IEEE-USA Employment & Career Services Committee
12 March 2005
Finding a Job
First Step?
Assessment, Research, Plan
Finding a JobFirst Step: Assessment, Plan
• Career Planning Guide– What do you want from
your work and career?– Self-assessment– Setting direction– Plan & Implementation
• Engineers Guide to Lifelong Employability– Job search how-tos– From booting up a job-
search– To negotiating salary
Finding a JobFirst Step: Assessment, Plan
• Skill-building Workshops– Career Transitions– Resume Writing– Networking– Interviewing– Salary Negotiations
• Employment Survey of IEEE-USA Members
• Articles, papers– Today’s Engineer – Spectrum– The Institute
Finding a Job
Next Step?
Find the openings
Where are the jobs?
• IEEE Job Site
• JobNavigator
• Employment & Career Strategies Forum
• Region & Section Web pages
IEEE Job Site
• Revamped in 2004• Supported by
CareerCast• Enhanced search• Improved navigation• Hundreds of jobs
JobNavigator
• Collected in one searchable database– Millions of job leads– From 1000s of sites
• Resumes– Creating– Email blasting
• Market Research
Debuting now -- Demonstration in foyer
Special price for members
Employment & Career Strategy Forum
• 100s of job postings• Members
– “I heard abc is hiring…”– “My company is looking for …”– “Our Section has postings
for…”
Our goal is to make the forum the place
for informal job postings
We need your help!
Region Web Pages
• Region 3 set standard• Generic template for all
Regions & Sections– You customize and
populate
• Links to/from CareerNavigator
• “Kit” to rollout at SC’05
Putting the Plan in Action: The Job Search
The best way to find a job?
Networking!
E-NetworkingECS Online Forum
• Discussion Groups– 179 Different topics
• 1800 Users– 1400 Different postings
E-NetworkingECS Online Forum
• Hundreds of job postings
E-NetworkingECS Online Forum
• Announcements• Surveys
• Resources– 73 Articles – 38 Files
Networking
• Building Skills– Networking Workshop– Engineers Guide, Articles
• Using Skills – IEEE Conferences– Local meetings
Networking
• Building Skills– Networking Workshop– Engineers Guide, Articles
• Using Skills – IEEE Conferences– Local meetings
• Key for successful member networking
CareerNavigator Website
• First Stop for Career Services
• www.ieeeusa.org/careers
CareerNavigator Website
• First Stop for Career Services
CareerNavigator Website
• First Stop for Career Services
CareerNavigator Website
• First Stop for Career Services
CareerNavigator Website
• First Stop for Career Services
Employment AssistanceSummary
• Planning, Assessment– Career Planning Guide– Engineers Guide to Lifelong Employability– Workshops– Articles, Employment Survey
• Job Listings– IEEE Job Site– JobNavigator– Employment & Career Strategies Online Forum– Region Webpages
• Networking– Online Forum– IEEE Conferences and Meetings
It starts with the CareerNavigator
www.ieeeusa.org/careers
Now I Have a Job, How do I Keep It?
• Career Development Resources– Publications– Workshops
• Salary Resources and Tools– Surveys– Calculators
• Professional Resources – Guides, guidelines
• Consultant and Entrepreneur Services
Beyond Job Satisfaction
• Fieldbook: Tools to increase– Career vitality– Contribution to employer– Personal fulfillment– Overall job satisfaction
• Special Offer to Workshop Attendees– 30% discount
Professional Record Keeping Tools
CAMIndex Forms
• Employment Projects• Formal Education• Continuing Education• Professional Activities• Honors and Awards• Patents/Copyrights/
Trademarks/Publications• Papers Written Presented • Community Activities• Contacts/References• Documentation • Other
Professional Engineering Licensure
• Get the added professional edge– Exam Reviews on
CD and Tape– New
• Fundamentals• Power• Electronics
– Soon• Machinery• Applications• T&D• Communications
Conferences & Workshops
AnnualIEEE-USA Leadership Workshop
11-13 March 2005Tucson, AZ
Local Professional Awareness Programs
Student Professional Awareness – 2003: 40 SPACs; 5
SPAVes– 2004: 25 SPACs; 3
SPAVes
Member Professional Awareness– Workshops & Speakers– Funds through PACE – 2005 only: special
distribution of $12000 to support MPACs
– IEEE-USA Committees with joint workshops and meetings
• Employment & Career Services
• PACE• Consultants
Professional Development Online Training• The Basic Principles for a Collaborative Workplace• Coaching Bringing out the Best in Others• Conducting a Collaborative Performance Review• Expressing Yourself: Presenting Your Thoughts and
Ideas• Giving and Receiving Constructive Feedback• Giving Recognition• Handling Emotions Under Pressure• Identifying Work Priorities and Setting Verifiable Goals • Influencing for Win/Win Outcomes • The Leader in Each of Us • Managing Your Priorities • Moving From Conflict to Collaboration• Moving the Organization Forward: Defining Your
Team's Contribution• Personal Strategies for Navigating Change• Proactive Listening
Salary Products & Services
• Salary Survey• Products for members
– Salary Database– Salary Calculator
• Products for employers– Salary Reports– Recruitment Analysis– Satisfaction Calculation
Career Resources
• Guidelines for Professional Employment
• Guidelines for the Employed Inventor
• Career Advice for Engineers
• Career Time Line• Careers Conference
Proceedings
Consulting
• Consultants Databasewww.ieeeusa.org/
business/consultants
• Local Consultants Networks– 31 Local Networks
• Consultants Workshop– How to Become A
Consultant– How to Market Yourself– Intellectual Property– Networking
Outreach: Engineers & Society
• Precollege Education
• Technology Policy
• Public Policy
Future Plans
• Quarterly Webinars on Career & Employment Topics
• Understanding Members’ Career Issues
• Entrepreneurs Network
• Skill Assessment – Gap Analysis Tools
What We Need From You
• Local Meetings– ECS “canned” workshops– MPAC speakers list– Committee-sponsored MPACs
• Region-Section Employment/Career Webpage– Template available– Links to/from Career Navigator
• Local Job Postings– On local Emp/Career Webpage– To the Employment & Career Strategies Forum
• Publicize Products & Services to Local Members
Check Out These New Products
• Debuting at this Workshop– JobNavigator– Beyond Job Satisfaction Fieldbook
• Coming Soon (May 2005)– Salary Tools– Online Professional Development Courses
For More Information Contact:
• Jean EasonIEEE-USA
VP, Professional Activities
Chair, ECS Committeej.eason@ieee.org
• Scott D. GraysonIEEE-USA DirectorCareer, Member & Professional Act.+1 202 785 0017 ext 8376s.grayson@ieee.org
• Region ECS Coordinators1. Joe DeVita
2. Joe Kalasky
3. Dave Macchiarolo
4. Tarek Lahdhiri
5. Jean Eason
6. Ken Doniger
• Region PACE1. Don Herres
2. Wm. Walsh
3. Adeeb Hamzey
4. Jim Riess
5. Bill Whipkey
6. Winnfort Myles
• Division PACE1. Julie Gaevert
2. Sherry Rees