Help from IEEE for Career Enhancement andEmployment Assistance

Presented byThomas Chmielewski

22 February 2003

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EE/CS Unemployment StatisticsIn Q4 2002:• 26,000 EE & 94,000 CS

unemployed (120,000)• Highest figures ever for

these two groups

Unemploymnet RateYear EE CS

2000 1.3% 2.0%2001 2.0% 3.4%2002 4.2% 5.0%

~294,000 H-1B visas–79,100 first time in FY02 (endingSept.)–215,000 extensions and initial visas in exempt categories (non profits, labs and colleges)

Contrast to : –235,000 IEEE members–2955 unemployed members ‘01-’02; (based on reduced rate dues) (~1.25%)

Source U.S. Department of Labor

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Tools and Instruments for PACE, Members and Chairs

• Starting Point www.ieeeusa.org/

• Help for Unemployed or At Risk Members: www.ieeeusa.org/careers/help/

– Resume Writing Skills, Interviewing Skills and Networking

• Career Asset Manager: www.ieeeusa.org/careers/CAM

– Record Your Employment, Career & Educational Records– Resume Assistance

• Employment Listing Services www.ieee.org/jobs

• Consultants Directory www.ieeeusa.org/business/consultants/cgibin/consultant.cgi?task=display_page/page=home.html

• Salary Calculator: Calculate Your Wealth www.ieeeusa.org/careers/salarycalculator/Default.asp

• Employment Survey www.ieeeusa.org/careers/survey/2002results.pdf

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Start Herewww.ieeeusa.org

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employment services

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careers & education

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Help for Unemployed or At-Risk Members www.ieeeusa.org/careers/help/

1 JOB LISTINGS2 INSURANCE3 REDUCED DUES4 CAREER TRANSITIONS — QUICK RESPONSE TEAM5 CONSULTING6 ANTI-DISCRIMINATION7 A VOICE IN WASHINGTON8 2002 IEEE-USA EMPLOYMENT SURVEY9 LOCAL IEEE SECTION & PACE NETWORK

PRESENTATIONS10 CALCULATE YOUR WORTH

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Employment Listing Services

www.ieee.org/jobs

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9 LOCAL IEEE SECTION & PACE NETWORK PRESENTATIONS

To assist unemployed or at-risk members, IEEE-USA has developed threesets of Power Point Slides with Speaker's notes to help local sections andPACE Chairs conduct meetings focusing on:

Resume and Cover Letter Writing (.ppt)

Interviewing Types & Preparation (.ppt)

It's Time For the Interview (.ppt)

Networking (.ppt)These slides were prepared by the IEEE-USA Employment & CareerServices Committee in an effort to assist members in improving theirresume and cover letter writing skills. The slides also were designed tobetter prepare your members for what they might expect whileinterviewing. These presentations explore: What REALLY matters,appearance, behavior, topics to avoid, questions to ask, salary negotiationsand what to do after the interview. Contact Scott D. Graysons.grayson@ieee.org with questions or comments.

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IEEE-USA's Employment and Career Services Committee is charged to develop anddissemination products and services that assist IEEE members to sustain theirprofessional development, career satisfaction, and life-long employability. Specificfunctions of the committee include:

• Improving current employment, career and professional development products and services.• Assisting local sections located in Regions 1-6 in providing assistance and information to unemployed members;• Providing Rapid Response Team Workshops for recently laid off employees and to develop workshops and seminars that will empower engineers in continuously changing career and employment issues;• Using various feedback mechanisms, such as surveys, to determine the value of current services to IEEE-USA members and to determine what additional services and programs are needed and practical.• Increasing the awareness of the members on the need for lifelong learning, and developing effective materials and presentations to enhance employers' awareness that encouraging lifelong individual continuing education is in their best interests.• Studying and communicating successful career development strategies for engineers

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Employment and Career Services Committee

Key Contacts

– Employment and Career Services Committee Chair

• Ken Doniger, k.doniger@ieee.org

– IEEE-USA Staff Contact• Scott Grayson, s.grayson@ieee.org

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R2 Committee Priorities ‘03-04

• Local Networking – leverage lessons learned from consultants network

• Local Job Banks

• Local Job Fairs