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Written by Dan Isla
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Monday, 06 October 2008 |
PACE SEMINAR ANNOUNCEMENT: THE BALL IS IN YOUR COURT
WHEN: Tuesday, October 7, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
WHERE: Boise State University - Micron Engineering Center - MEC 114 **FREE
TO ALL IEEE MEMBERS & FULL TIME UNIVERSITY STUDENTS**
The beginning chapter of the 21st Century is exciting, dynamic, and full
of opportunities for engineers. We are moving quickly into a global
society, and engineering can provide the answers to many of the challenges
associated with rapid changes. An excellent source of information about our
present world is Thomas Friedman’s “The World is Flat.” This is a must read
for all engineering students and practicing professionals.
Project management is an important engineering process. Typically,
technical professionals are assigned to participate in and often lead
project teams. The synergy of working with others brings more successful
results and enhances personal growth.
Managing personal careers is the most important project for all technical
professionals. It is our responsibility to plan our career by establishing
a vision, developing a strategy, and using proven steps to implement our
career plan.
Career management starts as soon as we enter the educational process.
Career choices are experienced early, and we need to continually review
our goals and career desires to find the areas of interest and highest
potential success. Choices should be made to enhance and achieve our
visions. In addition, our visions and strategy should be dynamic to
reflect future opportunities.
A successful career management plan includes:
Establishing personal and professional visions Developing a strategy to
achieve visions
1.Preparing short and long-term goals
2.Identifying skill needs
3.Managing time
Designing an action plan
Implementing the action plan
Documenting and evaluating results
Revising career plan to take advantage of new opportunities Building a
strong foundation of technical expertise through life-long learning
Developing a balance between technical and non-technical skills Learning
to work successfully with people, both technical and non-technical Taking
reasonable risks and learning to build success from failure Developing
personal and professional networks with a wide range of peers Starting
early and continuing to be actively involved in professional societies
Although the definition of success is based on personal values, most would
agree that we should strive to achieve the highest level of growth and
professional contribution possible. Career management is the key to
achieving success and it can only be accomplished when we personally take control of the process.
For more information contact:
Mark Bussert
IEEE, Boise Section PACE Chair
(208) 871-7424
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