The IEEE ethics statement points 8 and 9 can be interpreted to addresses this.
- to treat fairly all persons regardless of such factors as race, religion, gender, disability, age, or national origin;
- to avoid injuring others, their property, reputation, or employment by false or malicious action;
As IEEE volunteers we ALSO need to be extremely careful in our behavior towards other volunteers. What would you consider to be "bad behavior" on the part of IEEE volunteers?
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I did a comparison between a number of Job posting Search sites based on Keywords I would use if I were searching. IEEEUSA has one that I left out, the IEEEUSA Career Navigator.
Trying this one today, postings that match the keywords
- Analog IC design Mixed-Signal 1000+
- Analog IC design Mixed-Signal Verification 305
- Analog IC design Mixed-Signal Verilog-A 115
So what does this mean?
- THIS search engine gives results quite in line with the others
- Analog Mixed-Signal IC design is HOT.
So This site finds all the same jobs the other ones do. Does it have features that would change my conclusion last time that Linked-In rocks? OK, linked in STILL rocks, but THIS site links to linked in (so you can can connect to someone you know there) , and to Payscale so you can research the pay. So, until linked in (which uses the same jobs data from simply hired) adds the link to payscale, I'll be recommending the IEEEUSA Career Navigatore. (Is Payscale better than the IEEEUSA Salary Service ? It does cover a wider range of industries, but with less refinement in Our specialty)
#2 doesn't help you much if you don't already have experience in this area. Education requirements tend to START at an MSEE from one of the handful of Institutions with STRONG Analog programs (Stanford, Cal, Oregon State, Georgia tech, Univ of Washington, UCLA, USC ...). Here is the TEST:
- does your advisor have multiple, recent, ANALOG papers published in the JSSC or presented at ISSCC?
- Has Their Advsior served on the SSCS ADCOM, or participated in the JSSC publication (review & critique of papers), or published an Analog Text Book?
Seems like there should be niche here for someone who PAYS WELL for Talent and experience, Keeps the work environment GREAT, and can develop the raw talent.
Labels: career, employment, hiring, IEEE, jobsearch
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Speakers:
Ed Perkins:
- Career info from 4-d consulting.com
- link to the Career Asset Manager that ed mentioned
- Motivational Appraisal of Personal Potential Know What Truly Motivates You - The MAPP Assessment reveals the real you: your natural motivations, interests and talents for work
- free site - but they want you to register
- The Society For Human Resource Management
- collection of interview questions.
Books:
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IEEE-SCV-PACE Career Workshop 2007
Date: Friday Oct 19th
Location: San Jose Fairmont Hotel
Time: 8:00 Registration
8:30 Career Workshop
12:35 Lunch Line
1:00 Networking Skills and practice
3:00 Legislative activities
5:00 Membership Development discussion
Cost (includes Lunch) Advance Registration (pay at the door add $5.00 –space avail)
-- note Parking is not included: that’s $10 at the convention center, or light rail is convenient.
Students / Unemployed $20
IEEE Members $30
Public $45
Contact: Jonathan David – SCV Pace chair j.david@ieee.org
Secure Registration site (https://icm3.ieee.org/eventmanager/onlineregistration.asp?eventcode=B6H
) please note this apparently requires a Windows PC.
In today’s increasingly outsourced world, engineers must take responsibility for managing their own careers. The alternative is being surprised and unprepared when economic pressures force a change in their employment situation. We are lucky to have the opportunity, in conjunction with the IEEE-USA Operating Committee Meeting, to have Career Experts from throughout the IEEE here in town on Oct 19th. Please Join us, take a day off work if needed, and use this opportunity to tune up your Career plans. Discounts are available for those who are current “in transition” (the current euphemism for “laid off”, “fired”, ‘let go” or “not working”, etc).
The day is designed so that those who can’t take the full day off can join us for lunch and the afternoon sessions of the day.
Session Details
1. 8:30 – 10:20 Ed Perkins
· Career Planning – Mapping your route to Success and Fulfillment in a changing work world (Ed Perkins)
This interactive session will cover Elements of the Career Plan; Skills and Capability Assessments, Market Analysis, Understanding the State of the workplace, employer’s needs, the role of training and education. Understanding your values and motivators; Finding alignment with the market, and employers.
Break
2. 10:40 – 12:30 Paul Kostek
· Interview Preparation (Paul Kostek)
This presentation will describe the common interview types currently in vogue in the engineering workplace, and how to prepare for them. Exercises include preparing for a behavioral interview question.
· Personal Positioning (Paul Kostek)
Personal Positioning for Engineers is a workshop for engineers in all stages of their careers. The focus of this session is a discussion of Career Track options. It helps engineers understand what it is they are looking for from their career, and how this will impact their personal life. They need to understand their priorities and how these will impact their career.
Lunch
3. 1:00 – 2:50 Jean Eason
· Painless Networking: Finding what you need with the help of your friends & aquaintences.(Jean Eason)
It is so often quoted that the BEST way the BEST work is found is through the people you already know. Unfortunately for many engineers more comfortable with complex ideas than polite conversation, this statement strikes fear and dread into our hearts, as we expect our friends and relations to fade out of lives when we ask “help me find a job”. With a some basic information, and a few interactive exercises, Jean will show us how easy “networking” really is, and how to apply these skills not only to “job hunting”, but to improving communications in a wide variety of situations.
4. 3:10 – 5:00 Russ Harrison
· Legislative Activities - Bridging the Gap (Russ Harrison)
The reality is that our government will impact an engineer’s career and this impact can be positive or negative. Learn how you can influence your government to protect and enhance your profession and career prospects.
Our elected leaders vote on legislation that will affect engineers all the time. For example, in 2007 the U.S. Congress voted on legislation that would:
- Dramatically increase federal spending on basic research,
- Create new scholarship programs for engineering students,
- Invest in alternative energy sources,
- Expand high-skilled immigration,
- Reform the patent system, and
- Expand and restrict NASA’s manned mission to Mars (in the same bill.)
Join us for a discussion about these and other pieces of federal legislation that could affect you, your career and your profession. IEEE-USA Legislative Representative Russ Harrison will be here to discuss these and other things that Congress is trying to do for science and engineering. Then we will discuss ways that we can influence these decisions before the bills become law.
3. 5:00-5:45 Scott Grayson
- So what has IEEE-USA Done for Me Lately?
Whether you are out of work, under employed or fully (and over) employed, IEEE-USA has products and services to help you find a job or enhance your career. IEEE-USA, founded in 1973, has spent over three decades studying the employment and career needs of its members. Hear about valuable products and services that will assist you in finding a job, career maintenance, management skills, consulting, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Find out how to become part of a growing online employment and career strategies community as well as become a online member of IEEE-USA Entrepreneurs Village .
Edward Perkins
Ed has 30 years experience in the electronics industry, including hardware design automation, program and project management, mixed-signal test development automation, design services management, chip architecture development, software development, and real time embedded systems programming. He was a program manager in the Virtual Test Division of IMS in
Paul J. Kostek
Paul J. Kostek is a Systems Engineer with the Boeing Company. He is also the Principal of Air Direct Solutions, a systems engineering/project management consulting firm. He works with companies in defining system architecture, system requirements, and software development standards. Paul received his BSEE from the
Paul is currently serving as the IEEE-USA VP Career Activities, Member of the IEEE-USA Board of Directors and is the Chair of the IEEE-USA Communications Committee. He is also an AIAA Distinguished Lecturer, the Chair of the AIAA Career Enhancement Committee and a member of the PMI Aerospace & Defense Specific Interest Group Board. In 1999 Paul was the President of IEEE-USA, and a member of the IEEE Board of Directors. He served as President of the IEEE Aerospace & Electronics Systems Society in 2000-2001 and Chaired the American Association of Engineering Societies in 2003. Paul Chaired the 2006 IEEE/AIAA Digital Avionics Systems Conference and was General Chair of the 2004 IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference. He is a member of the IEEE Individual Benefits and Services Committee and the IEEE-USA Government Fellows Committee.
Paul is a Senior Member of the IEEE, an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and a member of the International Council on Systems Engineering, SAE, and the Project Management Institute.
Jean M. Eason
Jean Eason received a BS in EE from the
Jean’s time in aerospace gave her particular insight into the issues affecting engineering professionals. Her work in the area of employment assistance for engineers in North Texas was recognized by the State of
Jean has been an active volunteer for more than twenty years, addressing member needs at every level from the local section to the Board of Directors.
Russell Harrison
Russell Harrison is the Legislative Representative for Grassroots Activities for IEEE-USA. In this capacity, he is responsible for helping members of IEEE-USA interact with, and ultimately influence, elected officials.
Prior to joining IEEE-USA, Mr. Harrison directed grassroots programs at the
Mr. Harrison has a BA in Political Science, with minors in History and Communications, from
Scott Grayson
Scott serves as the Associate Managing Director of IEEE-USA. In that capacity, Scott is responsible for programs relating to career, member and professional activities including the newly formed entrepreneur activities committee and the IEEE-USA Innovation Institute. He joined IEEE-USA in 1990 and has held four different positions within IEEE-USA.
During Scott's tenure at the IEEE-USA, he was also responsible for state and federal legislative advocacy programs in areas of career policy, high technology, internet policy, intellectual property and built a number of coalitions that focused on technology and the law. Presently, Scott manages and oversees the IEEE-USA Member Activities, Career Activities and the Professional Activities Councils consisting of 15 committees, 200+ volunteer leaders.
Scott holds a Masters degree in International Affairs from New York University and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Additionally, Scott was elected to the city council in Golden Valley , MN where he served for four years.
Labels: career, events, government, IEEE, meeting, PACE
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Date: Fri Oct 19nd
Time: Afternoon (before dinner)
- this is one of several sessions we will hold that day
Location: Fairmont Hotel, San Jose
The reality is that our government will impact an engineer’s career and this impact can be positive or negative, yet few of us take any time other than voting to influence this process. Learn how you can influence your government to protect and enhance your profession and career prospects, with little effort and maximum impact.
Our elected leaders vote on legislation that will affect engineers all the time. For example, in 2007 the U.S. Congress voted on legislation that would:
- Create new scholarship programs for engineering students,
- Invest in alternative energy sources,
- Expand high-skilled immigration,
- Reform the patent system, and
- Expand and restrict NASA’s manned mission to Mars (in the same bill.)
IEEE-USA Legislative Representative Russ Harrison will be here to explain how Legislators decide which way to vote on issues, and which communications they listen the most to. Then we will discuss ways that we can influence these decisions before the bills become law. Time permitting, we will discuss these and other pieces of federal legislation that could affect you, your career, your profession, and other things that Congress is trying to do for science and engineering.
Speaker:
Russell Harrison is the Legislative Representative for Grassroots Activities for IEEE-USA. In this capacity, he is responsible for helping members of IEEE-USA interact with, and ultimately influence, elected officials.
Prior to joining IEEE-USA, Mr. Harrison directed grassroots programs at the
About PACE:
PACE promotes the professional interests of IEEE's U.S. members and provides a mechanism for communication of members' views on their professional needs. Section and Chapter activities include workshops on career issues (networking, career planning, career transitions, personal financial planning); skill training workshops (entrepreneurship, effective speaking, technical writing), and Government Policy as it affects Engineering and Technology.
More information on local activities is available at
http://ieee-jbdavid.blogspot.com or http://www.ieee.org/scv/PACE
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¶ Permanent Link to This Post 2:16 AM0 comments
We are shooting for a morning "Skills Assesment" and afternoon - "Networking Skills" and "research resources" + some presentations on IEEE services.
Details (costs?) will follow.
What Career Questions would you like answered ? Comments welcome.
Labels: career, events, GOLD, IEEE, meeting, PACE
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Should you take vacation, and pay to attend yourself? At this point you should look at the value of that conference to you knowledge, skills and network. After attending many such events I often have a hard time putting a value on them. But in my mind, attendance is practically NOT optional. I will go to great lengths to make sure I can go.. Either by participating in the event organization and planning, or by presenting at some point. Certainly I make sure my manager (and prospective employers) know that I will attend if at all possible.
Thus my involvement in the IEEE. I have accepted and internalized that value to such an extent that non-participation is un-imaginable to me. For you it is probably not yet the case, and its worth an attempt to think about and articulate the reasons.
Why I [attend|plan|present|travel|organize] Professional Events:
- Meet People - By now most of these folks are friends, or at a minimum, long-term acquaintances. These are the folks solidly in my network, that I help, and am helped by as we navigate our careers. Whether we are connected on linked-in or have never even shared each others business cards. The more often you see each other around, the smaller, and yet larger, this industry gets. When times get tough, these relationships will be, are, have been "our" buffer. Tough times include the times your team needs help as well as when you or your team needs work.
- Learn. Engineering is a field where you must CONSTANTLY be learning new things. Even if you just learn who the experts are in some arena that is not your own, when YOU have to interface with that later, you have more familiarity with that area, and a broader range of folks to go to. You ALSO get a better feeling for which papers you can put more trust in. The moment you close your mind off to learning new things is the start of the end of your career - at least that this engineers humble opinion.
- The Unexpected. This is the SAME reason that Nassim Nicolas Taleb says its better to live in a city than in a small town. You don't know WHAT new idea, person, book or discussion will happen at the meeting. The more often you can be in a situation where you can encounter these unexpected goodies, the luckier you will be. Of course disasters can be Black Swans too, but you can minimize this risk by preparing well when its YOUR turn to be the presenter.
- An archive of expertise. While certainly not the same as a daily blog, which Penelope Trunk says is a MUST today, the archive of papers, presentations, seminars that you give over time, becomes a log, or portfolio, of your expertise. It demonstrates your communication skills, AND experience to those who must or might work with you in the future. Certainly one of the things I look for in a prospective employee is what they have published over time. And I think that might override concerns about the embarrassing photos they forgot to take of their facebook account.
- It makes you a better employee - more knowledgeable, more capable.
- It reflects well on the organization. It will make hiring easier.
- It increases your loyalty to the organization.
- It is good publicity for your company.
- It makes you a more desirable person to hire away,
- and provides more opportunity to meet those folks.
I think that covers most of MY reasons for going.. Will I see you at a meeting?
jbd
Labels: career, IEEE, meeting, networking
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