1 Professionalism

2 Objectives Have the ability to:  Prepare and critique resumes  Understand job-hunting etiquette and techniques  Understand the function of career services  Understand how to obtain your professional license  Understand the laws related to professional practice

Your Work History  How did you find your first couple of jobs? (summarize on board)  Summer Employment Survey (Handout) 3

4 After graduation  Not the end, but the beginning!!!  Employment (full-time; part-time)  Graduate School (full-time; part-time)

Career vs Job 5

6 Career Planning  What are your assets and traits?  Where do you want to start?  What are your short-term goals?  What are your long-term goals?

7 Looking for Jobs  Career Services  Internet  Professional Organizations  Newspapers  Magazines  Friends and Family  Other?

Career Services at SUNYIT  Look at website  Resume handouts Tips / Actions verbs Resume example Poor resume (critique in class) 8

9 Resume  References: Making Your First Impression Count-Effective Resumes What Were They Thinking Resumes: The Basics  Reverse chronological order (most important first)  Limit to one-page  No misrepresentations (ET, not ENGR)  Visually pleasing

10 Interviewing  Be prepared  Arrive early  Dress appropriately  Get names of those you interview with (ask for business cards)  Ask open-ended questions  Follow-up

Interview Questions Typical Interview Questions 11

References  Better to ask before the job hunt  Provide detailed info to the person who is giving you a reference: When is due date? Provide additional information about yourself Provide a self-addressed envelope (if mailed) 12

Landing the Job – Next steps  How to act professionally in the workplace!!! 13

14 Professionalism From Wikipedia: A professional is a member of a vocation founded upon specialised educational training.vocation  The word professional traditionally means a person who has obtained a degree in a professional field. The term professional is used more generally to denote a white collar working person, or a person who performs commercially in a field typically reserved for hobbyists or amateurs.  In western nations, such as the United States, the term commonly describes highly educated, mostly salaried workers, who enjoy considerable work autonomy, a comfortable salary, and are commonly engaged in creative and intellectually challenging work. [1][2][3][4] Less technically, it may also refer to a person having impressive competence in a particular activity. [5] [1][2][3][4] [5]  Because of the personal and confidential nature of many professional services and thus the necessity to place a great deal of trust in them, most professionals are held up to strict ethical and moral regulations.

Work Environment  Professional—Knowledge, ideas and information  Nonprofessional—Work can be measured by the quantity and quality of work output 15

16 Professionalism  Managing your time  Communicating  Teamwork  Treating others with respect  High ethical standards  Positive attitude  Reliable  Leadership

Relationships  Employee-Corporation  Employee-Manager  Employee-Employee  Employee-Support Personnel 17

Employee-Corporation Mutual interests; both need each other  Corporate Obligations: Fair compensation Treat employees w/ dignity Equal opportunity  Employee Commitments: Work the required number of hours Adhere to confidentiality guidelines Respect conflict-of-interest agreements 18

Employee-Manager May be most important relationship  Manager Responsibilities: Explain company principles and policies Administer salary, promotion and hiring plans equitably Review, hire and fire employees  Employee Commitments: Complete quality assignments in a timely manner Act professionally Take responsibility for self-development 19

Employee-Employee Important to form effective working relationships  Most work is accomplished by teams  Collect info from others, analyze, and report results  Everyone knows their responsibilities and target dates 20

Employee-Support Personnel  Treat support personnel with respect  Encourage open communication  Make support personnel part of the team 21

Traits for Success in the Workplace  Competence  Pursuit of Excellence  Personal Integrity  Likeability  Positive Attitude  Effective Communication 22

23 Homework Assignments (#1 and #2) Individual Work  Prepare a draft resume in career services format  Have a peer critique it (pair up students)  Prepare answers to 10 interview questions  Submit your draft/critiqued resume, your revised resume and interview questions/answers on Angel (PDF format) prior to next week’s class  By the end of the semester have your resume approved by career services. Forward to me the that says your resume is approved and ready for upload to CCN.

Practicing Professionalism as a Student  Round Robin 24

Break 25

Professional Licensing-Why  Professionalism  Pride  Job requirement  Enhances Resume 26

Professional Licensing  FE (Fundamentals Exam)  PE (Professional Exam)  Administered by State FE reciprocal but details controlled by state PE state specific 27

New York State  New York State Education Dept  Licensed Professionals 

Differences between ET and E Engineering TechnologyEngineering Eligibility for FE examAfter graduationBefore graduation Experience before PE6 years4 years 29 Historically--Could take FE in Vermont (and PA?) before graduation Beginning Jan 2014, test will be online (one location in Utica)

Taking FE after Graduation (ET)  New Computer-Based-Testing  Details at  Letter from NYSED Letter from NYSED 30

FE Contents Ethics and Business Practices (7% of Morning Test) A. Code of Ethics B. Agreements and Contracts C. Ethical versus Legal D. Professional Liability E. Public Protection Issues (e.g. licensing boards) Ref: 31

Forms and Reference Materials 

Unethical Behavior  Loss of business  Loss of licensure  Monetary fines  Loss of reputation 33

Ethical Behavior  Increased business  Enhanced professional reputation  Extended employment 34

Engineering Practice  New York Education Law NY Educ (Administration) NY Educ (Conduct)  New York Code, Rules & Regulations: 8 NYCRR § 68.1 et seq. (Administration) 8 NYCRR § 29.1 et seq. (Conduct) 35

Engineering Practice Engineering Defined  NY Educ. § Definition of practice of engineering. The practice of the profession of engineering is defined as performing professional service such as consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, design or supervision of construction or operation in connection with any utilities, structures, buildings, machines, equipment, processes, works, or projects wherein the safeguarding of life, health and property is concerned, when such service or work requires the application of engineering principles and data. 36

Engineering Practice Licensing and Title Statue  § Practice of engineering and use of title "professional engineer". Only a person licensed or otherwise authorized under this article shall practice engineering or use the title "professional engineer". 37

Permissible Scope of Practice The purpose of the Education Law is to safeguard the life, health and property of the public. Licensing requirements which protect the public health and safety must be strictly complied with and a contract in violation of such statutes cannot be enforced. 38

Code of Ethics  No matter what state you practice in, that state has a code of ethics which governs your ethical conduct.  As a member of NSPE, there is another code of ethics which governs your ethical conduct. 39

Professional Code of Conduct  As a professional license holder, or someone who works for a professional license holder, you are required to know the constraints imposed upon your conduct by the state code of ethics.  If you violate the provisions of those code of ethics, you or the person that you work for can be fined or lose their license to practice. 40

State Laws  Professional Misconduct-NY Education Law § 6509  Unprofessional Conduct – 8 NYCRR § 29.1  Design Professionals - 8 NYCRR §

Professional Misconduct 8 NYCRR § Willful or grossly negligent failure to comply with federal, state or local laws governing the practice of the profession; 2. Exercising undue influence on a client in such a manner as to exploit financial gain in favor of the practitioner or a third party; 3. Directly or indirectly offering, soliciting or receiving a fee to or from a third party for client referrals; 42

Professional Misconduct (Cont.) 8 NYCRR § Fee sharing with those not otherwise authorized to practice in the same profession; 5. Moral unfitness; 6. Willfully making or filing a false report or failing to file a report required by law or the Education Department 7. Failing to make available to a client copies of documents in the possession of the professional which have been prepared and paid for by the client 43

Professional Misconduct (Cont.) 8 NYCRR § Revealing personal information without the consent of the client (identity; financial condition; how you’re getting paid) 9. Practicing or offering to practice beyond the scope permitted by law, or performing services which the professional is not competent to perform; 10. Delegating responsibilities to a person that is not qualified to perform them; 44

Professional Misconduct (Cont.) 8 NYCRR § Performing professional services which have not been authorized by the client (going above and beyond in hopes of getting paid) 12. Failing to respond to inquiries from the Education Department (must “rat out” your friends; most often comes up amongst partners) 45

Design Professionals 8 NYCRR § Being associated with any project or practice known to be fraudulent; 2. Failing to report to the owner any unauthorized or substantial disregard by any contractor of plans or specifications when observation of the work is provided for in the agreement between the owner and design professional; 3. Signing and sealing documents for which professional services have not been performed by the profession; 46

Design Professionals (Cont) 8 NYCRR § Failing to maintain plans, documents, computations and evaluations to which the professional has signed and sealed for at least 6 years; 5. Having a substantial financial interest in a contractor, manufacturer or supplier on a project for which the professional is responsible without the knowledge and approval of the client; 6. Fee sharing with persons other than partners, employees, associated in a professional firm or corporation, subcontractor or subconsultant; 47

Design Professionals (Cont) 8 NYCRR § Accepting compensation from more than one party for services on the same project without disclosing the same to all interested parties; 8. Participating as a member, advisor or employee in a governmental body in actions or deliberations which pertain to the services of the professional; 9. As to the practice of land surveying, revising, altering, or updating existing boundary lines without adequate confirmation of relevant boundary lines and monuments; 48

49 Homework Assignments (#3) Individual Work  Download the FE manual handbook/  By chapter, prepare a written summary as to how well you think you know the material. If you feel you don’t know the material, list courses you could take or areas for review to help you be better prepared.