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 Job First 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 Job First Step: Assessment, Plan Skill-building Workshops –Career Transitions –Resume Writing –Networking –Interviewing –Salary Negotiations Employment Survey of IEEE-USA Members Articles, papers –Todays 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 – 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 SC05

Putting the Plan in Action: The Job Search The best way to find a job? Networking!

E-Networking ECS Online Forum Discussion Groups –179 Different topics 1800 Users –1400 Different postings

E-Networking ECS Online Forum Hundreds of job postings

E-Networking ECS 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

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 Assistance Summary 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

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 Annual IEEE-USA Leadership Workshop March 2005 Tucson, 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 Database 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 Eason IEEE-USA VP, Professional Activities Chair, ECS Committee Scott D. Grayson IEEE-USA Director Career, Member & Professional Act ext 8376 Region ECS Coordinators 1.Joe DeVita 2.Joe Kalasky 3.Dave Macchiarolo 4.Tarek Lahdhiri 5.Jean Eason 6.Ken Doniger Region PACE 1.Don Herres 2.Wm. Walsh 3.Adeeb Hamzey 4.Jim Riess 5.Bill Whipkey 6.Winnfort Myles Division PACE 1.Julie Gaevert 2.Sherry Rees