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1 Professionalism
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2 Objectives Understand the meaning of “professionalism” Have the ability to write a resume Understand job-hunting etiquette and techniques
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3 After graduation Not the end, but the beginning!!! Employment (full-time; part-time) Graduate School (full-time; part-time)
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4 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?
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5 Looking for Jobs Career Services Internet Professional Organizations Newspapers Magazines Friends and Family
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6 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
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7 Interviewing Be prepared Arrive early Dress appropriately Get names of those you interview with (ask for cards) Ask open-ended questions Follow-up
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Interview Questions Typical Interview Questions 8
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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) 9
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Landing the Job – Next steps How to act professionally in the workplace!!! 10
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11 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.
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12 Professionalism Managing your time Communicating Teamwork Treating others with respect High ethical standards Positive attitude Reliable Leadership
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Work Environment Professional—Knowledge, ideas and information Nonprofessional—Work can be measured by the quantity and quality of work output 13
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Relationships Employee-Corporation Employee-Manager Employee-Employee Employee-Support Personnel 14
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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 15
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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 16
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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 17
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Employee-Support Personnel Treat support personnel with respect Encourage open communication Make support personnel part of the team 18
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Traits for Success in the Workplace Competence Pursuit of Excellence Personal Integrity Likeability Positive Attitude Effective Communication 19
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Professional Licensing-Why Professionalism Pride Job requirement Enhances Resume 20
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Professional Licensing FE (Fundamentals Exam) PE (Professional Exam) Administered by State FE reciprocal but details controlled by state PE state specific 21
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New York State New York State Education Dept Licensed Professionals http://www.nysed.gov/ 22
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Differences between ET and E Engineering TechnologyEngineering Eligibility for FE examAfter graduationBefore graduation Experience before PE6 years4 years 23 Can take FE in Vermont (and PA?) before graduation
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Taking FE after Spring Graduation Lead times are long SUNYIT and State Ed have an agreement so students can take exam in the fall following spring graduation ( not applicable to fall graduates ) Details: https://people.sunyit.edu/~barans/civilprogram/fereg.htm https://people.sunyit.edu/~barans/civilprogram/fereg.htm 24
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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: www.ncees.org 25
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Forms and Reference Material https://people.sunyit.edu/~barans/links/pefe.html 26
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27 Homework Assignment-Individual Prepare a draft resume Have a peer critique it Make changes based on the comments Submit the draft and final resume Provide answers to 10 interview questions Fill out forms to apply for the FE (NY or VT)---submit via paper
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Presentation (Team) Research “professionalism”. Prepare and present a.ppt presentation two weeks from today on your assigned sub-topic (10 minutes in length) Submit electronic copies of the.ppt via Angel dropoff. Cite your references at the end of the.ppt (3-5) 28
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Acceptable Academic Citation Styles APA-American Psychiatric Association Style MLA-Modern Language Association 29
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Professionalism Topics 1. Working With Difficult Personality Types (Bikowicz/Cowper) 2. Interviewing techniques (Civic/Delgado) 3. Teamwork (Dikar/Froehlich) 4. Professionalism (as a Student) (Domazet/Wormuth) 5. Dress Codes (Duffy/Meszko) 6. Appropriate use of Technology (Durgan/Rehkugler) 7. Career Search Engines (Hiser/Richards) 8. FE/PE Exam (Jean-Pierre/Peters) 9. Tips for Success (Personal effectiveness) (not assigned) 10. Types of organizations (government, private, manufacturing, etc) (not assigned) 11. MLA/APA Citation (Sedlacek/Thieme) 30
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