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Career & Employment Features
IEEE-USA Career Webinar Series Expanding
The IEEE-USA Employment and Career Services
Committee has launched a Webinar series that
will assist you in finding your next job,
maintaining your career, negotiating an
appropriate salary, and understanding ethical
considerations in the workplace, among other
career building strategies. If you're concerned
about career mobility, job advancement, and
opportunities for growth, register for an
upcoming webinar or watch webinars in our
archives. These are free
Webinars that provide insights into multiple career
options that can lead to life-long career
satisfaction and success for engineers. For more
information and to register,
click here.
Are You in Need of a Career Checkup?
Continuous career development is important for
all technical professionals. To help facilitate
that important process, IEEE-USA recently
launched the Career Checkup, an online tool
which can be found at
http://www.ieeeusa.org/careers/checkup.
Depending upon your selections, you will be
taken to a series of resources to assist you
along your career development path. Like your
annual physical check up, a career checkup at
least once a year can help to keep your career
healthy and vibrant.
IEEE-USA 2008 Salary Survey Now in Progress
IEEE U.S. members who are interested in
benchmarking their worth in today's workforce
should respond to the 2008 Salary Survey. All
respondents are provided with five free uses of
the IEEE-USA Salary Calculator based on the 2008
data, once it is compiled. Employers may also
purchase subscriptions to the Published Report
and the Individual Compensation Analyzer,
without having to provide data for the survey.
The IEEE-USA Salary Service member and employer
versions will be updated with 2008 survey
results in August. For more information, to take
the survey, or to purchase a Salary Service
subscription, see
http://salary.ieee.org .
IEEE-USA Consultants Profile Provides Detailed
Compensation Information for the Self-Employed
IEEE-USA's report on the IEEE-USA 2007
Consultants Fee Survey provides the profile of
typical self-employed and independent technical
consultants, including their education,
experience, business practices, median earnings
and hourly fee. To purchase a copy in ebook form
at a special, low member price,
click here.
Free New Member Employment Navigator Service
Use your IEEE member web account and access the
new and enhanced Employment Navigator, a
career-development service exclusively for IEEE
members. Employment Navigator collects millions
of job leads from more than 100,000 Web sites
and places them in a single searchable
database.
more
Join the Entrepreneurs' Village
Expanding technology-based entrepreneurial
business is critical to the U.S. economy, our
members’ career vitality, and employment.
IEEE-USA is currently organizing to deliver
knowledge, experience and support to IEEE’s U.S.
members who start and grow entrepreneurial
businesses. You are invited to serve as a mentor
or simply as a member of the Entrepreneurs’
Village. Start posting discussion items, take
advantage of links to articles, resources and
meet other entrepreneurs on our site. We will
be expanding the services with your help.
join
Career Planning Guide for IEEE Members
Whatever your career goals and interests are,
this eBook will help you plan your career to
achieve greater satisfaction and make a greater
impact at work.
more
Leadership for Results Courses Launched
In conjunction with AchieveGlobal, IEEE-USA now
offers 29 online courses designed to equip
members with the "soft skills" needed to succeed
in today's workplace. Course modules include:
"Giving and Receiving Constructive Feedback";
"Managing Your Priorities"; "Proactive
Listening"; and many others, all of which are
based upon AchieveGlobal's years of industry
leading experience in the professional training
industry. IEEE members can access these courses
for less than the retail price. A specialized
learning management system allows members to
track their progress and course portfolio. For
more information and course registration, go to
the
IEEE-USA online catalog, log in using your
IEEE Web Account, click on the Shop tab, and
then click on the "Career-Development Courses"
heading.
 IEEE-USA
Salary Service, Member Version, Now Available
Online
IEEE Members now can have free access to the
latest version of a tool to benchmark their
compensation at their current or prospective
position. The IEEE-USA Salary Service, Member
Version, uses a regression model based on data
from the current year's Salary Survey to allow
precise estimates of base pay and income from
primary sources. To obtain free, unlimited
access to the Salary Service, just go to
http://salary.ieeeusa.org, log in using your
IEEE Web Account, and complete the IEEE-USA
Salary Survey. Once the Survey is submitted, you
may log in again at the same site to use the
Salary Calculator.
IEEE-USA Consultants Fee Survey Report Reveals
Current Rates For Professional Services
The results from the 2004 IEEE-USA Consultants
Fee Survey are in. Nearly 1000 U.S. IEEE-member
consultants participated in the Fall survey --
the largest number ever. While the median hourly
billing rate increased $10 from the last survey
in 2002, to $110/hour, median annual gross
income dropped $20,000, to $100,000/year.
See the full report (269k PDF)
Updated:
24 July 2008
Contact: Scott Grayson,
s.grayson@ieee.org
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