Great Jobs for Engineering Majors, Second Edition

by Geraldine Garner

Overview

Answers the question, "What can I do with an engineering degree?"

Great Jobs for Engineering Majors helps you explore your career options within your field of study. From assessing your talents and skills to taking the necessary steps to land a job, every aspect of identifying and getting started in engineering is covered. You learn to explore your options, target an ideal career, present a major as an asset to a job, perfect a job search, and follow through and get results.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071400527
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	04/22/2002
Series:	Great Jobs For.Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

About the Author

Dr. Geraldine Garner is the president of Science and Technology Career Strategies. Previously, Garner was an associate professor and the associate dean of the Walter P. Murphy Cooperative Engineering Education Program at Northwestern University. She has taught career development at both Northwestern and Virginia Commonwealth University.

Series Codevelopers and Contributing Authors

Stephen E. Lambert is the director of career services at Plymouth State College in New Hampshire. He codeveloped this series with Julia Ann DeGalan, a former administrator and career counselor at Plymouth State College.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     vii
Introduction: Engineering: A Degree for the Twenty-First Century     ix
The Job Search
The Self-Assessment     3
The Resume and Cover Letter     19
Researching Careers and Networking     37
Interviewing and Job Offer Considerations     55
The Career Paths
Introduction to the Engineering Career Paths     73
Path 1: Industry     77
Path 2: Consulting     111
Path 3: Government     129
Path 4: Education     145
Path 5: The Internet     165
Path 6: Nontechnical Areas     185
State Examining Boards     199
Index     213