Robert Frost once observed that if people work faithfully eight hours a day they may eventually get to be executives and work twelve hours a day. Despite the obvious truth in that statement, it’s amazing how many people secretly look forward to the day when they’ll be promoted to a better job with fewer [...]
The February 23, 2009 edition of EE Times includes two commentary articles that address concern about the perception of an engineering career and ways to improve how others view engineers. Together, these two articles are titled, “A Call to Arms.” We discussed the first article previously. The second article, “Hands-on Programs Convey Engineering’s Cool Factor” [...]
Similar to our previous post, Changing the Message: Perception of Engineering, the February 23, 2009 edition of EE Times includes two commentary articles that address concern about the perception of an engineering career and ways to improve how others view engineers. Together, these two articles are titled, “A Call to Arms.” The first article is entitled “Time [...]
Here is a video we found from “Osman C.” posted by EatRiceEveryday on YouTube that answers the question, “If I have to be an engineer, which one would I rather be?” The choices given are astronautical engineer, agricultural engineer, chemical engineer, civil engineer, electrical engineer, geological engineer, industrial engineer, materials engineer, mechanical engineer, and nuclear [...]
Changing the Conversation: … Read this FREE online! Full Book | PDF Summary | Podcast Changing the Conversation: Messages for Improving Public Understanding of Engineering Status: Available Now Size: 164 pages, 6 x 9 Publication Year:2008 PAPERBACK ISBN-10: 0-309-11934-0 ISBN-13: 978-0-309-11934-4 This new book from the National Academies Press provides actionable strategies and market-tested messages [...]
Heather Boerner, for Yahoo! HotJobs, included the following in a Career Article: The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and energy leaders reveal what fields are expected to grow, and they are listed below with projected growth levels through 2016, salary data, and what you need to get a related job. Engineers 11 percent projected [...]
