Eleventh Biennial Careers Conference
IEEE | IEEE-USA

Sponsored by the IEEE-USA Career Maintenance and Development Committee Co-Sponsors: Continuing Professional Development Division of ASEE and others

For Engineering Managers, Human Resources Professionals, University Educators, High Tech Recruiters or Engineers with an interest in and concern for the continuing professional development of engineers and related technical specialists.  Check out the Virtual Conference Proceedings.

Topics of special interest:

Technology

• Managing in virtual companies

• The best use of teams

• Using consultants and contractors

• Recruiting and hiring of talented engineers

• How to best utilize Career Fairs

• Best practices of Career Fairs

• Recruiting at universities

• Using the Internet to recruit

• Newspaper recruiting (Thing of the past?)

• Using the Internet for job searching

Environments

• Holding on to your stars in a tight job market

• Innovation or entrepreneurial skills for engineers

• Reward programs for engineers

• Salary issues

• Mentoring programs that work

• New hire programs that save money

• Dealing with troubled employees

• Giving effective performance reviews

Changing Role of Engineering

• Managing and developing an engineer's career

• Career planning for engineers Dealing with the older engineer

• Career stages

• New skills needed for 2000 and beyond

• Professional society role in engineer's care