PACE Patter
Is your career keeping PACE with industry?
IEEE members can find the tools they need for
the future through the PACE network of IEEE-USA. Every year
there is the annual discussed in this column in October.
There is in addition the biennial Careers Conference sponsored
by the Career Maintenance and Development Committee. The Tenth
Biennial Careers Conference will be in Phoenix, AZ, April 30
and May 1, 1998. This conference is for engineers who want
to remain employable and effective; for managers who want
to find new tools for motivating and developing engineers; for
organizations and human resource professionals who want to
maximize the use of engineering talents; and for academics
who want to effectively prepare students for work. For
additional information contact
Scott Grayson
s.grayson@ieee.org, phone (202)785-0017,
or Dan Jackson
d.jackson@ieee.org phone (540) 774-0484.
IEEE-USA has many other products available which can help
you with your career. Two new ones are IEEE-USA
Guidelines for Professional Employment: A Framework for
Communication, and Career Issues for Engineers to Monitor
in a Global Economy. The first document lists
recommendations on specific workplace practices for both
employers and engineers under current conditions of global
competition. The second, an audio tape, calls attention to
some of the career issues engineers in the United States face
today. There are other publications as well. The Engineer's
Guide to Lifelong Employability is a practical resource book
on locating and obtaining engineering jobs which will teach
the skills you need to prosper. The 1997 IEEE U.S.
Membership Salary and Fringe Benefits Survey provides
current information regarding salaries and benefits for U.S.
electrical engineers which you can compare with your own.
There are Proceedings from the 1996 and 1997 PACE
Conference and Workshop, and records of the first seven
biennial IEEE- USA Careers Conferences (1977-91), and the
1996 IEEE-USA Careers Conference, Winning in a Global
Environment. Also available is Career Advice for Engineers
in the 1990's which contains selected papers from the IEEE-
USA Careers Conferences which can help bolster your
engineering career and prepare you for a more secure future
in your profession.
THESE PRODUCTS WILL REMAIN USELESS TO YOU IF
YOU DON'T USE THEM.
For additional information on any of these or any career
related material contact
Daniel W. Jackson , (540) 774-0484
or the
IEEE-USA Office , (202) 785-0017.
...Dan Jackson, PACE Chair