NEWS from IEEE-USA 2001 L Street, N.W., Suite 700 Washington, DC 20036-4928 Advice for Current & Potential Consultants Featured in Latest
IEEE-USA E-book WASHINGTON (13
September 2011) -- Many engineers, for various reasons, are thinking about
becoming independent consultants. But the skills required to go out on your own
are not taught in engineering schools, writes William Kassebaum, P.E., in the
introduction to "The Best of IEEE-USA Today's Engineer: On Consulting -- Volume
2." "Many engineers are
apprehensive about making the transition from a salaried position with
predictable weekly or monthly earnings, to a situation where the perception is
that income would be uncertain and irregular," said Kassebaum, chair of the IEEE
Alliance of Consultants Networks Coordinating Committee. "Almost all experienced
consultants were once company employees. They made the change, and most of them
will say it was the wisest career and business decision they ever made."
This second volume of articles, which
originally ran in "IEEE-USA Today's Engineer," is an IEEE-USA e-book compilation
of nine consulting-related stories. A sampling includes, "Consulting: The Dawn
of a New Era;" "Moonlighting Engineers: The Consultant Stands Alone;" "Is It
Your Time To Be An Entrepreneur;" and "Using Social Media to Attract New
Business." The publication also
features the "2010 Profile of IEEE Consultants," which is based on the "2010
IEEE-USA Salary and Fringe Benefits Survey." The profile provides information on
things like average number of hours consultants worked per week (27.1) and
median billing rate ($120). You
can purchase your copy of "The Best of IEEE-USA Today's Engineer: On Consulting
-- Volume 2" at www.ieeeusa.org/communications/ebooks for the IEEE member price: $4.79. Nonmember price is $5.99.
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