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Career Planning
Job Search
Resume Writing
Job Interviewing
ISE-related Skills

Student Projects
First Job
Project Management
Retirement Planning Tips

An electronic book of the IE Mentoring articles

Career Planning

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Explore Your Career Choices

Giving an extra effort in your career

How Automation May Affect Your Future Career

Planning Your Career

Some Career Advice

Dealing with Burnout

The Importance of Lifetime Learning

What ISEs Do

Why ISEs go into Consulting

Why ISEs go into Management

Some Job Satisfaction Tips

Job Search

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Career Opportunities in Diverse Industries

Conducting an Out-of-Town Job Search

Expanding your Job Search: IE-related job titles

Interviewing for Job Search Information

Investigating Companies

Jump-starting Your Job Search

Planning for Success in Your Job Search

Professional Networking

Recent Growth Industries and Requested Skills for ISE-type Jobs

Some General Job Search Tips

Staying Calm During Your Job Search

Resume Writing

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Keywords for Resumes & Job Searches

Preparing a List of References

Professional Resume format

Some Reasons Why Resumes are Thrown Out Early

Student Resume format

Transmittal Letter guidelines & example

Typical Job Search Activities & diagram

Write Your Resume the Way a Hiring Manager Will Be Reading It

Writing a Professional Resume

Writing a Student Resume

Your LinkedIn Profile

Job Interviewing

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A Case Study during a Job Interview

Conducting a Job Interview by Phone

Doing “Mock” or Practice Job Interviews

Interviewing at Career Fairs

Some Job Interviewing Tips

Some Sample Job Interview Questions

ISE Related Skills

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Benchmarking Applications

Doing Research on the Internet

Interviewing for Information Tips

Performing an Operations Audit

Planning & Scheduling Techniques for Everyday Use

Preparing a Feasibility Study

Project Scheduling Software Skills

Reasons for taking the Fundamentals Exam

Scan Reading vs. Speed Reading

Skills Hiring Companies Look for in IEs

Some Techniques Used by ISEs

Successful Team Collaborations

Systems Thinking

The 30-Minute Method of working multiple projects

Time Management & Organizing Techniques

Manufacturing Systems

Student Projects

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Importance of the Senior Design Project

Student Project Summary format

First Job

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Be a Mentor

Controlling Your Work Day

Dealing with Office Politics

Ethics & Engineers Protecting the Public

Give Back to Your University & the ISE department

Leading Volunteers

Navigating Career Development in Your First Job

Rebranding Yourself at Work

Some Simple Financial Planning Advice

Transitioning to Full-Time Work

Volunteer for Something Fun at Work

Volunteer for Something You are Uniquely Qualified For

What to Investigate Before Accepting a Job Offer

Working from Home

Project Management

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Early Warning Signs & Corrective Actions on Projects

Initial Problem Definition

Main Project Sequence

Preparing a Contacts List

Project Coaching

Project Management Tips

Types of ISE Projects

Visual Tracking on Projects

Working on Projects “Upstream” to the Assembly Process

Retirement Planning Tips

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Some Retirement Planning Tips