Career Success in Engineering: A Guide for Students and New Professionals

By Bernard R. Berson and Douglas E. Benner

Today's time-pressed college engineering instructors have little time to discuss the real-world matters of employment, on-the-job performance, project management, leadership, ethics, and licensure... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1419584391
• ISBN13: 9781419584398
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Kaplan Publishing
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.7" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Bridging Theory and Practice- A Guide to an Successful Engineering Career

I have for many years seen books come and go regarding the engineering profession and elements of a successful career. Berson and Benner have done an excellent job laying out how to jump start your career, how to develop on the job, how to prepare yourself to be a professional, and have also identified contemporary issues facing the individual engineer. The book is readable, practical, and useful. In engineering terms, buying, reading, and applying the knowledge communicated in the book will yield at least a 1000 fold return! I would recommend that every engineer should read this book!

Outstanding guide

I highly recommend that all engineering graduates be give a copy. This would be a great gift from family, friends, and alumni associations to the newly minted engineer. It is a must read whenever an engineer is considering a job change. An outstanding job is done in presenting ethics and professionalism in very pratical terms. It may take a few years of experience to appreciate the depth and breadth of mentoring advice presented in this excellent career guide. Building a network of contracts and planning needs to start at the very beginning of a career. Understanding diverse aspects of engineering and business risks will be very helpful. I am particularly impressed with the insight provided for leadership and learning soft skills. The range of topics makes this a reference book to be reviewed every couple of years.

one of the best career advice books I've seen

I'm a retired professional engineer. I wish that a publication like this had been available to me when I was getting our of school. It would have helped my transition and career development.