Play Your Cards Right ...
Nathaniel A. Matlin
to make yourself stand out from the pack when you're seeking a new position.
Career Development
Evaluating the Risks and Rewards of an Expatriate Assignment
Lisa L. Walker
The global chemical industry is showing particularly strong growth outside North America. Understanding where opportunities exist — and which are worth taking — can help you decide whether it is time to take your career, and your life, on the road.
Improve Your Position Where You Are
Kate Wendleton
Basic job-hunting skills such as staying aware and making yourself marketable are also key to advancing your career with your present employer.
Contemplating a New Phase of Your Career
Lisa L. Walker
Today’s employment environment has altered the concept of “career.” If you are attempting to change jobs or enter a different industry — or even considering a second career — it is important to understand your motivations and proceed with care.
Give Memorable Presentations
Robert W. Bly
These guidelines will help you prepare and deliver a more exciting presentation.
Getting Started in Social Media
Loraine Kasprzak
Engineers can derive professional benefits from Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+, Twitter, and other social media. Here is some practical advice on using these tools effectively, whether you are a veteran or a relative novice.
Improve Your Reading Efficiency and Speed
Robert W. Bly
Are you feeling overwhelmed by the daily influx of memos, letters, reports and journals? These tips will help you develop a systematic method for dealing with the endless stream of material that is essential to your job.
Use LinkedIn to Advance Your Career
Loraine Kasprzak
LinkedIn - the social media tool most often used by professionals - allows you to establish an online presence, connect with others, and find business and job opportunities.
Work Effectively with Your Patent Attorney
Steven J. Helmer
By understanding the basics of patent law and by establishing a close working relationship with your attorneys, you can ensure that you receive the broadest possible patent protection.
Smart Blogging for Chemical Engineers
Loraine Kasprzak
Blogs have come a long way since their first appearance in the late 1990s, when they were little more than online diaries. Today, people are just as likely to turn to blogs (Internet shorthand for “Web log”) as to newspapers or magazines for information and news.
Improve Your Telephone Skills
Make the most of this important tool by practicing some common sense and good etiquette. RobertW.Bly-
Hopefully, Change Won't Be Difficult
I was taught that the word hopefully means “in a hopeful manner” or “full of hope.” Authors who start a sentence with the word hopefully usually mean “I (we) hope” or “it is hoped” — which is an incorrect usage of the word.
Should You Accept an International Assignment?
C. Delia Contreras, Fabio Bravo
Consider the career- and family-related benefits and trade-offs of an overseas experience, as well as whether you have what it takes to be successful in such a position.
Use Cloud Tools to Collaborate
Loraine Kasprzak
Internet-based applications are changing the way chemical engineers collaborate. These virtual tools can help project teams make decisions more quickly, reduce costs, and increase productivity.
Advance Your Career in 8 Words or Less
Kate Wendleton
A short, simple and concise message can be an effective way to let others know about your accomplishments and your worth.
Stay Ahead of Time
Judi Hampton
These tips will help you develop time management and delegation skills to make you more efficient and more effective in your job.
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