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Innovation in Improving Performance
This webinar focuses on ideas for improving the performance of individuals who work in industrial settings.
AIChE Professional Support – Career Services
Whether you are getting ready to graduate with your chemical engineering degree, you are currently unemployed, or you are looking for a new technical challenge, learn about a number of tools AIChE has designed to support you in your job search.
Successful Interviewing Techniques
This video will focus on what to do to make an interview successful. You will learn how to prepare for an interview, get extensive advice on what to do and not to do during your interview, and learn what steps to take following the interview.
How to Get a Job in a Small Company
This video will give you lessons on how to target small companies, where to network, and what you need to do to be prepared to tackle your job search and interview.
The Future of Chemical Engineering
Hank will discuss the key role of science and technology as well as how we may need to change the way that we look at our careers and the skills we will need for future success.
Creative Networking: How to Light Up the Nodes of Your Network
In this webinar, we cover how you can: Identify 'natural' ways to connect with others; Leverage existing channels of communication; Describe who you are so people say 'I want YOU on my team'
Effective Communication Based Leadership Skills to Lead a Voluntary Organization
Effective communication leadership skills are necessary to lead a voluntary organization. True leadership is interrelated to management skills and applicable in voluntary organization as well as other type of business organizations.
How to Shoot a Torpedo: Military/Industry Leadership Similarities and Contrasts
Effective leadership styles must be varied depending on the situation and perspective of those involved.
Emergency Response Leadership: Out of the Frying Pan and into the Fire!
Leadership during true acute emergency situations (fires, explosions, chemical releases, and natural disasters) goes far beyond the immediate Incident Command structure.
Leadership Lessons from Our Founding Fathers
The founding fathers demonstrated important leadership lesions during the development of the United States in the late 1700’s that should not be forgotten.
Chemical Industry Leadership Challenges
The chemical industry is faced with many challenges including geographic shifts in the location of manufacturing, rising volatile energy costs, a larger role of state-owned entities, security threats, and increasingly stringent health, safety, and
Improving Communications & Leadership Effectiveness by Leading with Questions
Mentoring, Building Tomorrow’s Leaders
Job Derailment vs. Success: Advice for New Engineers
New engineers head off to their careers after graduation, all too often without any idea of what to expect.
Staying Career Fit in Turbulent Times
In focusing on our engineering or management responsibilities it is easy to forget about managing our own careers.
The 534 Method: How to Think Innovatively and Generate New Ideas
This fast-paced and idea-filled webinar will be fun to participate in and help you think in new dimensions. The 534 Method is about how to think with even more creativity.
Gaining Commitment, Not Just Compliance: Effective Leadership Skills
There’s a big difference between a boss and a leader - as you'll discover in an eye-opening exercise that will draw on your own personal experience of when you began your career.
How to be an Expert Witness in an Adversarial Proceeding
Dr. Joseph J. Cramer will give fellow engineers insight into the nature of a trial or administrative law proceeding, and show how this type of adversarial proceeding differs from the collegial environment.



















