7/09
IEEE
Spectrum Careers articles by Carl Selinger, Contributing Editor
The articles below
appeared in IEEE Spectrum magazine,
and are listed most recent first. The
earliest articles covered themes in Stuff
You Don’t Learn in Engineering School: Skills for Success in the Real World (Wiley-IEEE
Press, 2004). This list below is on Carl’s website for easier hyperlink
retrieval:
http://www.carlselinger.com/IEEE%20Spectrum%20Careers%20articles.htm. If the link is not there or is not live, go
to the Spectrum archive at: http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/static/magazine/. Contact Carl at selinger99@aol.com if any problems.
Saying “no”. 3/09. http://spectrum.ieee.org/at-work/tech-careers/saying-no.
Get a grip! New Year’s
Resolutions. 1/09.
http://spectrum.ieee.org/at-work/tech-careers/get-a-grip.
Dealing with Difficult People. 12/08.
http://spectrum.ieee.org/telecom/security/dealing-with-difficult-people.
Humor Dos & Don’ts. 10/08. http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/at-work/tech-careers/humor-dos-and-donts.
Your
How to Talk Like a Salesman. 6/08. http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/ethics/how-to-talk-like-a-salesman.
Office Politics. 5/08. http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/computing/it/survivor-the-office.
Travel Tips. 2/08. http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/at-work/tech-careers/travel-tips.
Dealing with the Media. 8/07. http://spectrum.ieee.org/at-work/tech-careers/dealing-with-the-media.
Workaholism. 6/07.
http://spectrum.ieee.org/at-work/tech-careers/workaholism.
Becoming Your Own Boss. 4/07. http://spectrum.ieee.org/at-work/tech-careers/becoming-your-own-boss.
Who Dares, Wins: How to act boldly but not foolishly.
12/06. http://spectrum.ieee.org/at-work/tech-careers/who-dares-wins.
Gilding Your Golden Years. 8/06. http://spectrum.ieee.org/at-work/tech-careers/gilding-your-golden-years.
Making Committees Work. 6/06. http://spectrum.ieee.org/at-work/tech-careers/making-committees-work.
Learning Where the Jobs Are:
Managing Your Career. 2/06. http://spectrum.ieee.org/at-work/tech-careers/learning-where-the-jobs-are.
Recovering from Mistakes. 12/05. http://spectrum.ieee.org/at-work/tech-careers/recovering-from-mistakes.
The Art of Delegating: Assigning tasks to others is a
key managerial skill. 8/05. http://spectrum.ieee.org/at-work/tech-careers/the-art-of-delegating.
Strategic Planning on the Job:
Charting your career allows you to make the most of whatever opportunities
arise. 6/05 web-only.
Marketing Yourself: How to
make sure that your boss, your clients, and others know who you are and what
you can do. 4/05.
From War to Peace: Resolving
conflict – Dealing with Disagreement. 3/05. http://spectrum.ieee.org/at-work/tech-careers/from-war-to-peace.
Drowning in Data: How to deal with
information overload and stay abreast of your field.
1/05 web-only.
Take Action -- Now!: How to
stop stalling and get on with the rest of your career.
10/04.
Learning
to Lead: To be a
better leader, develop your ‘soft’ skills and take on new responsibilities.
9/04.
The Creative Engineers: What can
you do to spark new ideas?
8/04. http://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/profiles/the-creative-engineer.
Pass the Stress Test: How to make
your work life less stressful and more fun.
7/04.
Becoming
a ‘People’ Person. 6/04.
Ethics
on the Job. 5/04.
Negotiate
This! 4/04.
We Have
to Stop Meeting Like This!
3/04.
How Am I
Doing? 2/04.
Anatomy
of the Office. 1/04. http://spectrum.ieee.org/at-work/tech-careers/anatomy-of-the-office.
Decisions,
Decisions. 11/03.
Stuff
You Don't Learn in
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