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IEEE Spectrum Careers articles by Carl Selinger, Contributing Editor
The articles below,
including urls, appeared in the print and/or web editions of IEEE Spectrum magazine, and are listed in
order of the most recent first. The
earliest 12 articles covered themes in Stuff
You Don’t Learn in Engineering School: Skills for Success in the Real World (Wiley-IEEE
Press, 2004, and published in
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“Your
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“How to Talk Like a Salesman.”
June 2008. What engineers need to
know about sales & marketing. http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/jun08/6262.
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“Office Politics.” May 2008. You can't avoid office politics, so you might
as well learn the rules of the game. http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/may08/6187
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“Travel Tips”. February 2008. Get more out of
business trips by applying project-management skills. http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/feb08/5910
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“Dealing with the Media.”
August, 2007. Guidelines on
dealing with reporters. http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/print/5403.
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“Workaholism.”
June, 2007. Yes, work hard to
succeed, but know the limits. http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/jun07/5120.
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“Becoming Your Own Boss”.
April 2007. From dream to
reality. http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/apr07/5001.
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“Who Dares, Wins: How to act boldly
but not foolishly”. December 2006. Risk-taking is a risky business, but learning
how to take risks is essential to your career.
http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/dec06/4741.
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“Gilding Your Golden Years.”
August 2006. Retirement planning
is about more than just money. http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/print/4245.
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“Making Committees Work.” June, 2006. How
to get things done—and enhance your career.
http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/jun06/3659.
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“Learning
Where the Jobs Are: Managing Your Career.”
February 2006. http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/print/2779
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“Recovering from Mistakes.” December 2005. What to do when you goof. http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/dec05/2344.
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“The Art of Delegating: Assigning tasks to others is a key managerial skill.”
August 2005. http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/careers/careerstemplate.jsp?ArticleId=m080105
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“Strategic Planning on the Job: Charting your career allows you to
make the most of whatever opportunities arise.”
June 2005 web-only. http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/careers/careerstemplate.jsp?ArticleId=c070105
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“Marketing Yourself: How to make sure that your
boss, your clients, and others know who you are and what you can do.” April 2005. http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/careers/careerstemplate.jsp?ArticleId=c040105
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“From War to Peace: Resolving conflict – Dealing with
Disagreement.” March 2005 print edition. Don't let a conflict at work
fester — be assertive and get it resolved. http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/careers/careerstemplate.jsp?ArticleId=c030105.
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“Drowning in Data: How to deal with information overload and stay
abreast of your field.” January 2005 web-only. http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/careers/careerstemplate.jsp?ArticleId=c010205
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“Take Action -- Now!: How to stop stalling and get on
with the rest of your career. October 2004. http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/careers/careerstemplate.jsp?ArticleId=c100204
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“Learning to Lead: To be a better leader, develop
your ‘soft’ skills and take on new responsibilities.” September 2004. http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/careers/careerstemplate.jsp?ArticleId=c090304
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“The Creative Engineers: What can you do to spark new
ideas?” August 2004. http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/careers/careerstemplate.jsp?ArticleId=c080104
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"Pass the Stress Test: How to make your work life less stressful
and more fun.” July
2004. http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/careers/careerstemplate.jsp?ArticleId=c070104
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"Becoming a ‘People’ Person." June 2004.
Engineers aren't known for their interpersonal skills, but they can
learn. http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/careers/careerstemplate.jsp?ArticleId=c060704
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"Ethics on the Job." May
2004. It's not
always easy to judge between right and wrong. http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/careers/careerstemplate.jsp?ArticleId=c050104
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"Negotiate This!” April
2004. You do
it every day but may not even realize it: http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/careers/careerstemplate.jsp?ArticleId=c040304
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"We Have to Stop Meeting Like
This!" March
2004. How to be more effective
participating in and running meetings. http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/careers/careerstemplate.jsp?ArticleId=c030404
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"How Am I Doing?" February 2004. How to get feedback in the real world. http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/careers/careerstemplate.jsp?ArticleId=c021304
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"Anatomy of the Office." January 2004.
Adapting to the workplace, where you may spend more time than at home. http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/careers/careerstemplate.jsp?ArticleId=c010304
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"Decisions, Decisions." November 2003. Covering how to make
decisions. http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/careers/careerstemplate.jsp?ArticleId=c110103.
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"Stuff You Don't Learn in
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