SWE - Winter 2009 - (Page 66) MEDIA REVIEW Career Success in Engineering A Guide for Students and New Professionals Bernard R. Berson, P.E., L.S., F.N.S.P.E., and Douglas E. Benner, P.E., F.N.S.P.E. Kaplan Publishing (2007) ISBN-13: 978-1-4195-8439-8 ISBN-10: 1-4195-8439-1 In today’s fast-paced, time-compressed college engineering programs, educators tend to focus solely on the technical facets students must master to become successful professional engineers. Consequently, recent graduates may find themselves underprepared to navigate the myriad make it an exciting and rewarding time to enter the profession. From describing career options to offering advice on resumes, interviewing skills, and setting career goals, the authors provide valuable assistance for new engineers to get started. The authors offer guidance for managing such on-the-job concerns as professionalism, ethics, liability, corporate finance, and soft skills. In the area of professional development and advancement, they provide information on the licensure process, mentoring, and overseas assignments, as well as the importance of professional association membership and networking. The book culminates in a section devoted to individual and team project matters, including the engineering design process, sustainable development, project management, legal concerns, dispute resolution, and intellectual property protection. law, marketing, entrepreneurship, and more. Beyond being an information source on careers, the book serves a higher purpose, presenting an “understanding of the relation and impact of those careers on human society worldwide.” Filled Career Development in Bioengineering and Biotechnology Editors: Guruprasad Madhavan, Barbara Oakley, and Luis Kun Springer Science+Business Media, LLC (2008) ISBN: 978-0-387-76494-8 Career opportunities in the burgeoning fields of bioengineering and biotechnology are increasing rapidly, and experts expect the surge to accelerate even more over the next decade. Career Development in Bioengineering and Biotechnology explores the exciting options available in these disciplines. Offering success strategies punctuated by personal stories from the contributing authors, the book serves as a guide for anyone interested in pursuing a career related to bioengineering or biotechnology in academia, industry, government and regulatory affairs, health care, issues they encounter in the work force. In Career Success in Engineering, authors Berson and Benner draw on their nearly 80 years of combined engineering experience to offer current college students and new graduates critical advice to prepare them as they step into the professional world and begin their careers. Divided into four main sections, the book begins by guiding readers through the transition from college to the workplace. While they present a realistic picture of the challenges and adjustments new engineers will face, the authors also provide assurance that rapidly accelerating advances with the knowledge, experience, and wisdom of an international list of contributors, the book covers a vast amount of topics related to bioengineering and biotechnology. It lays out employment prospects for the fields, including clinical engineering, entrepreneurship, the pharmaceutics, and research. In addition to discussing traditional careers, the book also explores more novel options, from banking and regulatory affairs to sports engineering, forensic psychology, venture capitalism, and being an expert witness. Readers also will gain expert insight into patient safety, ethics, and affordable and accessible health care systems, as well as humanistic technology for environmental conservation, hunger, and poverty in the developing world. The information presented in Career Development in Bioengineering and Biotechnology is relevant to anyone — from high school students to experienced engineers — interested in learning more about these growing fields. – Compiled by Carol Polakowski, associate editor 66 SWE WINTER 2009
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