Placing emphasis on all class work, not just the engineering classes, can help nurture and grow a well-rounded engineer.

Learn more ways to be productive when looking for a job with Alvah Parker, JobCoach Work/Life Coach with ASME.

Four out of five workers say they've been a victim of micromanagement. But what does the term really mean?

By aligning yourself with your boss, rather than concentrating on the hierarchy, you can effectively pursue both of your best interests.

Did you know the most common undergraduate degree among S&P 500 CEOs is Engineering? Learn more about the research… "Data provided by Spencer Stuart. © 2005 Spencer Stuart. All rights reserved."

We all feel stuck at some point in our professional lives. It’s a natural part of professional growth and development to stretch boundaries and reach for more.

Achieving goals can bring you one step closer to happiness, opportunity and security.

When dealing with compensation negotiations, Marjorie Foster states that it's a question of how you view the process, and the guidance you get along the way.

Searching for a job is a challenge regardless of industry, position, age or geography.

Read about the experiences and get advice from his experiences looking for a job.

When you become an engineer whether you realize it or not - perhaps some engineers never do, or never give it much thought that you are vested with power.

You've finished your engineering degree, landed your first job (or two) and may be wondering what's next. Where do you want your career to go?

Learning to compare job offers in terms that include--but are not limited to--your salary.

Performance reviews provide an opportunity to remarket yourself to your employer. Consider the following strategies to make your review a more constructive, developmental experience.

Setting goals is one of the most important things to do as part of your career development.

Many professionals are faced with the reality that securing a job can take three months, six months, or longer, and the job search process can greatly affect your attitude.

After exerting an exhaustive amount of energy in my preparation with TastyPharm and an even greater emotional commitment to IntelliNews, I am now zero for two in terms of securing a job.

The ASME Professional Practice Curriculum (PPC) is an online resource designed to provide guidance and a way to build skills that will set you up for advancement in your engineering career.

The techniques you use for job-hunting inside your company are often the same you would use outside your company.

Evaluate your current professional situation and let the ASME Professional Practice Curriculum help you develop your skills.

A writer, entrepreneur, and an academic share the benefit of their experience all having one thing in common: an education in Engineering.

Helen LaVan, Ph.D. of DePaul University and Rose Ann Pastor of Kensington International, discuss the value of establishing a successful network.

Industry executives discuss what the next generation of engineers will need to achieve career success.

If only the best way to get ahead were to buckle down and work harder.

Learn what it takes to be a highly successful person.

Learn about organizational culture, and why is it important.

Alaina M. Pizzo, Systems Design Engineer, Philips Medical Systems reveals different models to be an effective communicator that can help you acheive your career goals faster and avoid common pitfalls.

An interview with Christie Brown, an active member from the South Texas Section, answers the age old question - What's In It For Me?

An early career engineer's personal career perceptive and experience: A Path to Project Engineering

The opportunities that came my way and the experiences I have had at this early stage have assured me that the decision to choose engineering had set me up for very exciting career possibilities.

ASME highlights the career of an emerging early career engineer.

An Associate Research Engineer for Nike, Amy Emiko Gishifu discusses daily life at her job, her passion for sports, and networking.

Anoosh Eric Sharghi, an Integrated Project Lead at Raytheon, talks about technology and the weather, corporate community, and his passion for figuring out how things work.

J. Andrew Baker, a structural engineer for the Boeing Company and an OSU graduate, won the Old Guard's essay competition for his eloquent reflection on the value of ASME.

Catherine Lengsfeld, a project manager for Boeing, will receive the Old Guard Young Early Career Award at IMECE this November, for her dedication to her engineering work and her ASME Section activism.

Loretta McHugh is a Quality Engineer for Henke Sass Wolf of America.

Jessica Sampson shares her experience as a mechanical engineering graduate student at the University of Idaho.

Keith Kibbee is a Mechanical Engineer for CH2M HILL.

ASME celebrates the accomplishments of the 2007 New Face of Engineering: Aviva Bieler

Engineers surveyed from around the world in the Energy/Power industry share their workplace environment perspectives.

Jason is a senior engineering at Westinghouse Electric Company.

Steven Maughan is an PC Air engineering manager at FMC Technologies Inc.

Leanne Lisien is a Senior Engineer at the Westinghouse Electric Company, in the field of nuclear technology.

Andrew Detar is a Mechanical Engineer at Westinghouse Electric Company.

An engineer, lecturer, active ASME volunteer, and the 2007 ASME Old Guard Early Career Award recipient.

Profiled early-career engineers from Asia, Africa and Latin America share their challenges and triumphs on the job.

Jennifer Jewers talks about her design engineering career and Henderson Engineers, Inc.

Andrei Calinescu, Engineering Manager at Contract Pharmaceuticals Limited (CPL), talks about his engineering career in the pharmaceutical industry.

ASME celebrates the accomplishments of the New Face of Engineering 2008: Annmarie Connor.

Dr. Eric J. Ruggiero has experienced a broad range of accomplishments in just a short period of time in his engineering career.

The Old Guard Early Career Award recognizes three early-career engineers that have been consistently involved in their profession, communities and within ASME.

A group of early career engineers from industry and academia talk about their engineering careers and experience.

Jeremy A. Palmer, Ph.D., P.E.. Principal Member Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories, reflects on the value of ASME in his winning essay.

This article focuses on planning to pay for your own retirement.

The foundation of a good budget will help you have a financially secure future.

One of the key issues in finding the best advisor is discovering someone who has business acumen. This article further discusses financial issues, giving advice.

The right Financial Advisor can be as critical to your ability to retire as having a great doctor. The five most important qualities in a financial advisor are related herein.

Author Dan Slater, president of manufacturing performance at RWD Technologies, explores the question: "Does quality trump productivity?"

Dr. Mark Regets and Dr. Richard Bissell speak to early career engineers about global challenges in Science and Engineering.

Globally, salaries are predicted to rise by an average of 5.9% in 2007—1.9 percentage points above inflation—according to a new study by Mercer Human Resource Consulting.

The median annual income reported in a recent survey of the compensation of mechanical engineers was $93,000, with 10% making under $59,000 and 10% making over $145,941.

Despite the much-publicized problems, however, the U.S. domestic manufacturing sector is in some ways flourishing. Global manufacturing sure is. A number of 2006 industry trends deserve highlight.

Gerald Celente, director of The Trends Research Institute, and publisher of the Trends Journal, has been looking into the future for 25 years. Here’s what he has to say about 2007.

Leadership development is on the rise throughout the Asia-Pacific region, according to the International Monetary Fund.

ASME’s Energy Grand Challenge focuses on achieving a sustainable and diverse national and global energy system/environment.

Senior engineers from MTU, Pratt & Whitney and NASA’s Glenn Research Center talked about their organizations and shared their own perspectives on global engineering.

Gauri Nath depicts what it means to be an engineer in India.

A senior-level Director from American Association for the Advancement of Science and the National Science Foundation talk about the process.

Despite concerns, those with a bent toward science, technology and engineering still have large opportunities for well-paying and satisfying jobs in America and throughout the rest of the world.

With input from people around the world, an international group of leading technological thinkers was asked to identify the "Grand Challenges for Engineering in the 21st Century."

Engineers at all levels in organizations need to adapt quickly to change and "work smart" Effective delegation is a critical skill..

The authors of Beyond Juggling look at alternate strategies (alternating, outsourcing, bundling, techflexing, and simplifying) for managing multiple responsibilities simultaneously.

Following the examples set by Myrtle Potter and Thomas Van Essen, the best way to teach is through stories and setting an example. The most successful leader must naturally be a good teacher

If you lack motivation at work, use these simple tips to reenergize yourself when faced with a dull, boring, impossible, or thankless project!

Global competition on all levels of the business community means that businesses – large and small -are increasingly obliged to think in innovative ways to stay ahead in the marketplace.

Advice for a first job promotion to a first-level manager of a technical group.

This article aims to address the specific managerial concerns and needs of the recently graduated engineer.

There are four key techniques that will help you create a better relationship with your manager and help you take hold of your career through simple proactive efforts.

The proponents of Fortune 500 consensus decision-making techniques have become a fixture in Corporate America.

By learning how to multitask efficiently, you can dramatically reduce your workday stress, increase your productivity, and enjoy your work once again.

CH2MHILL Senior Vice President, Joseph "Bud" Ahearn talks about leadership.

It's time we all examine how our organizations use PowerPoint. Counsel those in your keep that PowerPoint isn't in charge of the presentation. They are.

When Western managers take cultural imperatives into account when developing relationships with their Chinese staff, the organization, the manager and, certainly not least, the employees will benefit.

How can you become the kind of leader people look up to, turn to and go the extra mile for? Research shows that leadership can be learned.

Todd Allen, ASME member and senior manager at Johnson and Johnson talks about diversity and career development.

Brian Tracy, management and leadership expert, discuss the importance for managing your time.

Dr. Carol Kinsey Goman, an executive coach, discusses cultural differences in communicating effectively.

Sue Dyer is president of OrgMetrics discusses successful partnering.

Dr.Carol Kinsey Goman discusses how individuals are the root of organizational change.

Tough decisions must be made in the everyday activities in our chosen profession, which challenge our understanding and application of our Codes of Ethics and Codes of Professional Practice.

Sometimes motivation is forced upon us, thrusting us into the “un-comfort zone.” Whether we sink or swim depends on how we respond to the situation. How do you react during a crisis?

A true visionary is someone who recognizes a need or opportunity and, regardless of conventional wisdom and skeptics, does something about it.

Roger Connors and Tom Smith of Partners in Leadership, LLC explores what it means to be “held accountable?”

Rudolf Melik covers the importance for Project prioritization and the selection process.

Many of the silver screen's greatest works feature science in some form, whether through the actual process of engineering or the end result.

ASME/Engineers Without Borders volunteers onsite in Thailand.

A compiled diverse list of sites, from museums to bridges, theme parks to trains, in order to encompass the widest range of the engineering spectrum for fall travel.

Many inventions are conceived by employee engineers when they are employed. The employee engineer should understand the principles governing ownership and patent rights.

Are you ready to make a difference in your career and gain leadership experience with high-level ASME professions?

Thomas James Stefanchik takes you on a tour of the Strasburg Rail Road outside of Lancaster, PA.

As a Harvard Business School graduate student a mechanical engineer talks about his social enterprise internship and other opportunities avaiable for engineers.

Only ten percent of women pursue engineering as a profession and six percent represent mechanical engineering. So, Why would a woman choose mechanical engineering?

The ASME Old Guard, in conjunction with The Committee on Early Career Development, announces two new programs to encourage young engineers to become more involved in their profession.

Racing teams on the NASCAR circuit are finding ways to be more technologically competitive on and off the racetrack though engineering.

To handle booming maritime traffic and massive ships, a $5.25 billion waterway project is underway to expand and modernize the Panama Canal.

The five-finger discount is all too common in almost every workplace.

The 2,000-foot, corkscrew-designed Chicago Spire may well be one of the most impressive engineering feats of 2007.

Support Engineer Your Life (EYL); a national campaign to encourage college-bound girls to consider engineering enrollment.

The ASME Aerospace Division provids members with resources to make strides in aerospace.

Engineers invent methods to simulate failure, in order to improve their product and better prevent actual failures in real life.

Few industries are as unexpectedly dynamic and innovative as window and door manufacturing.

On the technology front, a number of trends that had their beginnings several years earlier played out in significant ways for manufacturers and engineers this past year.

Tomorrow’s machine tools will take the drudgery out of working with them.

Learn how best-in-class firms respond to the challenges of design reuse.

In the face of increased challenges in recent years, global design strategies have matured significantly.

Researchers have made some incredible advances across a range of materials -- metals, plastics, paper, composites and more -- enabling today's designers to take advantage of super-strong materials.

An Interview with Adrian Slywotzky, Co-author of How to Grow When Markets Don't.

Dr. Steven Nesbit, P.E. and Ryan McGinnis explore "How to increase your club velocity" in their golf swing study.

ASME Government Relations held a congressional briefings to inform Members of Congress about an alternative fuel source: Green Gaosline.