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Tips for Engineers During a Down Economy

During a down economy when companies tighten development budgets, engineers can help themselves out in a number of ways. This article provides key tips to improve the at-work or seeking-work position.

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A Matter of Degree

A Matter of Degree

Will a graduate degree advance your career? Today, mechanical engineers must understand emerging technologies, as well as the financial or strategic impacts of your work. Getting a Master's in Business Administration or a Master of Science in Engineering is expensive and time-consuming, especially if you work full-time. This article explores the pro's and con's of investing in your future with an advanced degree.

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5 Essential Steps to <br> Get Ahead

5 Essential Steps to Get Ahead

Engineers with the broadest range of talents get promoted faster and move farther in their organizations. With each promotion, a young engineer will have fewer engineering responsibilities and more management tasks, requiring “people skills” for which most engineers have little training. Here are 5 essential skills for engineers.

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Basic Engineering Technical Group (BETG)

Comprised of six Divisions concerned with the application of basic engineering principles

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Applied Mechanics Division (AMD)

Energy and Technology Management Group (ETMG)

Committee on Power Boilers

Career Development

is the accumulation and cultivation of skills and knowledge that enable a professional to advance or grow in the field of his or her choice. This can take the form of educational or academic courses, professional certification and training, or practical, on-the-job experience. In the field of mechanical engineering, one of the keys to career development is certification, a portable reflection of the fact that an individual has achieved a certain skill level.

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