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IEEE-USA Toolkit: Resources for
the Member
By Gary
Blank
In each of the coming months,
Today’s Engineer will highlight five
different programs, products and services from
IEEE-USA and elsewhere around the IEEE,
designed to help the members with their careers
and professional development. Whether you're a
student trying to select a focus, if you're just
starting your career, or if you're getting close
to retirement, IEEE has a wealth of resources to
help you at every stage of your professional
life.
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1.
Career
Development Courses
 Take advantage of online career
development courses in topics, including: Basic
Principles for a Collaborative Workplace,
Coaching Bringing out the Best in Others,
Conducting a Collaborative Performance Review,
Expressing Yourself: Presenting Your Thoughts
and Ideas, Giving and Receiving Constructive
Feedback, Giving Recognition Handling Emotions
Under Pressure, Identifying Work Priorities and
Setting Verifiable Goals, and many more.
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2.
IEEE Group Term Life Insurance
 For more than 40 years, IEEE has
worked with Marsh U.S. Consumer to offer a group
insurance program that provides the high
quality, competitive cost, superior convenience
and wide choice IEEE members have come to expect
from products endorsed by IEEE. Available
exclusively to IEEE members and their families,
all of these plans feature economical rates and
are not tied to where you work or what you do.
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3. IEEE-USA Career Check-Up
 How is your career going? What
else can you do to make sure that you get the
most from your working life? Has this been the
best year of your working career or is your
career moving OK, “with room for improvement”?
Or are you thinking of changing jobs? Will you
soon be retiring or do you have career issues?
Use this quick career check-up to see where you
are and gain information about how to ensure
on-going success.
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4.
IEEE
Mentoring Connection
 The IEEE Mentoring Connection is
an online program that facilitates the matching
of IEEE members for the purpose of establishing
a mentoring partnership. Participation in the
program is open to all IEEE members above the
Student Member grade. If you fit this criteria,
you could be a mentor to another IEEE member (mentee)
or be a mentee and be coached by a member.
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5.
IEEE-USA on LinkedIn
 IEEE-USA has a LinkedIn group,
where you can read the latest news, learn about
new programs, products and services, and connect
with other U.S. IEEE members.
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Gary L. Blank (Ph.D. in
EE, University of Wisconsin) is a self-employed
engineering consultant with expertise in
electronics, control systems and power. He has
been a professor of electrical/electronic
engineering and has worked for many years in
industry. He also teaches courses (available on
DVDs) for preparation for both the P.E.
(Professional Engineer) licensing exam and the
F.E. (fundamentals of engineering) exam. He
conducts seminars and workshops on How to Start
and Expand a Successful Consulting Practice. In
addition to the Section and Region levels he has
been active in IEEE-USA as a member of the Board
of Directors (Vice President of Member
Activities 2003-04, Member-at-Large 2008-2009)
and is currently the Vice President of Career
and Member Services. He has also served as the
national chair for the AICN (Alliance of IEEE
Consultants Networks) 1999-2002 and 2008-2009,
and is responsible for starting several IEEE
Consultants Networks in the United States and
overseas.
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