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IEEE-USA Toolkit: Resources for
the Member
By Gary
L. Blank, Ph.D., IEEE-USA Vice President, Career
and Member Services
In each of the coming months,
Today’s Engineer will highlight five
different programs, products & 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.
IEEE-USA
in Action
 IEEE-USA has launched a
new, interactive online publication,
IEEE-USA in ACTION. This publication
is your new source for learning about
the programs, products, services and
activities that IEEE-USA has to offer,
and to find out what IEEE-USA is doing
on behalf of U.S. IEEE members.
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2.
Employment Navigator
IEEE-USA’s Employment Navigator is a career-development service exclusively for IEEE members. Employment Navigator collects five million job leads from 160,000 websites and places them in a single searchable database. The service provides tools for members to quickly connect to hiring employers, build and send effective resumes, and link to salary benchmarking and other career resources.
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3.
CARE Network
The Congressional Advocacy Recruitment Effort (CARE) is a voluntary network of IEEE members who are interested in public policy. Each year Congress and state legislatures debate hundreds of bills that could, if passed, directly impact technology engineers. CARE gives you an opportunity to influence your legislator’s decisions before bills become law. When necessary, IEEE-USA will send you Legislative Action Alerts containing information on what’s being discussed, how it will affect technology engineers, and what you can do about it.
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4.
IEEE
E-mail Alias
 This special member
benefit identifies you as an IEEE member
with an @ieee.org address while
forwarding all incoming mail to your
real Internet account. All incoming mail
attachments are automatically scanned
for viruses with the latest anti-virus
software. An optional anti-spam feature
is available.
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5.
Professional Liability Insurance
One challenge facing
engineers is finding liability insurance
you can qualify for. Whether you are a
self-employed consultant, or
moonlighting while employed, or part of
a firm, IEEE has arranged a plan to meet
your needs and has negotiated
competitive member-only rates. This plan
is underwritten by certain underwriters
at Lloyd’s of London and benefits
include premium financing to help
balance budgets, license board defense
coverage, expert legal counsel to
represent you, and nearly all policies
are free of deductible or retention.
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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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