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your career, your life
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Career
Focus:
Non-Engineering Careers for Engineers
Not everyone who gets an engineering degree or
who starts their career as an engineer spends
their whole life working as an engineer. But
while those who move on may leave behind their
hands-on daily exposure to semiconductors or
energy systems or software, the education and
experience these people received often remains
valuable to them through the rest of their
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Effective Job Search: Don’t Apply, Get Recommended
Internal sourcing and word-of-mouth referrals
dominate how today's jobs are filled, meaning
that job seekers can no longer rely solely on
resume submissions to find a
new job.
Candidates who come
recommended are more likely
to become a new hire. |
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shaping public policy |
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Policy in the Cloud:
Part III — Congress Looks at Legislation
 Issues
ranging from privacy, security, law
enforcement powers, intellectual
property and global competition are
prodding Congress to enact legislation to clear the
way for new legal and regulatory approaches. |
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Immigration Reform Poised to Move in 2012
After a busy 2011, Congress may be
ready to move a significant
immigration reform bill early this
year. A number of pieces have
fallen into place over the last few
months which, if bundled together,
could easily result in bipartisan
legislation becoming law. |
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Congress Delivers Holiday Present for Small Businesses
In
mid-December, after more than three
years of haggling, legislators
agreed to a six-year extension of
the Small Business Innovation
Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology
Transfer (STTR) programs, removing long-term
uncertainty about the future of
these programs. |
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advancing technology for
humanity |
IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference
In late October, participants from
all over the world gathered at the
inaugural IEEE Global Humanitarian
Technology Conference to present and
discuss solutions for present and
future humanitarian needs. George
McClure recaps some of the
conference highlights. |
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Digital
Darwinism: FutureMedia Report IDs
Six Areas of Growth
According to Georgia Tech's
FutureMedia Outlook 2012, the coming
years will bring increased
personalization, innovation and
flexibility in the media landscape.
The report identifies six megatrends
that will have a pervasive impact on
how content is created, distributed
and consumed. |
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backscatter
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Toys for Budding Engineers
Do today's
kids
miss out on fun and learning that could propel
them to engineering careers as they remain glued
to iPads and computer games? |
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intellectual property
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Protecting Brand Reputation with Software
Copyrights
When companies create software, they create copyrighted works.
Copyright law immediately protects
is the innovative or creative expressions
written in Python, C++, ASP, or any other coding
language. But copyright protections can go
much further: copyrights can also protect a
company’s reputation. |
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your IEEE-USA leaders
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Spotlight: On James Howard, 2012
IEEE-USA President
James Howard has been an active IEEE
volunteer for almost 25 years. Get
to know a little bit more about the
personal side of your 2012 IEEE-USA
President. |
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resources
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Tech News Digest
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roundup of news and notable developments in
electrical engineering and computer or
information technology.
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