Young Engineers Advisory
Council
Products & Services
Mentoring Guidelines for small, medium
and large firms
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Be a Mentor
Be a Mentee
First Year Sample Program
What to Avoid
Progress Evaluations
Where to go for Help
AVAILABLE ON ShopNSPE
Strategies for Member Retention
and Attraction
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Establish Value
Focus on Networking
Highlight Financial Advantages
Provide Leadership & Job Opportunities
Focus on Mentoring
Educational & Career Development
Resources
AVAILBLE FREE TO MEMBERS at nspe.org/toolbox
How-To Manual for Seminars,
Socials and Ceremonies
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A Step by Step Guide to Organizing and Hosting
Events for Local and State Chapters including:
◦ Honors & Awards Ceremony
◦ PE Exam Preparation
◦ Technical Seminar
◦ Young Engineer Social Event
Document includes samples of:
◦ Agendas
◦ Registration Forms
◦ Flyers
◦ Sponsor Forms
◦ Planning Charts
AVAILABLE FREE TO MEMBERS THROUGH ShopNSPE
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A Guide to Enhancing Professional
Development
“What does it take to be successful in
today’s engineering world?”
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Core list of ‘soft’ skills including:
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Verbal & Non-verbal communication
Marketing
Ethics & Diversity
Leadership/Personal Management
Extensive list of available resources
AVAILABLE FREE TO MEMBERS THROUGH ShopNSPE
Engineers in Elected Office
Presentation
Speaker Name
Speaker Company
“As Assembled by the Professional Engineers in Private
Practice Young Engineers Advisory Council”
Powerpoint Presentation available Summer 2008 for
download and use by state and chapter groups.
Contact kgranados@nspe.org for copy
Engineers in Elected Office
Power Point Presentation
2005-2006: Investigate engineers who are serving or
have recently served in elected offices
How did they get involved?
What have they been able to accomplish?
What should other engineers be doing to
support these efforts?
“My background in a profession which is more analytical
than most people has made me a person that others seek
out in relation to issues that are detailed and require lots of
quantitative analysis (budgeting, aid formulas, etc.)”
–Mark Gottlieb, P.E., State Legislator, Wisconsin
AVAILBLE FREE TO MEMBERS THROUGH ShopNSPE
Motivation Factors of Young Engineers
– Document produced 2008
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PEPP YEAC distributed a survey to over 4,000 young engineers
(younger than 35) at different stages of their careers and in various
disciplines and geographical areas with over 600 responses
received.
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The document included information on:
◦ Generational Parallels – Compare Gen X/Gen Y/Millenials
◦ Motivating Factors –
◦ De-motivating Factors –
◦ Dispelling Myths – Are the next generations really that different?
“Think about why you became an engineer in the first place.
Chances are the answer to that is different for everyone. If you can
pinpoint what makes engineering interesting/exciting/etc., then that's
your motivation.”
AVAILABLE FREE TO MEMBERS THROUGH ShopNSPE
MOTIVATING THE NEXT GENERATION
July 2008
Presented at PEPP Council of Principals – NSPE Annual Convention, Portland, OR
Motivating the Next Generation
Presented NSPE Convention Portland 2008
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Rank top motivating factors from list of 25 suggestions.
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Determine the top 10 responses and overall motivating factors of
young engineers.
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The top de-motivating factors were also determined.
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Many companies may underestimate the cost of losing young
engineers, therefore under invest in them.
“The things that this generation is asking for – flexibility, balance,
opportunities – are all things that previous generations wanted, but
they feel much more emboldened to ask for these things. They
know they’re going to be a bigger part of the work force.”
– Dan Black, Ernst & Young campus recruiter (CNN 6/6/08)
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COMING SOON AS AN NSPE WEB SEMINAR
A Guide to Enhancing
Professional Development
from College Student to Company Principal
NSPE Web Seminar
June 18, 2009
National Society of Professional Engineers | Professional Engineers in Private Practice | Young Engineers Advisory Council
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A Guide to Enhancing Professional
Development – 2009 Webinar
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Key Elements of Verbal Communication
◦ Understanding your Audience
◦ The ‘art’ of small talk
Key Elements of Non-Verbal Communication
 Getting involved in Societies/Community
 Engineering Ethics
 Leadership/Personal Management
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AVAILABLE FREE TO MEMBERS THROUGH ShopNSPE
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