So You Want to Be an Engineer? (Fell's Official Know-It-All Guides) (Fell's Official Know-It-All Guides (Paperback)): A Guide to Success in the Engineering Profession - Softcover

Calabrese, Marianne Pilgrim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0883911876 ISBN 13: 9780883911877

Publisher: Frederick Fell, 2009

Synopsis

So You Want to Be A Engineer? Is a book for anyone who is or who wants to be an Engineer. The book reveals everything nobody else will tell you about the engineering profession. It shows how to save the reader the agony of on the job trial and error training and will give them a head start in using experienced strategies while dealing with technicians, draftsman, marketing, purchasing and manufacturing personnel, and project managers. It doesn't teach them about engineering: it enlightens them to find their right position. There are The Ten Commandments for an engineer, which sums up in ten steps how to survive in the engineering profession and gives in depth reasons why they work. It is a refreshing new and realistic book that touches on the reality that engineers may succeed, not because of their technical expertise but because of the way they interact with technicians, draftsman, marketing, purchasing and manufacturing personnel, and project managers.

Each of these topics will be discussed fully with real life stories and examples. There will be easy steps given on how to handle each issue and how an engineer can ease into the company they choose to work for. The Ten Commandments will  make it easy for them to sum up the do's and don'ts to survive in the engineering profession.

About this title

About the Author

Marianne Pilgrim Calabrese earned her Masters Degree in Reading from Adelphi University and her Bachelor Degree from Queens College in education and psychology. She is a multi-published author, teacher, and renowned artist. She has extensive teaching experience and received The Presidents Club Award from the International Reading association for her work. Marianne has participated in educational councils and comprehensive teaching in both public and private schools. She also volunteered and has done extensive research for her writing. At present she is a teacher, writer and artist working and living in Wellington Florida. With this knowledge and experience she has accumulated helpful information for her readers.

Edition details

• Publisher: Frederick Fell
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0883911876
• ISBN 13: 9780883911877
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 223