How to Land a Top-Paying Engineers Job: Your Complete Guide to Opportunities, Resumes and Cover Letters, Interviews, Salaries, Promotions, What to Expect From Recruiters and More!

TABLE OF CONTENTS......Page 5
INTRODUCTION......Page 9
ENGINEERS– THE LOWDOWN......Page 13
Significant Points......Page 14
Nature of the Work......Page 15
Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancements......Page 29
Employment......Page 36
Job Outlook......Page 40
Projections Data......Page 52
Earnings......Page 55
Related Occupations......Page 58
Sources of Additional Information......Page 59
FINDING AND APPLYING FOR ENGINEERS JOBS AND EVALUATING OFFERS......Page 64
Where to Learn About Job Openings......Page 65
Job Search Methods......Page 66
Applying for a Job......Page 73
Job Interview Tips......Page 79
Evaluating a Job Offer......Page 82
WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TABLE…HIRING THE BEST......Page 90
THE INTERVIEW AND SELECTION PROCESS......Page 92
Step 1 Technical Competencies Assessment Guide......Page 94
Step 2 Determine the Customer Service Focused Competencies of the Job......Page 96
Step 3 Develop Interview Questions to Assess Both Technical and Customer Service Focused Competencies......Page 104
Step 4 Conducting the Interview......Page 106
Step 5 Background and Reference Checks......Page 110
Responsible
......Page 114
Likeable......Page 117
Believable......Page 120
Outgoing......Page 122
Unflappable......Page 125
Planning......Page 128
Confirming/Scheduling Interview......Page 130
Conducting the Interview......Page 131
Closing......Page 133
Follow Up......Page 134
Questions/ Assessment Tools......Page 136
Interview Questions To Get You Started......Page 138
Supervisor and Manager Competencies......Page 139
Interviewing People With Disabilities......Page 141
Accommodating Persons With Disabilities For An Interview......Page 143
Interview Do’s and Don’ts......Page 145
CHECKING REFERENCES......Page 148
Which References Should I Check?......Page 150
Tips for Checking References......Page 151
The Reference Check Questions To Ask......Page 153
Prohibited Questions and Practices......Page 156
RECORDING A PROFILE OF IMPRESSIONS......Page 158
Supervisory and Managerial Competencies:......Page 160
Building Coalitions/Communication:......Page 161
RECRUITING ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES MANAGER......Page 162
Before Submitting the Vacancy......Page 163
When the Vacancy Announcement is Open......Page 166
Once the Certificate is Received......Page 168
After The Selection is Made......Page 170
Policies and Procedures......Page 172
Recruitment Strategies......Page 174