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Building a Successful Career AIChE as your Partner

Building a Successful Career AIChE as your Partner. Glenn E. Taylor, P.E. Active Retiree. About me. Residence - Basking Ridge, NJ & Austin, TX Born – Baytown TX Degree - BS ChE - UT Austin - 1958 AIChE member since 1959. About my employers & jobs. Summer Jobs

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Building a Successful Career AIChE as your Partner

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  1. Building a Successful CareerAIChE as your Partner Glenn E. Taylor, P.E. Active Retiree

  2. About me • Residence - Basking Ridge, NJ & Austin, TX • Born – Baytown TX • Degree - BS ChE - UT Austin - 1958 • AIChE member since 1959

  3. About my employers & jobs • Summer Jobs • Diamond Shamrock - Industrial Chemicals • Engelhard Corp. – Minerals & Catalysts • AIChE – Executive Director • Univ of Virginia –Visiting Lecturer

  4. What I do in Retirement • AIChE Foundation & Centennial Committee • UT Austin –College of Engineering • Church Committees – Endowment & P.G. • Honduras School for Underprivileged • Family, Gym, Golf, Travels • GIVING BACK (Don’t Wait- Start NOW)

  5. How I got where I did • Traditional start – Proc.Engr, Prod’n Supv, Tech Mgmt, Oper Mgmt, Int. Div, Dir. Oper’n • Move from Operations to General Mgr and Div. VP • VP Joint Ventures & Mfg Svcs • Exec. Director – AIChE

  6. Getting your First Job • Starts NOW! • Contacts, Summer, Web, Alumni • AIChE Career Svcs • College Placement Office • Career Fair, Mock Interviews

  7. Tips for Interviewing • Do Your Homework – Research Company • Anticipate questions/Answers • Ask Questions – 2-way interview • Know Strengths & Illustrate – Stories • Recognize Weaknesses - Convert

  8. Career Builders - Strategies • Networking – FOREVER • Build Technical Expertise • Develop Interpersonal Skills • Understand Mang’mt Molecule • Set Goals & Measure Progress

  9. More Strategies • Learn Negotiating Skills • Grow Job Skills & Influence • Never Stop Learning • Have a Passion for Work • Start Giving Back Now

  10. Other Considerations • Job Changing Skills - Future • MBA, PhD, Other Fields • Set Career Goals • Balance –Personal & Professional • Females - Re-entry after Kids

  11. Things they don’t teach you in school (that really matter) • Safety • Working in Teams • Ethics • Leadership Skills • Presentation Skills • Management Styles • Managing Your Career

  12. AIChE—it’s more than Chem-E-Cars • A network of 45,000 chemical engineers in all areas of the industry • 113 local sections • 18 divisions/forums • Young Professionals groupswithin local sections • Tools to help you succeed • Conferences • Education and Training • Discounts & Financial Services • Publications • Leadership Opportunities

  13. A Ready-Made Network • Why is a network important? • Today, workers change jobs an average of seven times during their career • There is a 1 in 5 probability you will berelocating for a job in the next five years • Over 60% of professionals say they got their current job because of who they know, not what they know • As an AIChE member you’ll find colleagues in your community, in your part of the industry, and across the country.

  14. Young Professionals Advisory Board • http://www.aiche.org/ypab • Provides local career support groups, discussion forums, advice, and activities for young AIChE members • Assists recent graduates in entering the workplace • Works to tailor AIChE programs and member benefits to address needs of young chemical engineers • Targets companies to build awareness and communities for young engineers

  15. The information you’ll want • Conferences -- keep you knowledgeable, connected with people, and alert to trends • Green engineering • Nanotechnology • Sustainability • Publications • Chemical Engineering Progress (CEP) • AIChE Journal • Environmental Progress, Process SafetyProgress and Biotechnology Progress • New:Society for Biological Engineering

  16. The help you’ll need • Resources • Continuing Education Programs • Member discounts apply • CareerEngineersmhttp://develop.aiche.org/careerengineer • A job search and recruitment engine designed exclusively for chemical engineers and employers in the industries they serve. • On-line Community • Members-only 24/7 Access

  17. AIChE Financial Services & Discounts • Knovel • Insurance • Car rentals • UPS

  18. Why AIChE matters to me • AIChE is for MAKING CONNECTIONS • AIChE is for KNOWLEDGE • AIChE is for LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES • AIChE is for CONTINUING EDUCATION • AIChE is for LONG-LASTING RELATIONSHIPS • AIChE is for SUPPORT • AIChE is for CHANGE AND GROWTH I AM A CHEMICAL ENGINEER AND MEMBER FOREVER

  19. Tap into a world of support with AIChE membership. To get started… • Complete an online membership form at www.aiche.org/membership; or • Call 1-800-242-4363; or • Fill out a form available, give to Advisor and he handles Undergraduate dues: FREE Young Professionals- Initial Low Dues http://www.aiche.org

  20. What This Means • You Must Manage Your Career • You Control Your Destiny • Define Success for Yourself • Make AIChE a Lifetime Partner • Have Fun During the Trip!

  21. Muchas Gracias!Good Luck Questions?

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