Industry

Explore your journey as an industry professional.

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Gone are the days when you could expect to work for the same company for the balance of your career. Today you need a community where you can gain new insights to maximize your relevant technical skills to advance your career and the state of the world.

Acquiring new skills to stay ahead of the curve in today’s competitive environment is crucial for professional advancement. Mastering social and networking skills is important to help adapt to unique organizational cultures, and receiving guidance on career and life mentoring throughout your career from a community of peers is critical for success. Individuals and organizations can also help shape the development of global IEEE standards to drive innovation, competitiveness, sustainability, and consumer protection.

Watch this video to learn how IEEE can provide a community to contribute to your profession.

Student to Entry Level
When embarking on your career journey, it’s important to understand the culture of your organization and establish the work/life balance you want to follow. Creating a foundation for networking and pairing yourself with a mentor to help lead you on your journey is of utmost importance while expanding your technical competencies as you grow professionally.

Helpful resources on your journey:
IEEE Collabratec®
IEEE Job Site
IEEE Mentoring Program
IEEE.tv
Entry Level to Impact Maker
As you continue on your journey within the industry, it's critical to maintain your technical competencies and build your network with a community of like-minded individuals. Here IEEE can help you engage in other key ways to connect to a community and help you continue on your path forward to advance as a professional.

These resources can help along the way:
IEEE Center for Leadership Excellence
IEEE Learning Network
IEEE Resource Centers
IEEE Standards Association
Student to Entry Level
As you embark on your career journey, creating a foundation for networking and finding a mentor to help lead you on your journey is of utmost importance. Your mentor can help guide your work/life balance to give you the time to build and maintain your technical competencies as well as improve your soft skills, such as how to build a presentation and public speaking.

Some helpful resources on your journey:
IEEE Collabratec
IEEE Learning Network
IEEE Mentoring Program
Entry Level to Impact Maker
As your career progresses, it’s important to maintain both technical and non-technical competencies. At the same time, you have the chance to start learning the skill sets required to manage small teams for your projects. As you grow professionally, maintaining your technical and soft skills will play an important role in your career development.

These resources can help along the way:
IEEE Center for Leadership Excellence
IEEE Learning Network
IEEE Resource Centers
IEEE Standards Association
Student to Entry Level
As you embark on your managerial path, you need to understand the culture of your organization and establish the work/life balance you want to follow to grow professionally. Developing time-management skills that will allow you to work efficiently and effectively is key, as well as learning to manage others and helping them to fine-tune their skills. Building your network will continue to be important.

Some helpful resources on your journey:
IEEE Center for Leadership Excellence
IEEE Job Site
IEEE Resource Centers
Entry Level to Leadership Role
As your career continues to progress and you expand your managerial skills in areas such as time and people management, obtaining a deeper understanding of your business will also help you make an impact. This is a time to also continue to expand your professional network and further enhance your soft skills. IEEE can assist you in this journey.

These resources can help you along the way:
IEEE Center for Leadership Excellence
IEEE Learning Network
IEEE Resource Centers
Middle Management to Senior Management
At this point in your career, expanding your managerial and financial skills is necessary to excel at your position and to solidify your leadership position. You need to continue to also expand your professional network.

These resources can help you along the way:
IEEE Academies
IEEE Credentialing Program
IEEE Standards Association