| View Larger Image | Stuff You Don't Learn in Engineering School: Skills for Success in the Real World | Paperbackby Carl Selinger (Author)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Wiley-IEEE Press | | Page Count: | 192 Pages | | Publication Date: | November 03, 2004 | | Sales Rank: | 46,776th |
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Product Description
"Stuff You Don't Learn in Engineering School" gives young engineers an easy-to-read "cribsheet" so they can comfortably face a complex world of dealing with people, processes, and yes, even meetings! Carl Selinger, an engineer with over 25 years of college teaching experience, has expanded from his popular seminar, providing an inspiring guidebook the young engineer needs for a successful career, and a satisfying life. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 7 reviews)
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Engineer looking for additional insight on workplace antics by Anomaly (Orange County, CA)  4 Stars
September 11, 2009
It's a quick read with nothing but the meat and potatoes as far as the relevant information is concerned. Perfect for most engineers looking for an informational source that helps explain typical scenarios at the workplace that "do not compute".
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Great book for Engineers by Brandon Stiltner (Blacksburg, VA)  5 Stars
August 26, 2009
This is a great book for engineers in their senior/4th year of school or engineers who are entering the work force. But, if you've long passed those stages in your life, then its still a beneficial book to read too. He does a good job at explaining how to be better at the so called "soft skills" where our training as engineers is (typically) lacking. He claims that, although schools are great at teaching the science, math, and all around technical side of engineering, they are usually poor at teaching these soft skills (writing, presenting, etc.) There are great tips in the book on how to be more effective at meetings, how to be better at managing your time, relieving stress, etc. Whats great is the chapters are (mostly) unrelated so you can read them in any order that you choose... In fact, he recommends it. I have personally used some of his tips on "being more effective at meetings" and can say that they have helped me be a better at my job. Lastly, he doesn't orient the book toward a specific type of engineering, but to all engineers in general. I would recommend this book to any graduating engineers who are going into the "real world".
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A must read for every engineering graduate, in or out of school by Rohit Saboo (Chapel Hill, NC United States) 5 Stars
February 24, 2006
Every engineering graduate should definitely read this book. It is concise, lucid, and to-the-point.
I do not quite agree with the title in its entirety. We do learn quite a few of these things at engineering schools. However, in our relentless pursuit of gaining technical knowledge, we keep learning these things at a much lower priority. Chapter 15, "Having Fun" describes something, which is actually quite real. I have personally experienced this, where our professors would sometimes force us to go ahead and have some fun. Carl Selinger mentions many such important things, which the engineer needs to be good at including writing and communication skills.
Carl Selinger starts by referring to Dale Carnegie's famous book "How to make friends and influence people". This makes the reader, develop very high expectations about the book. Despite his best effort, his style does not live up to the standards of Carnegie. Unlike Carnegie's book, there are not many third-person examples or experiences, which have been discussed. This sometimes lends a preaching style to the writing, which can become annoying.
For someone who is inexperienced, freshly graduated and has never been taught any of the things which the book discusses about, will find it difficult to comprehend and realize the importance of learning these skills. This is primarily because Carl largely mentions personal experiences. A naïve reader might critique the book as being too one-sided. Overall, the book is very good as a reference.
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Stuff I Needed to Know and Should Have Learned 5 Stars
March 16, 2005
The book was very readable and filled with insights. I was particularly fond of the chapters on assertiveness and leadership. The book has an excellent combination of helpful business and social tips, reasons to learn them, and methods to gain these traits for yourself.
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A Toolbox of Real World Skills Essential to Success by Laynie Weaver (New Brunswick, NJ) 5 Stars
February 08, 2005
This book is a great toolbox to start my career. The examples and tips given in "Stuff You Don't Learn in Engineering School" are truly helpful. I plan on keeping it available for referencing at each and every profession that I explore in the future.
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