• DocumentCode
    1544712
  • Title

    The technical ladder gets harder to climb (engineering career advancement)

  • Author

    Youst, David B. ; Lipsett, Laurence

  • Volume
    27
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    1990
  • Firstpage
    46
  • Lastpage
    47
  • Abstract
    Career advancement for engineers as the number of promotional positions, both managerial and technical, are becoming fewer is addressed. The technical ladder, which offers an alternative to the traditional managerial ladder for engineering career advancement, is described. It is argued that the technical ladder is an important tool for personal growth is used correctly, and ways of doing so are examined.<>
  • Keywords
    engineering; personnel; career advancement; engineers; promotional positions; technical ladder; Companies; Contracts; Engineering management; Engineering profession; Financial management; Industrial control; Knowledge engineering; Power engineering and energy; Risk management; Technology management;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/6.58455
  • Filename
    58455