So You Want to Be an Engineer

by Raymond E. Floyd, Ray Floyd, Richard H. Spencer

This book is based on the authors 100-plus years of experience as engineers and provides students with practical knowledge of what to expect as they enter the engineering field with a career in mind. Besides students, it will also serve as a practical guide for guidance counselors and recent engineering graduates, and contains topics infrequently found in other introductory engineering texts such as mentoring, interviewing, intellectual property, and how to navigate the variety of career choices. Every chapter contains a recommended reading list for additional information, and most chapters include problem-solving tasks that help students master the topic.

220 pages, Paperback

Published February 15, 2015

Reviews

[Logan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was very eye opening to me. The implicit information on how businesses work from an engineer's perspective was completely novel to me, would recommend especially for any undergrads.
Was still relevant in 2023.