School of Mechanical Engineering Global Engineering Professional Seminar ME 290 Agenda Week 5 September 22 2011 1 Quiz this week 10 questions first three chapters 2 GlobalHUB please register on GlobalHUB and join our ME 290 group Global Engineering Student Profiles at http globalhub org 3 Profile Assignment see blue hand out due November 3 4 Survey 2 Prof Jesiek Global Engineering research How to join GlobalHUB 1 Go to the website http globalhub org 2 Register with a login create password 3 Under Members click on groups and search any term in Global Engineering Student Profiles 4 Click on Request Membership 5 Browse around a little e g East Asia Global Engineering Professional Seminar Fall 2011 2 Profile Professional Opportunity Way to discover what you really have to offer 50 completion of BSME Credentials courses projects activities Capabilities illustrated with extended examples evidence Global Engineering Professional Seminar Fall 2011 3 The Profile Package About 1000 words Two pages single spaced formal report format Title headings 3 minimum subheads page numbers etc open line between paragraphs Perfection Global Engineering Professional Seminar Fall 2011 4 What s inside The answer to the interview question Tell me about yourself Timeline present then past and future Begin with present Who are you context an introduction e g current status as a sophomore in the Purdue BSME program Global Engineering Professional Seminar Fall 2011 5 What else The past Only those elements that relate to where you are going in the future Examples reasons why you have chosen the profession of engineering examples of character or strengths Global Engineering Professional Seminar Fall 2011 6 And in conclusion Future Where are you headed Show literacy Show passion Global Engineering Professional Seminar Fall 2011 7 Professional engineering Look forward to challenges Examine the National Academy of Engineering s Grand Challenges Global Engineering Professional Seminar Fall 2011 8 Professional Profiles provide Identity who you are as a professional engineer in a particular time and place Opportunity space what is held in common with reader audience site visitor what is the transactional collaborative potential Action what is a strategic approach to going forward Global Engineering Professional Seminar Fall 2011 9 The Global Professional Profile A document that conveys the current identity of a mechanical engineer in training who has particular technical interests and the intention to become a contributing professional in a world that is increasingly interdependent and where major challenges are emerging Global Engineering Professional Seminar Fall 2011 10 Profile content useful 1 Cover letters 2 Interviews 3 Scholarship applications 4 Statement of Purpose for graduate school 5 Career planning 6 Posted on NSF s GlobalHub Global Engineering Professional Seminar Fall 2011 11