Learn Soft Skills

Another important step in the professional development of a scientist is the ability to learn a variety of non-technical skills. In some cases in the existing literature, these skills are referred to as Soft Skills. Some of this information has been codified in books, and these books are listed below.

How to Learn Soft Skills

Read “Some Boosts for Your Career,” by Joseph A. Robinson. http://www.ieeepcs.org/pdfs/may_jun00.pdf. IEEE PCS Newsletter, Vol. 44, No. 3, May/June 2000, p. 18.

Read “Tools and Obstacles,” by Cheryl and Peter Reimold, http://www.ieeepcs.org/pdfs/sep_oct01.pdf. IEEE PCS Newsletter, Vol. 45, No. 5, pp. 18-19.

Read Stuff You Don’t Learn in Engineering School: Skills for Success in the Real World, by Carl Selinger (November 2004).
http://www.carlselinger.com
http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471655767.html

Read A PhD is Not Enough: A Guide to Survival in Science, by Peter J. Feibelman (Paperback, January 1994).