Lists and discusses eight career-damaging decisions that are often overlooked by engineering graduates, including staying too long in one job, professional isolation, "headhunter phobia," creeping obsolescence, premature announcements, letting office relationships slide, the company loyalty myth, and plateauing. (CW)

Describes some of the problems facing female engineers and their career advancement. Discusses strategies for successful networking and mentoring that will help facilitate promotion and lasting friendships in an engineering career. (CW)