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The first ten years after graduation from university can be challenging for young professionals. Employment searches, new jobs, professional growth, career development, and life status changes are common experiences for many recent graduates. Going through these challenges can be daunting but IEEE members never have to go through these experiences alone or uninformed. IEEE Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD) was created in 1996 as a membership program to help students transition to young professionals within the larger IEEE community. IEEE young professionals are automatically added to the GOLD member community as they graduate.
IEEE GOLD is a vibrant community of engineers, scientists, and technical experts with member representation across the globe and throughout IEEE societies.
IEEE GOLD Member Benefits & Opportunities
Young professionals have a wide variety of member benefits & opportunities available to them through IEEE membership. These highlighted benefits are geared towards the needs and interests of young professionals. View a full listing of IEEE member benefits.
Career Programs and Opportunities:
Webinars: IEEE GOLD hosts monthly webinars on topics ranging from professional development to life skills development to humanitarian initiatives. These webinar sessions are presented by experts in their fields, recorded for on-demand viewing, and offered to the IEEE GOLD community as a member benefit.
Find more information on the GOLD Webinar Program.
Additional Career Programs and Opportunities for IEEE GOLD Members include Mentoring, GOLDRush Newsletter, Networking, IEEE JobSite, Volunteer Leader Development, and Public Visibility Initiative participation.
Community-Oriented Programs and Opportunities:
STEP Program: The IEEE Student Transition Elevation Partnership (STEP) Program was formed in partnership with GOLD and Student Activities to recognize graduating students and provide an introduction to the local IEEE GOLD community. Transitioning from a student to a young professional is often challenging – having a professional home within the IEEE GOLD community is essential in the onset of a career. STEP events often include networking sessions and feature local IEEE GOLD member in the form of speakers and participants alike.
Find more information on the STEP Program.
Additional Community-Oriented Programs and Opportunities for IEEE GOLD Members include Humanitarian Initiatives, Local GOLD Affinity groups, and Graduate Receptions.
Technical Programs and Opportunities:
Expert Now Tutorials: IEEE Expert Now is a series of engaging and highly interactive online learning courses based on the best IEEE educational tutorials and workshops from IEEE conferences around the world. These courses, brought to you by the IEEE Xplore® digital library, have been developed by recognized experts in a wide range of engineering and research technologies.
Additional Technical Programs and Opportunities for IEEE GOLD Members include Technical Chapters, GOLD tracks and programs at technical conferences, technical speakers, IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Potentials, and Society membership.
Recent Webinar Programs
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- Perspectives on Smart Grid from Generation to the Meter and Into the Home
- Digital Globe Trotters: Following the Lifecycle of Electronics Around the World
- Conflict Management Pt 1
- Conflict Management Pt 2
- Two Brains Are Better Than One: Right-Brained Project Management
- Survival Skills for Scientific Writing in the Academic and Professional Environments
- Geek in the Lead: From Engineer to Manager
- Gandhian Engineering
- Innovation in Emerging Regions
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