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Presents several letters to the editor on the articles published in previous issues of the journal "Professional Engineering." Instructions for job hunting; Problems faced by final year engineering students to find job; Discrimination faced by engineering employees due to aging. INSETS: How should companies scrap paper?;How does your communication canvas shape up?.

The article offers information on the Society for Engineering and Management Systems (SEMS) and the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) Annual Conference and Expo to be held in Anaheim, California from May 21-24, 2016. Topics discussed include the presentation of papers associated with meta-tags at the conference, project management, and the influence of SEMS to engineering students.

The article offers information on several student opportunities in the U.S. ceramics industry. Topics include the American Ceramic Society (ACerS) and its support for an intern in the Washington Internships for Students of Engineering 2017 program, the Electronic Materials and Applications (EMA) 2017 which will feature student papers and posters, and the ACerS Nuclear and Envieronmental Technology Division (NETD) which is sponsoring four stipends for attending the ACerS 118th Annual Meeting.

The article offers information on the IGTI Awards & Scholarships of the American Society Mechanical Engineers (ASME). It is said that several travel awards to mechical engineering students and young engineers employed in industry or government are offered by IGTI to attend ASME Turbo Expo to present papers of which they are authors.

The article offers information on travel awards to students and young engineers employed in industry or government to attend ASME Turbo Expo to present papers on which they were authors. Early Career Awards are created to honor individuals who have outstanding accomplishments during the beginning of their careers. IGTI will also award 20 scholarships of 2,000 dollars each, to students who submit all the required documentation and meet the qualifications.

The article discusses the study "Safety Culture: Black Art or Paradigm Shift," by Cinzia De Santis and colleagues, which provides an overview of the types of safety cultures in the companies. Characteristics of the ideal safety culture according to the study are informedness, mindfulness, learning and fairness. Also mentioned is a paper in "Education for Chemical Engineers" entitled "Triple-objective Team Mentoring: Achieving Learning Objectives With Chemical Engineering Students."

The article focuses on the launch of Engineering Diploma for engineering students in England. The diploma which is in response to the white papers from the government will aim to prepare a new generation of engineers for engineering work and to smash stereotypes. The initiative was made possible due to the fact that engineering lessons were criticized in many years. Also, it claims that the launched diploma will bring engineering lessons exciting in the classroom.

The article discusses the need to place emphasis on developing transferable skills among chemical engineering students. It references a study by Colin Grant and Brian Dickson, published in the periodical "Education for Chemical Engineers." The study found weaknesses of chemical engineering graduates in areas including communication skills and project management. It cites that the paper tackled some possible arguments against restructuring of chemical engineering education.

Presents a letter to the editor on the reluctance of engineering students in Great Britain to participate in a competition with a prize sponsored visit to Strasbourg. Invitation made by the International Microelectronics and Packaging Society to submit an abstract of an original paper on electronics; Alternative prize to motivate the students; Change in the behavior of students.