Are You Delaying Taking the P.E. Test or Getting Another Certification….Why?
A helpful article by a Certified Professional Career Development Coach which gives tips on how to overcome “blocks” that lead you to postpone moving forward on getting your PE or LEED certification.
10 things you MUST do before you begin searching for an engineering job
Searching for a job can sometimes be the most frustrating and disappointing process you can ever go through. This list provides the top 10 things mostly overlooked by job-seekers to make the experience more tolerable.
The Most Important Challenge Facing Civil Engineering Firms Today
Tryst M. Anderson discusses the most pressing challenge facing Civil engineering firms today. He cites the changing nature of branding and how the industry is adapting as of critical importance.
Should an engineer be an expert in one thing, or ok/good at everything?
Today’s topic is an interesting one, and depends largely on personal preference. It’s something that comes up for engineers every day: Be decent at many things, or be the absolute end-all-be-all expert in one thing? Some might respond with, “Well, how about being an expert at everything?”
Unlicensed Civil Engineers Posing as PEs
Carol Metzner, Managing Partner of CivilEngineeringCentral.com asks who is policing the civil engineering community for unlicensed civil engineers posing as PEs?
10 Simple Steps to Midlife Career Change Success
This mini course will guide you through the midlife career change process, offering tips on everything from assessing your current position to measuring results of your career move.
When “It’s Not My Problem” Becomes Your Problem
Siloed approaches to participation on a civil engineering project team usually aren’t the best technique for demonstrating value to your organization.
An engineer’s guide to LEED and LEED accreditation
The LEED accreditation is the highest valued environmental accreditation and its importance cannot be undervalued in the coming years. Today most companies are audited for compliance to green initiatives. There are stringent rules to comply with the green regulations and any failure can lead to huge fines. With more and more companies resorting to go green, the LEED accreditation will only gain further importance. LEED accreditation is in its nascent stage yet over 75,000 professionals have been accredited so far.
I Know It When I See It
The key to design is to “see” the project through the customer’s eyes.
Maintaining A Client Focus – a Roadmap for Success
Gerry Salontai, past Chairman & CEO of Kleinfelder and current CEO of Salontai consulting shares his philosophy on what it takes to build successful business relationships within the engineering community.
Handling job relocation to different city or country
In uncertain economic times, radical changes in your career might be unavoidable and sometimes necessary. Other times, these radical changes might be preemptive moves in your career. Whatever the case, these changes provide unique opportunities for you to discover yourself and grow in different environments. Relocation brings along a myriad of unique opportunities and challenges. This article points out some of the more common challenges and issues that you might have to deal with.
Applying for your PE license
An engineer’s guide to applying for the Professional Engineering (PE) license
A day-to-day guide for engineers
Our day-to-day guide is a product of engineers’ collective intelligence. The sole goal is to provide engineers with insightful and relevant articles aimed at guiding them through the day-to-day challenges of an engineer’s life and career?
An engineer’s guide to understanding true, estimated, bid, expected, and budget costs
As a consultant, I am fortunate to work in many different industries on various projects involving all types of customers and contractors.
32 common interviewing mistakes you should avoid
An insightful list of the most common mistakes interviewees make.
1. Tardiness
2. Poor or casual personal appearance
3. Lack of interest and enthusiasm
4. Over emphasis on money
+ 28 more …..
Another Civil Engineering Shortage
As of March of 2008 civil engineering student enrollment was up across the states. With the failing US infrastructure, it appeared that students flocked to civil engineering undergraduate programs. One would think they would have been guaranteed a job.
General guidelines for interviewing well
Helpful information on all important aspects of successful interviewing – preparation, performance, and follow-up for an engineering or any other job interview.
