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Don’t Let Age Put You Off: Study

September 28, 2021 By EMI

This is a guest post by Dr. Rae Taylor

Before I sat down to start studying for the FE exam, I did a lot of prep research. I read everything I could about the exam itself: what was in it, how to book it, what equations would be given, and which ones should just be memorized. I also read everything I could in the way of personal experiences: how difficult people found the test, how much prep work they did, what resources they used. This was mostly Reddit reading. I like to call it r/r/r r/research/reading. It’s like normal research, but done exclusively on Reddit, and as such can’t be trusted.

One big thing I was looking for was the total amount of required study time. Like all people, I have other things going on in my life, so I wanted a rough idea of how many hours I would need to study, so that I could estimate an exam date. There is clearly a huge range in the amount of studying people do for the FE exam. Many factors come into play, such as how long you’ve been out of school, how well you did in school, if you moved out of industry and then back in, and whether you go it alone or take an exam prep course. Based on everything I read, I settled on an estimate of six months of studying, with 10 to 12 hours a week. It sounded like a lot, but that would allow for some weeks of decreased studying due to other commitments and some weeks of just not being bothered.

One thing I didn’t think about and didn’t read about was studying while being older. You might ask if that is the same thing as having been out of school for some time, which I already mentioned above. I would say that they are related, but different. Maybe two sides of the same coin. For me, how long you’ve been out of school just tells me how long it’s been since you’ve taken a course on something. Maybe you’ve been working as an engineer, but in a particular subfield, and haven’t seen this material for a few years. Being older is different.

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Filed Under: Civil Engineering Tagged With: Being older, Don't Let Age Put You Off, FE Exam, first week of studying, Going back to school, Rae Taylor, required study time, study, studying, studying while older, tips, tricks

TECC 256: Finding the Right Engineering Career Path (That Best Fits Your Professional Passion)

September 28, 2021 By EMI

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Finding the Right Engineering Career Path (That Best Fits Your Professional Passion)

In this episode, we talk to Zakary Smith, an entrepreneur, innovator, and the founder of Instaversal, an engineering company that creates true partnerships that enable companies that develop and scale products to accelerate their complete product development lifecycle, connecting with a vetted global supply chain of experts. Zack provides some great tips on how you can find the right engineering career path that best suits your passions.

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engineering career path

Here Are Some of the Key Points Discussed About Finding the Right Engineering Career Path:

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Filed Under: Career Game Changers, TECC Podcast-The Engineering Career Coach Podcast Tagged With: Additive Works, choose the correct industry, Engineering Career Path, engineering students, find the right engineering career path, get work experience, industries within engineering, Instaversal, interests and passions, leads generated, Onshape, professional and personal lives, Professional Passion, Sales engineering, skills and competencies, strengths you can build, tips, Zakary Smith

TSEC 23: 5 Tips for Structural Engineering Managers

April 16, 2020 By EMI

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In episode 23 of The Structural Engineering Channel Podcast, we talk to Stan R. Caldwell, P.E., SECB, a Structural Engineering Consultant who provides structural engineering consultation, primarily with respect to construction litigation. This is the second of a two-episode series. In the previous episode, Stan provided five tips for young structural engineers and in this episode, Stan will give us five tips for structural engineering managers which can help them strive to become the best managers in their field.

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Structural Engineering Managers

Structural Engineering Managers

Here Are Some of the Questions We Ask Stan Caldwell in This Episode:

  • What led to the development of this sister article that you wrote for STRUCTURE magazine, “Your Top 5 Tips for Engineering Managers,” and how did you get those?
  • Do the tips for structural engineering managers complement any tips for young engineers?
  • What is the first step that someone can take to get closer to achieving a prime professional role on a project?
  • Your second tip for managers is “Stay in your lane.” What do you mean by that?
  • Why should structural engineers embrace construction?
  • Why do you specifically advocate that structural engineering managers should champion the idea of cherishing their people?
  • The last of your five tips is to make a profit. Could you go into that?
  • How do we, as a community, get opportunities where we can create a profit for our internal team by working with other firms?

Here Are 5 Tips for Structural Engineering Managers:

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Filed Under: TSEC-The Structural Engineering Channel Tagged With: Construction, engineering consultation, engineering firm, Engineering managers, prime professional role, Stan Caldwell, Structural engineering, Structural Engineering Managers, STRUCTURE magazine, tips

How to become a Resume Genius Fresh Out of College: 7 Tips that Work

February 13, 2018 By EMI

How to become a Resume Genius Fresh Out of College is a guest post by Kevin Nelson

Resume Genius

No doubt, writing a resume when you’re just out of college is a challenging task, especially if you think that most employers prefer candidates with experience. The first word of advice here would be to let go of this misconception — as a matter of fact, a lot of great companies are looking for young talent. This, however, does not mean that you should underestimate the importance of a well-crafted resume — after all, every job opening sees an average of 250 resumes, and only 2% of those candidates land an actual interview. Let’s find out how you can wind up in those lucky two percent and become a resume genius.

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Filed Under: Blog, Job Search/Salary/Relocation Tagged With: career objective, careeradvice, courses, extracurricular activities, Fresh Out of College, functional resume type, jobs, jobsearch, Kevin Nelson, Resume Genius, tips, writing a resume

Intellectual Property Protection in your Engineering Career – Engineering Career TV Ep. 17

July 3, 2017 By EMI




Q: How do I protect my Intellectual Property?

Welcome to Episode #17 of Engineering Career TV. The topic for this episode is Intellectual Property Protection in your Engineering Career.

I will spend most of the Engineering Career TV episodes answering questions that have been submitted from engineers around the world on how to rapidly advance their careers and live the lives they want to live.

You can submit questions for the show by clicking here.

Let’s jump into today’s topic, Intellectual Property Protection in your Engineering Career, which is based on a question from Sam, who asks the following: [Read more…] about Intellectual Property Protection in your Engineering Career – Engineering Career TV Ep. 17

Filed Under: Engineering Career TV Tagged With: boundaries of intellectual property, business, career advice, copyright, corporations, Engineering, engineering and architecture, Engineering Career, intellectual property protection, laws, laywer, laywers, licencing, patenting, property, property protection, Protecting your Intellectual Property, startup, startups, tips

Gaining Experience for Taking the PE Exam – Engineering Career TV Ep. 5

April 10, 2017 By EMI




 

 

Q: How do you gain the experience for Taking the PE Exam?

Welcome to Episode #5 of Engineering Career TV. The topic for this episode is Gaining Experience for Taking the PE Exam.

I will spend most of the Engineering Career TV episodes answering questions that have been submitted from engineers around the world on how to rapidly advance their careers and live the lives they want to live.

You can submit questions for the show by clicking here.

Let’s jump into today’s topic, Gaining Experience for Taking the PE Exam, which is based on a couple of questions that are going to be answered over two episodes from Tessa who’s a recent graduate, where she asks the following: [Read more…] about Gaining Experience for Taking the PE Exam – Engineering Career TV Ep. 5

Filed Under: Engineering Career TV Tagged With: approach boss, career, civil, engineer, engineering experience, engineeringprofessional, exam, FE, license, pass, PE, PE Exam, Professional Engineer, tips

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