Engineering Majors?

AgentOrange said:
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Wouldn't say internships "define" career paths, bu they certainly boost a resume to make it more attractive to employers (if that's what you meant).

Engineers in general are very versatile professionals, I know a guy that went from mechanical design to a hedge fund (though post-MBA). I'm planning to do something similar (though not in finance). So to say summer internships define a 30+ yr career sounds like an overstatement to me.

My 3 internships had nothing to do with my first job, and my first job doesn't have much to do with my current one. But they sure did help me market myself.
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See that often with engineering students. Get a bachelor in engineering and then go on to get a MBA to become an investment banker or so. Especially since finance corporations and banks like to hire engineers as well. Initially to me it seemed like a great idea when seeing how much investment bankers make, but then when seeing how much it costs/debt to get a MBA from a top business school I was like :x. Especially for going into a field I dont know if I'd like or not. I guess its the same route if you want to be a CEO also
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oh i forgot about the majority of ISE (imagination, smiles, and engineering) majors tend to gravitate towards business school.

all the money is in finance. you go into engineering because you like making things. yes you will get a job. a lot of being an engineer is tedious and takes lots of data.

business you get hired to sit and stand around tables talking about ideas.
 
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Aze201 said:
Any of you guys work in construction management or have knowledge about the field?
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A close friend on mine is a CM graduate and works as a project engineer for a demolition company. What info are you looking for? Maybe i can help.
 
I'm just looking for things I should brush up on to talk about in an interview. I don't really know what things I should mention or prepared to speak about to come of as someone that has knowledge applicable to the field.

Is there any software unique to the field? What are day to day operations like?
Stuff like that, so I know what to play up when speaking.
 
Aze201 said:
I'm just looking for things I should brush up on to talk about in an interview. I don't really know what things I should mention or prepared to speak about to come of as someone that has knowledge applicable to the field.

Is there any software unique to the field? What are day to day operations like?
Stuff like that, so I know what to play up when speaking.
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The best advice for that is to look at what the company does and what the position entails. If you can get a hold of a job description, either from the employers webpage or from the HR contact, you can prepare some talking points tailored to what is expected from the position, which can include software, school projects, relevant courses, etc. 

From what i know, project management (primavera) and construction estimating (hcss heavy bid) software would be good to know. I don't know the ins and outs of the different types of software, but general knowledge would be a good start. I can't really speak on the day to day operations though.
 
Thanks for the information! I researched the company but wanted to know some field specific stuff. This interview is based on connections, but I want to at least look like I tried and not just say "hey, my homey said to hire me bruh."
 
I've generally been very good at interviews. It's all preparation. You should have extensive knowledge of the company and the type of position. Go through your resume (which the copy they have should already be tailored to the job posting) and highlight each point and have an answer ready on how each point pertains to the job.

Go through practice interview questions. The career website for your school should have these available.

The key is to NOT have every answer memorized to the possible questions. You want a pool of 10-20 talking points in which you can have at your disposal. The HR rep of a company I interviewed with recommended writing down a list of the most recent experiences to have them fresh in your mind.


You want it be firing off the answers with ease. If you are struggling to find answers, it will hurt you.

Please let me know if you have any questions. I have a year total in internship experiences across three companies. I've been interviewing every year for positions my entire undergraduate career. You grow to enjoy them :lol: I treated it as an opportunity to talk about myself for an hour
 
Any Industrial Engineers in here? Where do you work? Haven't been able to find a job for a while now...
 
scheduled my FE exam (civil) for next month.

It's been a long time coming and I'm finally ready to attack this thing head on. I feel good about the material, now it's just a matter of conditioning my mind and getting that quick recall polished up some bit, I hate standardized testing but hey, it's all part of the process :nthat:

(any tips for the computer-based test would be appreciated too, TIA)
 
I took the FE when it was still scan tron but only advice I have is know where to find formulas in that one book you can use (if that is still the case). I'm electrical, so half the material on that test I had never seen but most questions were 1 step problems where you just need to know what equation to use.
 
They only allow you to use one book?
Is it the PE that let's you bring as many books as you want?
 
For you guys having a hard time finding for work have you tried uploading your resume on career builder? or monster I uploaded my resume on there a years ago back before I graduated and to this day I have recruiters and companies requesting me to come in and interview. Just a little background on me, I have a majority of my experience in medical device manufacturing, process/product development and r&d working with mostly metals, plastics, composites, and things of that nature with a little experience electronic medical monitoring sytems, and plastic extrusions. Jobs and recruiters love technical resumes. emphasize on those things and put your resume out there and they will find you. One of the better offers i got was for a research lab developing and testing a new line of surgical sutures. The jobs was offered as a 12 month contract at $35/hr with full benefits and the possibility of staying with the company permanently based on performance. Drafting skills are also a huge plus now adays.

Mechanical Engineer btw
 
jdfrenchbread23 said:
For you guys having a hard time finding for work have you tried uploading your resume on career builder? or monster I uploaded my resume on there a years ago back before I graduated and to this day I have recruiters and companies requesting me to come in and interview. Just a little background on me, I have a majority of my experience in medical device manufacturing, process/product development and r&d working with mostly metals, plastics, composites, and things of that nature with a little experience electronic medical monitoring sytems, and plastic extrusions. Jobs and recruiters love technical resumes. emphasize on those things and put your resume out there and they will find you. One of the better offers i got was for a research lab developing and testing a new line of surgical sutures. The jobs was offered as a 12 month contract at $35/hr with full benefits and the possibility of staying with the company permanently based on performance. Drafting skills are also a huge plus now adays.

Mechanical Engineer btw
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Pm on the way
 
For the computer based FE they have the manual pulled up on the screen and you can look through it while you're testing. They have a search feature as well so if you can't find something try keywords. Definitely try to know where everything is still though. They also have a flag for review feature. If you can't figure out a problem or are unsure about it flag it and come back to it once you've answered all the problems you are confident on. Make sure you manage your time well. If you have to spend more than 10 seconds and you're still unsure how to approach/solve the problem skip it and come back. Best of luck man hope I helped. Any other questions just ask or PM I took the civil FE and passed my first time around.




Oh and the PE I believe is open book and you can bring whatever materials you choose the last I heard. Also, now you can take the PE exam before you gain the 3/4 years of experience but you have to wait to get your license until you get the experience.
 
jon4rd said:
Oh and the PE I believe is open book and you can bring whatever materials you choose the last I heard. Also, now you can take the PE exam before you gain the 3/4 years of experience but you have to wait to get your license until you get the experience.
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Yeah the PE is open book, you can basically bring anything you want but it has to be bounded or in a 3-ring binder (at least in CA). And regarding taking the PE exam early, I don't think that applies to all states. I know Illinois lets you do it, but CA does not.
 
I've always wanted computer science/engineering to be my career path but reading about the differences between the two have been a bit confusing ... is computer science more so programming where as engineering is building things tht integrate said programs . .. also math is my worst subject and a lot of people have told me to choose a different career becuase of tht ..

can anyone recommend me any books to read or sites to view , people to talk to , anything .. tht would help becuase I'm truly a beginner and feel like I'm already behind seeing tht I js turned 22

really would appreciate any help I can get from someone thts in the field becuase I have tons of questions .. thanks a million
 
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WhatCanISay said:
It's essentially the same fundamentals. However, once you begin your "concentration" per se, we engineers take heavy calculus and physics engineering/design courses. CS I believe just take programming once they're done with their core calculus, physics. Not sure if they take chem too? We do.
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honestly I don't mind the courses I have to take . I've always been good at self teaching myself outside the classroom and with tutoring I know I have the ability to pass any course. I do , however, want to get familiar with the programs tht I should start learning now , coding , understanding logic , and learning in depth wat areas of electrical engineering I need to know becuase I want to be able to understand and read programs and build hardware . if tht makes sense ...
 
WhatCanISay said:
What year are you in? I'm not too familiar with electrical engineering, besides maybe Circuits. Definitely not with their programs. I'm a CivilE and we use a wide variety of programs, depending on what you're trying to do.

CAD, Matlab, Revit are some we probably all use.
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going into my second year this fall . haven't really done **** towards my major js a bunch of ******** courses but I'm at a community college planning on transferring to a four year . I want to learn all the general basics before I transfer js need help knowing where to start . I only mentioned electrical engineering becuase I know it's a part of CE along with CS
 
WhatCanISay said:
I'm a project engineer for a CM firm here in NJ. Basically 70% field 30% office/design work, working under a PE.

Mostly deal with heavy-highway.
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That's dope man. Grats on the new gig

waiting on 3 companies to hit me back..hopefully with job offers
 
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