Just Passed PE exam!
Just Passed PE exam!
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Civil-Water
Wow the wait was dreadful. I had total confidence after I took the exam, but the confidence decayed over time to almost 0 when I finally receieved the results today. I won't get my license for another 12 weeks or so, but am I correct in thinking that the sky is the limit for job opportunities now? Or that I should expect a raise? I am and have taken on PE responsibilities for awhile now with no compensation - the only thing is that I couldn't seal the documents.
Wow the wait was dreadful. I had total confidence after I took the exam, but the confidence decayed over time to almost 0 when I finally receieved the results today. I won't get my license for another 12 weeks or so, but am I correct in thinking that the sky is the limit for job opportunities now? Or that I should expect a raise? I am and have taken on PE responsibilities for awhile now with no compensation - the only thing is that I couldn't seal the documents.





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"Does the man make the journey or does the journey make the man" - Mark Twain
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Congratulations!
old field guy
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Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
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good grief.
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In answer to your question: no. The sky is not the limit. More doors will now be open to you, you decide how far you take it. But things certainly can be better, and now you have the piece of paper that says so.
TygerDawg
Blue Technik LLC
Virtuoso Robotics Engineering
www.bluetechnik.com
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The only guarantee is that you now have the right to assume personal responsibility for the drawings you stamp. As an employee, I refused to stamp anything in the 6 months between getting my P.E. and retiring (no insurance and the company said they were not allowed by law to stand behind me). In a CE firm it may be different, but in Oil & Gas you have to be really careful.
Many of us did not get raises to go with the P.E. Jobs didn't jump out of the woodwork because I had it. Mostly it let me call my company MuleShoe Engineering instead of MuleShoe Energy or some such. That was worth a lot to me personally.
David Simpson, PE
MuleShoe Engineering
www.muleshoe-eng.com
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As others have said, don't expect rose petals thrown at your feet or for the engineering world to suddenly beat a path to your door. It won't happen.
If you work for a good company, they will usually recognize the accomplishment with a modest salary increase. If they do not, then that company doesn't value the contribution of a licensed Professional Engineer. Consider moving on; however, in this economy, you might only get a little public recognition and no increase...you'll have to assess the sincerity of that and whether it will make a difference in the future.
As zdas04 noted, you will now have the opportunity to accept personal liability for your actions. Make sure your company indemnifies its engineers, otherwise get supplemental professional liability insurance. Also, make sure the indemnification is for errors, omissions, and negligence.
Good luck and congrats again. Way to go.
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You have now formally demonstrated "entry level competence" to legally practice our learned profession and offer your expertise to the public. In addition to the education, experience and character references, passing the P.E. test(s) only means that you were able to meet the minimum bar for a written test on a given subject content on a given day...
You are now a bona fide professional engineer, but what you do with your career subsequent to licensure is really what constitutes a true professional. There is tremendous public trust (and a modicum of respect...) that is bestowed with engineering licensure. Being worthy of this public trust and respect is unfortunately lost on more than a few P.E.'s these days I think. Being a real Professional Engineer means a bit more than passing a silly test and having some cool initials at the end of your name.
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Maui
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be talkin to ya soon.
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There is another benefit to passing the PE exam, you can now join the recurring argument if you are or are-not an engineer if you don't have the PE license!
No humility required. Answer with an IRON FIST!
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