I took the Mechanical exam (not the civil) but I can say to get very familiar with the engineering reference manual. Also see if there are any 6 minute solution books available for the civil, they were very helpful for the mechanical.
I would recommend taking college or university courses, assuming that they qualify for continuing education. You receive credits that go on a transcript when you take a college course and they are permenant. I also think the classes you take are more valuable than many continuing education...
Google is a good start. Lots of information there.
Frankly, I'd hire an attorney if you are getting a decent hourly rate. You can spend 10 hours reaseraching when you could get $100 an hour or you can hire an attorney for $200 to write one for you.
If it was me, I'd do it. Money in this economy sounds nice.
Make sure you have a good contract with them. Have an attorney look it over if you haven't done this kind of thing before.
Charge appropriate rates to cover your fees.
Determine the kind of risks you might take on, your relationship...
Here's the concern that I see.
If your company is not selling as much as before (which is likely because of the economic times) they may have more employees than required to get the work done. If this is true, layoffs make sense and are required even though they are painful.
However, if your...
I knew of a guy who was working for a research company that was dependent on grant funding. Well, the grant ran out so they couldn't pay the employees, and this guy kept showing up for work for two months without a paycheck at all! I don't think that was a good strategy for the employee, but did...
I wouldn't put anything on your resume that brings attention to the fact you're unemployed. You can't lie but you don't need to embellish it.
Anytime spent explaining the reason for your unemployment is time the potential employer didn't think about your qualifications.
Describing a hokey...
I don't there is anything wrong with saying that you are unemployed. It happens to all of us and certainly there are many in the same boat right now with our economy.
I don't think there is anything wrong with saying you used your time to study for the PE while waiting for the economy to come...
Do you need to disclose that you quit your job in September? Yes. Do you need to tell them why you quit? No, you don't have to.
In all honesty, I have a hard time believing you quit for the sole purpose of studying of the PE. Besides, had you quit in September, that would have given you less...
