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    Options 10 years after graduation

    Catching up on my eng-tips post-holiday & had to weigh in on this one. It reminded me of something my co-worker told me about his wife. He is a practicing engineer, and she was a degreed civil engineer but quit working after a couple years to raise the kids. I would estimate she's 25 years out...
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    Field engineer?

    I know how to find a field engineer job for the company that I work for, but those jobs are always out of state (or country). I'm looking for ideas how to find out about a field-type position when you know about a project, but nothing about who's performing the project. Details. . . A large...
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    Write your own job description?

    I did almost this exact thing about 6 months ago. I had an opportunity elsewhere, asked for the same opportunity where I am at, and basically created the position by writing out what I wanted to be doing & discussing with the boss. On a scale of 1-10 of how well it's worked out, I'd say it's a...
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    Men/Women Staying in Engr, maybe we're the fools

    I think it's great that so many of you really do enjoy engineering & feel it's the chosen profession for you. I do not feel the same, although I wish I did because life would be easier. I also have many co-workers who do not feel the same, based on our day-to-day conversations. I think those...
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    Men/Women Staying in Engr, maybe we're the fools

    As people touched on in their responses to the male:female make-up of engineering departments, the men significantly outnumber the females. Many noted that even women who start in engineering often move to other business areas. Here's my question: So what? What's so superior about engineering...
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    Makeup of typical engineering departments.

    6/49 (mech dept) 14/121 company wide 0/24 EE & only 1/14 I&CE
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    small company owner's opinions wanted

    Hello, I'm not starting or running an engineering business, but I am interviewing at a small consulting firm that's been around for 20 years. I've only worked for large companies, so I hoped some people who run their own small consulting companies could provide some advice on interviewing. 1. I...
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    The key to getting ahead is not technical..

    Kenat is absolutely right that the key to getting ahead can vary greatly among industries. Being employed by an engineering firm, technical skills are a must to move into management, if that's what we call getting ahead. To be "project manager" you must do your time as a staff engineer, then...
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    Stay in current job & get promoted to Manager or pursue dream job.

    Although I am not one who should give career advice (I'm always on here searching for "THE ANSWER" too), I do think I have a couple points to offer. Be careful about the dream job. I'm 28 and let the "dream job" fantasy plague me for years. I've been in a few different positions trying to make...
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    Career path mistakes

    Seems most of you stuck with the "bad" decisions long enough to learn from them and they didn't turn out to be career killers in the end. My personal situation is that I went from "A" (5 yr) to "B" (1.5 yr) then back to "A" (6 months). 6 months ago, I felt, similar to SMS in the post above...
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    Career path mistakes

    I'd like to hear if anyone has ever felt like he made a big career direction mistake, such as moving from design engineering to sales or management. Or perhaps you moved from engineering to management, thought you should go back to the technical side, but then realized you were management...
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    How do employers view online master's programs?

    StructEIT- The thread is: thread731-184279
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    How do employers view online master's programs?

    You may have seen my own earlier post regarding how much an online engineering masters degree is worth compared to an on-campus degree. The two deciding factors for me will be intent and alternatives. Hope this might help you in your decision. Intent - How do I want the degree to help me in my...
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    How do employers view online master's programs?

    I found this link as I was doing my own search on this topic: http://distance.gradschools.com/ You can follow the menus and get a list of schools with your engineering discipline. It's probably not all-inclusive, but it gives you a start.
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    How many engineers have MBA

    I have an MBA. I started in an evening program 1 year after my BSME was completed and after having 1 year in the workforce. I did it to diversify my skills to open more career opportunities, thinking that I may want to leave engineering since at the time my industry was down and having a lot of...
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