"...Resigning is an impulse and is not very attractive to future employers. Without being a fly on the wall in an interview to know more, the most likely cause of failing your interviews is perhaps your explanation for leaving the previous company.Resigning for anything other than serious...
ps. you know i didn't expect to become a rich man when i studied civil, nor did i expect to become a poor man, but my family size qualifies for state health care benefits '09-'10 with this salary. Maybe i should change fields!
The wealthiest man in the world has a degree in civil engineering...
This isn't a dating board - but I'll help a brother out.
If you find an opening in local government - go for it. It's where I, and a lot of other engineers, married well above our own looks. tons and tons of hotties work for local government. same in every state i've been in.
not an option...
You know - I kinda have to disagree with "if you have a job it's easy to find a job" conventional wisdom. Particularly in this market.
I've gotten several calls just in the past 2 weeks from recruiters, and had 2 interviews, based on the fact that I was "immediately available". I have 2 side...
wow, that's pretty bad. Geotech is probably the worst hit of all the fields of civil. In my opinion it is the worst branch of civil in terms of a career path.
If you have to - take the offer. But I'd *definitely* keep looking.
Unless you have a Masters, get out of geotech. Every geotech I've...
As an engineer -- I am sure you took plenty of math and statistics courses. Probably know a little bit of programming?
I live in houston - that is a hint to where the jobs are.
westheimer,
you are right on the money my friend. O&G is horrific, all I hear from recruiters right now is how flooded they are with "fabulously qualified" applicants. 30 to 50 applicants per job - sometimes more I was told. For an oil major job it is in the hundreds for a highly specialized...
There are tons of engineers out there looking for work. Guys with P.E's and lots of experience - particularly in the civil/water field. good lord, they are everywhere.No offense, but I doubt your current employer would get too bent out of shape if you left. You would be very easily replaced.
GET OUT WHILE YOU CAN!
Perhaps I'm being a bit too cynical, but if you are going to spend the time, effort and MONEY going back to school getting a degree - get it in a field that pays you real money and has some stability.
Engineering - particularly structural engineering - does neither...
Professional Engineering Licensing is Dead. Industry has successfully killed it. Sorry to say - but it is true, and Engineering Boards are powerless to stop it.
I worked hard for my P.E. but it is now irrelevant, a meaningless credential. I see absolutely clueless clowns calling themselves...
I turned my former employer (Big EPC) into the board of engineers of a certain state (not Texas) for not having any licensed engineers in that state working on a project. I was the only one until I left.
The crap being produced by this company was laughable. And they expected *me* to sign off...
structural engineering is an interesting field - but don't do it for the money. you'll make more as a mechanical.
you can learn concrete and steel design in your free time if you really want - and it can be helpful, you already know the basics. (I'm learning what I can about process design on...
SNORGY,
There-in lies the rub. The whole group of which I speak is less than 30% billable. And - surprise surprise, no new contracts coming in.
Oddly enough - there is increasing work out there, it's just going to the competition. go figure?
you think personnel has anything to do with it?
In this market - if your very highly paid "Discipline Chief" isn't at least 80% billable (and very highly credentialed) you will soon be out of business. I work for a company where we have "Discipline Chiefs" who are not even registered PE's. How do you put on a proposal you are going to charge...
This sort of thing happens all the time in the rest of the business world. But somehow, it's only engineers who are expected to be held to a higher standard (and lower salaries).
Nonsense, I say. Go toward the money and opportunity young man!
In this economy, it's dog eat dog. I really don't fault your current boss for going out on his own. Was it "sleazy" or unethical, the way companies treat employees today I'd say not at all.
Also, environmental work is the only thing going on nowadays. And with all this guys experience, I'm...
I also live and work in houston as a civil and sometimes structural engineer - several points:
First, this was an insulting offer, however, turn it into a business arrangement. What I would do is tell the guy that I would be very interested in helping him with his projects under a non-exclusive...
