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Professional Engineers- Questions! - 10/1/2007 11:55:21 PM   
CuriousLord


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Status: offline 		About-to-graduate ChemE/Phys double BS with some questions for any Engineers in the audience.

-What are employers looking for on a resume?  (Vague, I know, but it's hard to get a sense of exactly what matters to these still-mysterous-to-me judges.)
-How might one find out what courses/organizations/skills would be good to have outside of the required stuff?  (In ACS- I guess that's a start- but it seems more for pure Chem majors.)
-Any more appropriate place I might be able to ask these sorts of questions?  (Besides the stuff through the school- I'm exploring that already- but I'm finding that the more sources, the better.)
-Any idea what par and desirable GPA's are these days?
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RE: Professional Engineers- Questions! - 10/2/2007 12:56:34 AM   
seeksfemslave


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Status: offline 		If you are about to graduate isn't it a bit late to ask what you should have done so you can enter it on to your CV? signed Mr Log. I Kal.
Unless of course you have done loads of things and cant choose which to reveal.

My advice is be honest or lie like "buggery" and hope for the best.

It always amuses me when in a so called high level professional discipline, for example a practicing physician of several years standing, it comes to light that she is not qualified to do the job lol

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RE: Professional Engineers- Questions! - 10/2/2007 1:02:35 AM   
CuriousLord


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Status: offline 		I'm a year or two off (depending on a couple of decisions I'm holding off on until I have more information).  There's time to take a couple of classes and do such things.

I've been in school for about eighteen years now.  One more year is "almost" for me.  ;)

Really just need practical advice from those in the field at the moment.  I realize that this probably isn't the best place to ask, but, in all seriousness, it seems that it's really just best to try to find the information where ever one can get it.

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RE: Professional Engineers- Questions! - 10/2/2007 1:47:09 AM   
seeksfemslave


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Status: offline 		18 years eh? I am not surprised if you are doing both Physics and Chemistry, which presumably involves a lot of maths ?
Seriously I hope the 18 years have not been spent on a modular degree course ?

It never ceases to amaze me at the kind of expertise that pops up in this Forum. lol

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RE: Professional Engineers- Questions! - 10/2/2007 3:43:45 AM   
mefisto69


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Status: offline 		you Should have been involved in campus based groups linked to your degree program. anything to display your writing talents.....uni newspaper/ articles for local news or non-sex orinted blogs. memberships in community organisations that show your level of commitment to helping others.......working/coaching/mentoring kids. the higher your GPA the better, but not always the most important aspect for being hired.

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RE: Professional Engineers- Questions! - 10/2/2007 4:06:10 AM   
ChicagoSwitchMal


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Status: offline 		Chem-E-What-E?

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RE: Professional Engineers- Questions! - 10/2/2007 6:04:10 AM   
Archer


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Status: offline 		Engineers without a PE (Professional Engineer Cerification) are pretty cheap, find someone a job that has a PE already on staff who will be able to provide the PE oversite you need to get your stamp. Once you have the PE stamp then you have something of value to barter with. So whatever course work will assist you the most with the exam for your PE would be my suggestion.

Oh and anything that gets you used to PSM Process Safety Management, OSHA's big plant requirement for any facility with over X ammount of a list of chemicals.


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RE: Professional Engineers- Questions! - 10/2/2007 6:39:11 AM   
pahunkboy


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Status: offline 		i seen on tv dont have the phraze "team player"- it is worn out.

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RE: Professional Engineers- Questions! - 10/2/2007 6:53:23 AM   
SusanofO


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Status: offline 		Can you do an internship somewhere, or did you, that gains you practical work experience in your field? I'd think most employers would love to see that. Many universities have internship programs these days, no matter what your major is. *Note: I am not an Engineer, but my husband was an Engineer, and quite a successful one. 

What Archer said about getting your P.E. designation is very apt. I'd investigate how to get that done. Also, if you can join any professional organizations for those in your field at this point, I'd do that as well - even if you are some kind of provisional or "junior" member. Any college organizations you joined like this would be good to include as well (clubs or societies related to Engineering).

On your resume' , IMO, I'd emphasize your grades,  goals and passions about working in your field, any extra-curricular activities or part-time work that may relate (in a major way) to your proposed field of endeavor, and especially - how you will be able to help and-or be valuable to an employer.

IMO, some people under-estimate the value to an employer of "little" things, like dependability, and the ability to work without constant supervision (still being able to be a "team player" when necessary), and also to be thorough, and see a project through to the end and really know what it means to do a complete job (after you know what their "guidelines" are, of course, for completing a project).

Because, even if you have a college degree and are seeking (eventually) some kind of supervisory position - qualities like these can mean a  lot to a potential employer. Having been in the real work world for a few years, I can say you might be surprised how many "educated" people still don't know (apparently) what attributes such as these really mean - or practice them.

Good luck.

- Susan

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RE: Professional Engineers- Questions! - 10/2/2007 7:01:06 AM   
bigjohnson


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Status: offline 		You never had to take a class called like Intro to Chemical Engineering, cause when I chose my major thats the first thing my advisor made me do and it helped me create a great network of people I can talk to about interships/what needs to be on a resume/ we had career fairs with companies looking for Chem E students. Hell maybe it is just my school but  I figured every school would have that as a requirement. Even go talk to the Dean of Engineering, he should know something. No offense to the members of this board but I would converse with someone that gets paid to help students out with problems like this one.

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RE: Professional Engineers- Questions! - 10/2/2007 3:38:12 PM   
thornhappy


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Status: offline 		Internships - engineering internships.  There are always folks who can grind on classes, barely making the labs work, but passing the exams, and have no exposure at all to the field. Normally the internships are done after the sophomore or junior year.  Or you could try a research project with one of your profs.

Either can be good for networking. 

thornhappy

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