here it shows the pass rates are 50% +/- 5%
http://www.pels.ca.gov/applicants/oct10eit.shtml
http://www.pels.ca.gov/applicants/exam_statistics.shtml
here it shows pass rates for first time test takers around 75-80%
http://www.ncees.org/Exams/FE_exam.php
these numbers are so far off. maybe...
u guys are in the deep south. i live in california, the largest and probably the most bankrupt state in the country. my professors usually ask at the start of each semester how many people have internships. out of 30 ppl, we'll see maybe 2 or 3 ppl with internships in our senior year. i know...
i started a thread http://engineerboards.com/index.php?showtopic=15766
u know i had a buddy, graduated from CSULB w/3.8 gpa in construction management. worked for turner for 2 yrs got laid off in december 2010. he's sent out 200 resumes, used head hunters and still hasn't found anything. but...
Today, (5/4/11), I had an interview at the county as an unpaid traffic intern. They offered me the intern spot. They said they plan on hiring 3 full time positions within the month for assistant/ associate traffic engineer. The deputy director & operations manager who interviewed me today...
Today I had my interview at a local city with the Public Works department. Its population is just under 100k. It was for an unpaid internship. There were 3 engineers (senior, inspector, …) that asked me questions about my school projects, explained to me what I would be doing if I got hired...
about the construction plans, i asked a friend who's a mechanical engineer who says he can show me how to read them.
Interview #1 on tuesday (5/3/11): a local city's public works department. interviewer says i should study up on how to read construction plans for the interview questions...
hmmm, that's going to be a problem, i just relocated to northern california, but i graduated in southern california. so i dont know anybody who can teach me those things up here. do you know of any internet resources?
also, i just got another interview set up at another county but it's for a...
so i went to an ASCE meeting to network yesterday. it was ok, free food and asked a bunch of advice of working engineers. got some cards, ill follow up w/thank you emails and probably add them to my linkedin on monday.
i got an interview lined up nxt tuesday for an internship with the public...
do you mean literally drive door to door to engineering companies? a phone call won't do it? (gas's expensive these days)
@kephart: point taken, yeah i was talking to a senior eng. at a local city, he recommended also applying more towards private firms, since the govt jobs lag the economy...
i usually call the public works department and either speak to an engineer or human resources person and explain my situation and what i m looking for before sending them my resume and cover letter.
i've gone through this list of companies within my state and region: civilengineersource.com or...
where do you get a list of civil companies to apply for? i assume ur applying to companies out of state as well? i've been browsing info on civil engineering corps for the navy or air force. i'm not quite sure if it's actually doing engineering work or just some glorified laborer with an...
i finished in December 2010 with a bachelor's in civil from CSU Long Beach, i have now moved back to the San Francisco bay area. Since March, i've sent out about 20 resumes to local cities and counties looking to intern, volunteer, or work entry level civil engineer positions.
i have not had...