Recent content by peat337

Surfdome? Well that sounds great, I actually have a friend who works for a company that designs standing wave machines but unfortunately the market for $1,000,000 is not that great currently so no job opportunities there. I feel like I should be looking for temporary/contract work so I could be...

Thanks, that is a good point. I always felt that if you let employers pay for some things like examination they would hold it over your head.

Andy - Do you have any more books to recommend? I borrowed those two books and they are great.

Thanks for all the feedback, If only I could receive so much feedback on my career search from those online listings. Well this was my first interview in the 3 weeks I have been unemployed so that was nice start. As for finance, I made sure to save money for a rainy day or well for the next...

Well they are an industrial controls integrator. So they create the control panels for the systems in place at these facilities. So they actually manufacturer the control panels themselves. My position at the company would be entry level EE. I would be putting together the drawings, creating...

Thanks for the quick replies. The only thing I am worried about taking the job and looking is the job hoping image on my resume. My last job back in New Jersey was only for 10 months and I feel like taking a job and leaving it in a year have the job hopper stigma attached to it. Plus when I...

Hey guys, I was just reading some posts about job advice and most replies state take the job over unemployment. Well I just wanted to see what you guys think of my case. I recently moved to Southern California, have been here for 3 weeks, and responded to a craigslist ad for a position. I...

Trev - Thanks for the reply. I guess my civil friends really scared me into their way of thinking and for them you need the work under a PE. It always helps when you have another person spell it out for you though. The topic really came up when I was on an interview and I asked the owner if...

I have worked in exempt industries and will be looking for work in the same type of manufacturing fields.

Hey guys, I am currently looking for work and have an interesting question. I have searched the forum and was unable to find a clear cut answer so I wanted to ask the question. After reading the FAQ from the CA PE board I am more confused then ever about the PE References needed. I am an EE and...