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Good morning, not all of your references has to be a PE. However, your qualifying experience is supposed to be engineeriing work that was done under the direct supervision of a NJ PE. Make sure the PE you ask is familiar with your work. In termsof the PhD work, you will have to check the most...

You would be added to the companies insurance policy. If the company makes you take out your own policy, you might as well just work for yourself and keep all the profits.

More information is needed to evaluate the beam. What is the span of the floor joists connecting to each side of the beam. Is the beam simply in the middle of the floor,at the end of a deck, or is there a load bearing wall above that adds weight directly to the beam? What type of area is the...

When you go through the practice exams, make sure the topics are still on the exam specification. The topics change over time, so you don't want to waste time on a topic that is no longer covered on the exam. I did this when reviewing old ASCE review class. I was halfway through a module on...

I agree,the local Licensing Board is the way to go. Since you are trying to be licensed by experience, the Board may give some wiggle room on supervisor requirements. While they have standard application requirements, each application is also reviewed on its own merits. Therefore you may end...

Most of the stuff from old sample exams and reviews should still be relevant as there hasn't been any drastic changes in engineering techniques. The main thing you need to do is be familiar with the current test standards and make sure you aren't wasting time on topics that are no longer...

Definitely try emailing the head people. Is it possible that the original emails went to SPAM folder? I know things are different due to Covid-19, but you should have been contacted by now with license number. When I got my license before Covid-19, they were fast to issue the license, it...

In the past NJIT used to be the testing site for North Jersey. However, due to Covid-19 it's up in the air based on the the regulations put in place at the time. You are dealing with the NJ requirements for gathering limits and social distincing,as well as restrictions that NJIT or nearby hotels...

This is what I thought. My boss always told me that unlike contractors who can close an LLC overnight and open under a new name, Engineers are personally liable until they die.

I wholeheartedly agree with you on that. It's the same thing with the PPI review manuals. There's not much significant change, but they have to keep the demand going so that people aren't juat buying old versions 3rd party. The good thing with the codes is that you can normally find some kind...

If you can only get the newer version, see if you can find a list of the changes between the 2 versions. It could just be minor house keeping changes so they can see a newer version ( i.e. reorganize the code sections, slighty modify the wording without changing the actual code requirements)...

I agree. It's like once it clicks, it becomes simple. In addition to working sample problems, try to include a detailed description of each stage so you have that extra guidance.  In the end if you don't fully understand all cases, don't let this take away from covering other topics.  Double...

Are you referring to actual scaffolding or shoring/reshoring?

For orientation it's not a big deal unless you have OCD. The seal is just embossed into the paper and it's rare that someone would read the seal. They most likely feel that the page was seales and that is it. If you were sealing over foil you may want it to look good, but if just signing plans...

My yards and double driveway is full of leaves from my adjacent neighbors.  After renting at a condo complex for 3 years, I'm actually excited to get back to doing yard work.  

In terms of the thinness of the stainless sinks, is it possible to add a wood filler underneath the sink to make that portion sturdier? Some faucets are installed directly through a countertop, so you should have enough thread on the faucet connections 

Per Agreement signed when signing up for EET course, the participant is not supposed to sell the course material. 

If you start searching again and tell the company you are doing so,  they could rescind your offer and also start looking at other candidates. If this was under normal circumstances, Id fully support looking at other places. But with current situation you have to give them some relief.  If I...

What was it about the company that attracted you to them? What are the benefits of that company over your current employer?  Is it strictly a relocation move, or is it benefits and growth opportunities?  Will you be doing the same work as current job, or doing different daily tasks? While it is...

It should be in color, unless people are running off prints on a black/white printer and selling or distributing it.