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    Be Careful When Traveling For Interview...

    It's pretty rough out there, having just got back from Australia - didn't realize what the corporate world in america had become. I was recently asked by a pipeline engineering firm to travel to houston for an interview. They liked the fact I had recent programming experience and had an...
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    Civil Engineers Earn Less Than "Average College Grad"

    http://money.cnn.com/2011/02/10/pf/college_graduates_salaries/index.htm "...NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- College grads are getting offered bigger paychecks for the first time since 2008. Students who will graduate this spring are receiving job offers with starting salaries averaging $50,034 per...
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    Update From Australia

    Hello All! After a long and fruitless search for work (civil engineering) in the states, we packed up and moved to the land down under 3 months ago after having got our visa. (benbo, this is for you) The long and short of it. After sending out hundreds of resumes for civil engineering work in...
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    An Honest Job Posting

    Our client (2-bit consulting) is looking for a Licensed Professional Engineer with 10 years experience to help make them lots of money - they will share a little bit of it with you. You will be billed out at $150/hr and your salary will be 25% of that. You are expected to bring in lots of work...
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    Working for a Non-PE "Discipline Lead"

    I have a question. But before I begin I will say that there are many talented and smart folks out there who work within what can broadly be defined as the "Engineering" field. I work for an Engineering consulting firm that offers Professional Engineering Services. My problem is this -- a young...
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    Don't Sell Yourself Short!

    I know this isn't an exam result topic - per se. But for those who passed the PE - demand to get paid. Seriously, you've EARNED it. I know it's a tough economy but don't be afraid to "man-up" and demand what is rightfully yours -- a bigger pay check. How many lawyers you know that are afraid to...
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    The Worlds Highest Paid Civil Engineer

    http://www.exxonmobil.com/Corporate/about_who_mgmt_rwt.aspx "...Chairman and Chief Executive Officer A native of Wichita Falls, Texas, Mr. Tillerson earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin before joining Exxon Company, U.S.A. in 1975 as a...
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