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The offers received were jobs that were either direct referral from someone within that firm or their HR inviting me to interview. I thought I was a good enough fit that offers were extended. These positions have all been in line with my previous roles in transportation engineering design and...

Thanks for all the support. I'll keep searching. I'm glad to know I'm not being irrational rejecting these offers. I'm going to take a break for a month to regroup first and maybe catch up on my hobbies that have been neglected the last 5 years. I have a few Lego sets that have not yet been...

Metro NYC and these are all A/E firms of various sizes from a few handfuls of staff to hundreds and thousands if the entire international staff is taken into account. My background is primarily with transportation systems too. I’m just really annoyed. Why do these firms bother going through the...

Mini rant below. Background: Over 10 years experience with electrical design in industrial, commercial, and transportation environments. Experience touches on low voltage, medium voltage, communications, ITS, SCADA, fire alarm/protection, and all those applied to wayside environments (traction...

Eventually someone was found with the appropriate license, experience, and expertise to seal the drawings. This was not without a even bigger stink. With that said, it was a situation that could have been avoided if someone wasn't trying to "expedite" something for a client. I have sought...

Appreciate and grateful all the feedback, advice, and reassurances that "I am not alone" in my stance/position. Given all the circumstances, this made my decision easy as to where I would take my career.

Here's a situation; I was asked to sign/seal a set of drawings. I'm not a employee in a position that takes charge for work either. I rejected sealing on several grounds. First, I'm not a subject matter expert of the type of design and calculations to be certified. Secondly, I don't have the...

I did the opposite. I started on the public side (11 years) working for transportation authorities and eventually a railroad. While I liked parts of its (steady hours, benefits, TRAINS) some things really started to erode my desire to work. Public agencies have a way of burying people in...

What I found worked best during my prep was to review electrical inspector study guides (IEAI has a few publications, ICC as well), work those problems, and not to think like an engineer. I also used things like Ugly's and NEC quick cards (laminated double sided sheet references for contractors)...

I'd go one step further and get a copy of the policy declarations if possible. When I worked for a state agency it wasn't such a big deal as the agency itself was self insured but when I went private I made it a point that if I was sealing docs I wanted to know who the insurance carrier was...

To update; there has been some progress (thank goodness) and still not 100% out of the woods. Made another round of calls and FINALLY got ahold of someone at the engineering board, explained the situation of the last 2 months with the back and forth, and had this immediately escalated to a...

Weird situation where no one seems to be able to give an answer. Wondering if anyone else has had this issue? It's painful but comical in some sense. Here goes; Took the FE exam in NY, back when Castle Worldwide was administering pencil/paper. My only proof of passing is a almost 12 year old...

In case anyone is wondering when wall certificates are going to be mailed out, I got mine in the mail yesterday.

Both the verification and online license service sites show a license number and active status.

Just got home after a long day and checked. License number is up. Call them and follow up. I ended up having my activation paperwork faxed. 

I don't have my number(yet) but, the wait is almost over. To pass time I've been checking this site (https://newjersey.mylicense.com/eGov/Login.aspx) since it has more info than the license verification website. I guess it updates whenever something for your application is logged into their...

Paperwork was delivered on New Years Eve. Checked the online licensing site. It has my profile updated to show the law exam passed. Only field still blank is the 'initial license/permit/cert fee' field.

Called after seeing a update in my profile and found out the mailing date is related to the "passed the PE" date on the online licensing website. After almost 2 weeks for a envelope to go 10 miles, odds are it's lost somewhere. So, I ended up having paperwork faxed to me. Filled everything out...

Glad to hear someone already received their paperwork. I figure if it doesn't arrive soon, I could just drive down there and pick it up in person since I have days I need to take off.  My fingers are crossed there isn't a snafu and the paperwork arrives soon. Unrelated, but I recently had a...

Has anyone received their paperwork (or license number) yet?