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Summary: To become a civil engineer, send out a resume to a variety of engineering firms that highlights education and computer skills. Learn how to become a civil engineer with tips from the manager of an engineering company in this free video on career information.
Jerry Eliott is a managing partner of Weber Eliott Engineers in Eugene, OR. Webber Eliott Engineers has more than 50 employees providing a broad range of expertise, enabling them to...read more
"Hello, my name is Jerry Elliot. I'm a managing partner of Weber Elliot Engineers in Eugene, Oregon, and I've been asked to tell you about how I secured my first job as a civil engineer. Well that was many years ago, but I did it the old fashioned way. I got a resume together that told people of my educational background, my history, my desire to be in the profession. And I got that resume out. Then I probably sent it to thirty or forty firms, mostly throughout the West, and out of that I got about three interviews. The process really hasn't changed much in thirty years. We at Weber Elliot continue to make our hiring decisions based upon a resume. We want that resume to show that you have the requisite education background. Then the next level is we hope the heck that you have the computer skills and the practical knowledge of the computer software to bring to us a valuable commodity. That is your time and your design skills. If you want to get a job as an engineer, you need to show that resume. And then I think one of the real key features is once you've delivered that resume, and you've had an opportunity to talk to the hiring manager or the chief engineer, follow up. Follow up with an email, follow up with a telephone conversation. Those old tried and true ways of getting a job still work. So that's some tips on getting hired as a civil engineer."
eHow Article: How to Become a Civil Engineer
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