To continue our Path to PE series, this month’s blog post is focused on study materials that I used to pass the Civil PE Exam in the Computer Based Testing (CBT) format. If you are looking for the free study resources I used in conjunction with these, please go to https://stemchangemaker.org/2022/08/31/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-pe-exam-updated-for-cbt/. The Civil Engineering Academy’s…
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What You Need to Know about The PE Exam (Updated for CBT)
This is the 2nd blog post in the Path to PE Licensure series! If you are looking to learn about the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam, please see the following blog post linked below. The FE Exam is generally your first step in the process of becoming a professional licensed engineer and the PE Exam…
Dani’s Declassified Guide to Moving Apartments
This month’s blog post is about moving apartments. I have personally moved 7 times in the last 10 years to various apartments during college as well as the past few years as a young professional. I have learned a lot along the way and wanted to share these tips with you! Before Moving Go through…
Advancing Society Through the SWE Senate and My Comprehensive Experience as a SWE Senator
As my time as a Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Senator ends today, I wanted to dedicate this month’s post to my experience on the SWE Senate. I served in this role from FY20 – FY22, so there is a lot to cover about a 3-year term which is a typical term length for a…
Effective Time Management using the THOR Method
Regardless of what field you choose, task management is going to be important to your role as an entry-level engineer. Once you get the tasks, you then need to manage and prioritize these tasks to meet the expected deadlines. I definitely struggled with this my first year or so post-graduation, so I created a…
Dani’s Declassified Guide to Packing and Preparing for Professional Society Conferences – ASCE, SEI, SWE, and more!
As more in-person conferences and activities are available this year to gather, collaborate, and network, I wanted to focus this month’s blog on preparing for conferences. I attended the Structural Engineering Institute’s Structures Congress earlier this month, so I want to share my experience as well as my packing list to give you a better…
Dani’s Declassified Guide: Award Application Success and Resources
As someone who has been selected for several awards as both a student and now as an early career professional, I have learned a great deal about award applications. Below are six tips from my personal experience on individual award applications that I hope can help you! 1. Review Eligibility Criteria Requirements. There are so…
5 Places to Start your Job Search
“I am graduating soon – how do I start the job search for my first full-time offer?” As this is a common question I get when I talk to students, I thought I would start our 2022 Career Development series on places you can start your job search. Looking for entry-level jobs can be an…
Goals for 2022
There are many ways to start a new year with intention from setting a word of the year, to setting foci and many others. I personally like to set goals (which you will see not all of them are SMART) to help me focus on making incremental changes throughout this upcoming year. Below are my…
2021 – In Review
Continuing the tradition, my December post will summarize my year and review the goals I set. Much of 2021 was similar to most of 2020 as I continued to work from home. After being vaccinated, I was able to do some traveling throughout the United States and even got to visit a dear ASCE friend…
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