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How do you stand out and get the job in today’s difficult job market? You learn from those picking and choosing the winning candidates themselves.

Today’s guest is Jeremy Bonewitz, a senior recruiter at Terracon with 14 years in the recruiting arena. He’s seen everything regarding job applications, both the good and bad. And today he’ll make sure your next job application is the last.



What You’ll Learn:

• 5 different strategies to increase your chances of finding a job


• 7 resume writing tips to make yours stand out and get attention


• What matters most: GPA or Experience? Hint: individually…neither.


• The “Serial Applier” syndrome — and how to correctly apply for jobs


• The best way to land a job in today’s difficult job market


• 9 tips to prepare for and go through a job interview — plus a little-known trick


• The rule of thumb for cover letters: Do you always need one with your resume?


• How to correctly handle job offers on LinkedIn

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Today, we'll answer all your questions by diving into what did and didn't change as the PE exam becomes a computer-based test. And most importantly, its impacts on not only how you take the exam, but also how you prepare for it.



* 10 changes to the PE exam as it goes CBT — and its impacts on how you prepare for it
* The pros and cons of the PE exam going CBT
* How your learning style affects your success at some of the question types you'll get
* What's the NCEES Linear-on-the-Fly algorithm?
* Why you need more time management skills in the CBT than in the old paper exam
* How many questions do you need to get right to pass the exam?
* PE resources to help you with the technical content — and one that offers what they lack

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Encouraging more women to go for a career in STEM is not as a big problem as it used to be. So, what's the problem? Most of them leave the profession within the first five years after graduating.

Today's guest set out to change that. Sophie Warwick has almost a decade of experience as a structural engineer and is the founder of The Thoughtful Co. The company creates a community for women in STEM and helps them thrive with individualized career coaching service offerings.

What You'll Learn:

* Should we get more women into STEM…or keep them in it?
* Two ways women can overcome gender challenges in the industry
* Corporate initiatives to keep more women in STEM
* The real definition of "diversity" — and it's not just race, gender, and sexual orientation
* Inequality signs that led Sophie to start her company to help women in engineering
* How The Thoughtful Co. helps women thrive in their STEM careers
* Two things Sophie wish she knew when she was just getting started in engineering
* Differences between men and women when applying to jobs

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Expanding and strengthening your network can be a real career booster. The problem? Most engineers tend not to do it because they see themselves as "introverts."

In today's episode, we'll talk about the strategies you can use to overcome the fear of actively seeking to grow and deepen your professional and personal relationships.

What You'll Learn:

* 3 benefits of building your network — both in and out of your profession
* The FORM framework you can use to connect better with others
* 4 simple tips to network if you're shy and introverted
* The worst part of networking — and how to get past that fast
* Is online networking as good and long-lasting as it is in-person?
* How to bring the new relationship outside of the networking event or conference

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The benefit of attending conferences is clear: it can give you a leg up in your industry and expand your network. But have you ever wondered what it's like being on the other end?

Today, Elyssa Dixon jumps on the show to talk about her own experience going to and organizing such events as the chair of ASCE's Committee on Younger Members (CYM) and the president-elect of the Seattle Section.

What You'll Learn:

* Elyssa's path to becoming the chair of ASCE's Committee on Younger Members (CYM)
* One conference you need to attend to become a better leader in the workplace
* Two easy steps to get involved in the planning of professional events, if you want to
* A simple rule of thumb to make every conference engaging and insightful for attendees
* The only five things you need to get the most out of every conference you go to
* Typical sessions of a Younger Members conference — and how they help your career
* An experimental proof that engineers can be technical, but not necessarily introverts
* How ASCE's Younger Members Groups are organized

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Remote work is now getting traction among companies nationwide. But while there are plenty of tools to help with the work-related side of things, what about the non-work aspects of working in the office — the water-cooler conversations with coworkers? Should they be ignored?

Today's guest, Alexander Embiricos, doesn't think so. He's the founder of Remotion, a software company that helps remote team members be productive working side-by-side, while also allowing them to have quick, casual, non-work conversations…just like you'd have in an office.

What You'll Learn:

* What Remotion is and how it recreates the non-work office conversations…remotely
* Three reasons why standard online meeting tools are not suited for non-work talks
* Two benefits of remote and hybrid work to building a highly productive team
* The three biggest challenges of remote and hybrid work — and how to solve them
* How smaller firms can easily handle the transition to remote work, just as bigger firms
* How to remotely manage teams effectively — and it's not about "management"
* How remote work affects productivity — both personally and as a team
* A possible shift in work trends for fresh college graduates allowed by remote work
* Tools and processes to make remote work effective — from a fully remote company itself

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What does a career in civil structural engineering look like? That's the question Mat Picardal was asking back in his college days, but couldn't find the answer to.

Today, after breaking into the industry himself and seeing things firsthand, he shares his experiences in the field on his YouTube channel.

What You'll Learn:

* What Mat does on a daily basis as a licensed civil (PE) and structural engineer (SE)
* The real reason why he started his Youtube channel
* Three benefits of a side gig that can boost your career — as it did with Mat's
* A time management technique he uses to balance work, Youtube, podcast, and life
* His content creation process and the (fun) challenges of running a YouTube channel
* The keys to being successful as an engineer — from interviews with successful experts
* Mat's experience taking and passing the SE exam
* How the SE differs from the PE exam — and it's not only in the specs
* Test-taking strategies that will help you pass the SE exam
* One important skill most practicing engineers neglect, but shouldn't
* Two tips to choose your engineering career if you're still a student or young engineer

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What You'll Learn:Today, after breaking into the industry himself and seeing things firsthand, he shares his experiences in the field on his YouTube channel.

* What Mat does on a daily basis as a licensed civil (PE) and structural engineer (SE)

* The real reason why he started his Youtube channel

* Three benefits of a side gig that can boost your career — as it did with Mat's

* A time management technique he uses to balance work, Youtube, podcast, and life

* His content creation process and the (fun) challenges of running a YouTube channel

* The keys to being successful as an engineer — from interviews with successful experts

* Mat's experience taking and passing the SE exam

* How the SE differs from the PE exam — and it's not only in the specs

* Test-taking strategies that will help you pass the SE exam

* One important skill most practicing engineers neglect, but shouldn't

* Two tips to choose your engineering career if you're still a student or young engineer

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The first step towards high productivity is not "doing more." Rather, it's all about minimizing what doesn't allow you to be productive in the first place.

In this episode, Luis and Nicolai dive deeper into the seven habits that make you highly unproductive. Yes…all the things you shouldn't be doing if you want to be productive — but probably do.

What You'll Learn:

* The 7 habits of highly unproductive people — and how to avoid them
* What productivity really is — and how you can realistically be productive
* The difference between "shallow" and "deep" work
* 2 super easy strategies that will get you in "deep work" mode in no time
* What the "Friday 5 at 5" technique is — and how it sets the tone for your weekend
* What to do with your phone while working so you can get things done
* One thing you should do regularly to set your priorities and assess your progress
* The biggest lie you've ever been told in life

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Have you ever wondered what your day would look like as an engineer? What would
you be doing? What responsibilities would you have? Well, the answer is: it
depends. And it depends on a lot of things.
In this episode, Luis and Nicolai dive deeper into their daily lives to show you
how different it can be, even though they're both civil engineers. You'll learn
there's a lot more to your work day than simply crunching numbers — and how to
make the most out of every one of them.

What You'll Learn:
* What your work day might look like as an engineer in a technical vs
management role
* Working in the office vs working remotely: Which is more effective?
* The concept of "core hours" and why it allows for more flexibility at work
* Types of companies that let you work on other areas beyond your specialty, if
you want
* What you can do to fast-track your way to a leadership position within your
company
* 8 easy tips to make the most out of every day as an engineer
* What an "engineering journal" is and how it helps you throughout your career
* What a "project diary" is and why companies should have one

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