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Engineer a change in students’ perceptions

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

It’s time to engineer a change in students’ perceptions Thea Sahr, Associate Director, Educational Outreach at WGBH Imagine this scenario: You’re thinking about buying your first home. On a neighborhood drive, a house with a “For Sale” sign catches your attention. The real estate agent says: “The house needs a lot of repair. You’ll be [...]

Systems Engineer

Friday, January 8th, 2010

Perhaps you have seen the recent Money Magazine article that listed SYSTEMS ENGINEER as the #1 job, based on salary and growth prospect.  So what is Systems Engineering? 

Post a Job

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

If you have an employment opportunity, and are looking to post the job opening on the internet to maximize the exposure of your need, consider using http://jobs.TheProfessionalEngineer.com and our Post a Job service.   For just $29.99 you can post your job opening for one month.

PE Jobs

Monday, November 9th, 2009

Please note that we have expanded our “Employment” section of TheProfessionalEngineer.com to now also include the ability to search job listings.  Visiting http://jobs.theprofessionalengineer.com will provide you with a list of licensed professional engineer jobs near you.   You can modify the search. You can change the “what” – you can enter a job title, keyword, or company name that meets [...]

Spot Potential Leaders

Monday, April 27th, 2009

One of the important traits of good supervisors (of engineers or others) is their ability to spot potential leaders.  Managers with this talent can make a valuable contribution to their companies or engineering firms.  To develop and grow, companies must have a pool of future leaders from which to draw.  And it is supervisors who [...]

Obstacle Presents Opportunity

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

    In ancient times, a king had a huge boulder placed in a roadway, then hid and watched to see if anyone would remove it.  Some of the kingdom’s biggest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it.  Many of them loudly blamed the king for not keeping the roads clear, but [...]