When you first leave engineering school and get your first job, it’s not unusual to be a little overwhelmed. Navigating the ins and outs of a finding and managing a corporate job, along with studying for your PE exam can be stressful. Here are 16 tips to help make the rookie engineer’s life a little more manageable.

1. Network. Whether you have a job or not, it’s important to network. You’ll make friends and some of your most important business contacts this way. An association for engineers is a good starting point.
2. Have a good resume. Pay a professional to help you. If you have good grades, showcase them on the resume. Until you have more experience, your grades are the best indication to employers of how you’ll perform.
3. Focus on your accomplishments. When listing your experience on your resume or in a conversation, focus on what you’ve accomplished rather than what you’ve been asked to do.
4. Learn to manage your time. Now that you’re in the workplace, managing your time is critical. Work deadlines are serious, and must be met. But, you need time for other things, too, like socializing and studying for your PE. Use calendars and other technology tools to help you parse out your time and to ensure you don’t forget anything.
5. Schedule study time. If you’re preparing to take your PE exam, you need to schedule regularly study time. Put it on your calendar like any other appointment, so that it doesn’t get forgotten.
6. Join a study group. Finding a study group for your PE exam is a great way to combine networking with other engineers with studying for your exam. Study group meetings also make you less likely to blow off studying since other people are counting on you to be there.
7. Find a mentor. If you know what specific area of engineering you’re focusing on in your career, it’s a good idea to find a mentor in that specific area. Maybe it’s your boss, or a professor or a colleague. A good mentor can help you ensure you’re taking the steps you need to work toward the career you want.
8. Use social media to network. We’ve talked a lot about networking, and most of what we’ve recommended has been networking in person. But, don’t underestimate the power of Twitter, Facebook and Linked In to help you network professionally and personally.
9. Make finding a job your job. If you don’t have a job yet; finding one should be your full time occupation. Spend business hours searching for jobs, submitting resumes and making follow up calls. In a bad economy, it takes more effort than ever to make your name stand out among the many applicants.
10. Watch your money. For many new engineers, having a bit of money is a very novel thing. Sure, it’s fine to spend a little more now that you have a little more. But, it’s also important to begin saving, both in a 401k and a regular savings account as soon as you have a job. It’s also important to start thinking about buying your first home.
11. Stay up to speed educationally. Taking more classes may be the last thing you want to think about right now. But, keep in mind that continuing education classes are how you stay up to date on new technology. They’ll also be required to keep your PE certification up to date once you get it.
12. Spend some money on clothes. Ok, we just told you to save money. But, once you’re out of college; your college wardrobe won’t cut it for the work world. If you don’t have a job yet, just get a few good pieces and then add more as you have more money.
13. Know your possible areas of employment. Be certain you’ve discovered all the possible avenues for employment. For example, electrical engineers often work in the cellular phone and RF engineering fields, as well as in traditional electrical engineering jobs.
14. Learn the buzz words. We’re not suggesting that you spout words you don’t understand. However, it’s important for both your resume and your conversations that you understand and properly use the terms that are important in your industry (or the industry you want to be in).
15. Have good references. Get a good list of references before you’re asked for them. Your references should be people who know about your skill, your work ethic and your character.
16. Make time for fun. Life is not all about work. Work hard and play hard. When you make time for fun, work is more fun, too.

In any field of engineering, it’s critical that you stay on top of your game. Keeping abreast of new technologies and applications is an important part of keeping your skills sharp. Using Twitter to keep up with great engineers and engineering resources is a great way to find out what’s going on. Twitter is a great resource for busy people because you get information you choose to receive and you receive it in a concise format that you can get on the go and that doesn’t take up a lot of your time.

Here are 18 engineering gurus and resources we think you’ll enjoy following on Twitter. These resources come from many different engineering disciplines, though some will be of interest to engineers in all disciplines.

1. The Engineer UK: This is a technology & innovation publication & website for engineers. They provide information on all disciplines of engineering.This is one of the UK’s foremost resources on engineering for engineers.
2. Anoop: Anoop is a software engineer in India who blogs about engineering topics.
3. Jacqui Engineer: Jacqui is also a software engineer who writes code and blogs.
4. Secret Engineer: The Secret Engineer is located in Denver, Colorado. We’re not sure what he’s keeping secret, but he does give you some insight into his engineering work.
5. ReEngineer America: This is the Twitter account and blog of a civil engineering firm in Pennsylvania.
6. Mixed by Shaud: Shaud is a recording engineer, working with up and coming music groups.
7. Engineer Anon: Lots of great information on design and engineering here.
8. Engineer Head: This is the Twitter page of an electrical engineer and blogger.
9. Get Sales Engineering Jobs: This Twitter page offers information and insight into job openings in technical sales and sales engineering.
10. Civil Engineering Site: Great tweets about civil engineering come from this site.
11. Aeorotek Engineer: Learn about engineering work and engineering jobs at this Aerotek site.Aerotek is one of the country’s largest employers of engineers. This is a great site to check out when you’re job hunting.
12. Fountain Engineer: This guy engineers, builds and installs fountains for a living. He’s got some really cool stuff. His work can be found all over the world in public parks and other public areas.
13. Summit Engineer: This is the Twitter page for the county civil engineer for Summit County Ohio.
14. Engineer Update: Engineering updates for engineers in the UK. This is a good place to find out about job openings in the UK for engineers, as well as other updates.
15. The Geek Engineer: This engineer is dedicated to software and upgrades on products like iPhone, iPad, etc.
16. Primary Engineer: This is the Twitter page of a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting engineering in elementary schools. The goal is to give kids an understanding of engineering and the skills required to pursue this field, hoping to create more of an interest in engineering for the future.
17. Electrical Engineer: This Twitter page is the link to electrical and electronic engineering information. By following this page, you’ll get links to lots of other great pages.
18. EE Compendium: Lots of great information here for electronic engineers and embedded systems programmers.

Staying current is one of the biggest challenges in engineering. While we’re off working on our projects, new technology is evolving all around us. It’s critical to keep up with it, so that your technical skills don’t become obsolete. With Twitter, you can get little snippets on the new technologies as they arise, and then follow up on the ones that pertain to your career. It’s a great way to stay up to date without spending a lot of time researching. New organizations and people subscribe to Twitter every day. So, in addition to following these engineers and engineering organizations, look for new ones as they arrive. You’re sure to find lots of great information on Twitter that you can use every day in your work and your home life.

If you have the right applications, your Android can be one of your best productivity tools. As Android developers come up with more applications, you’ll see more and more of them geared toward specific industries. Combine those industry specific applications with great general business tools, and you’ve made your Android so much more than a phone. Check out these twenty applications we think engineers will really love.

1. Android RSS: This is a fully functional Android RSS reader, but yet is also a work in progress. You are free to contribute to its development or give comments on the design.
2. Twidroid: This is one of the most popular twitter client on the android platform. You’ll find it makes it easy to keep up with those you follow on twitter and send tweets yourself.
3. Loopt: Loopt connects you to your friends and the places around you. See where your friends are and what they’re doing. Connect on the fly and instantly share photos, comments, and cool places.
4. Opera Mini: It can browse the entire Web on your Android phone and save time and money. Opera mini compresses pages up to 90%, making web browsing fast. Synchronize your bookmarks, history, notes and more between your computer and mobile phone.
5. Voice Recorder: This application is a handy voice recorder that records your data onto an SD card. You can also send the data as an attached file via Gmail.
6. Google Sky Map: A star map for Android. Google Sky Map turns your Android-powered mobile phone into a really cool window on the night sky. When you point your phone up you will see a map of the brightest stars, constellations, and planets in that part of the sky. You can also see the names of the constellations by putting the camera up to them.
7. To Do Task Manager Pro: Keep your activities organized, and your to do lists in order.
8. Talking Calendar: Keep up with your appointments with a calendar that talks to you!
9. Fake Call Me: Schedule a fake call to get you out of that boring meeting. When the meetings are useless, a great way to get out of them can actually make you more productive!
10. Time Clock Time Tracker: The perfect app for anybody who bills by the hour. Easily keep track of your time spent on each project.
11. 5001 Amazing Facts: Learn new information and amaze your friends. This one may not make you more productive, but you’ll love it.
12. Security Shield: Mitigate the risk to yourself and your phone with this app. Security Shield offers a great antivirus application.
13. Upvise: This Android app lets you access and share business information back at the office when you’re away.
14. AK Notepad: This notepad for Android provides a great way to make, store and track notes. This little app makes it much easier to stay organized and keep track of your notes.
15. Scan to PDF: Scan a paper document and convert it to a PDF file instantly on your phone. This application is great for eliminating paper and keeping all your documents secure.
16. Pathcalc: Pathcalc is a great application for calculating microwave link path links. It is a real timesaver.
17. Wavecalc: Like Pathcalc, Wavecalc, like Pathcalc is a big time saver for RF engineers. It calculates outputs like cutoff frequency, impedence at test frequency, etc.
18. Mxrspur: A great application for microwave engineers, this app calculates mixer spurious response and power levels.
19. Electro Droid: This app is designed for electrical engineers. It is a simple collection of electronic tools and references like ohm’s law and other items.
20. Electrical Engineer’s Calcs: This app, designed for electrical engineers, makes solving electrical problems quick and easy.

Check out all these applications that can help make your life easier. And, remember that new apps are being created all the time. So, check back often to see what new applications have come out that can make you and your Android more productive than you ever thought.

A basic criterion which is used in estimating age of a building is on the basis of the condition of the structure. Below is provided a short list of buildings that due to their conditions and archeological value has been termed as the oldest buildings of the times.

1. Shibam: It is a city in Yemen with about 7,000 habitants and dates back to 3rd century AD. In ancient time it was the capital of the Hadramawt Kingdom. The city is known for its distinguished architecture and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The entire houses in Shibam are made of mud brick but about 500 of those houses are tower houses that rise as high as to 5 to 11 stories building.  It is also referred as many a times as the “the oldest skyscraper city in the world” or “the Manhattan of the desert”, and is one of the oldest and best examples of urban planning based upon the vertical construction.
2. Giza Pyramids: The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis bordering what is now El Giza, Egypt. It is oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one to remain to in its original shape from the past. It is assumed that pyramid were made as a tomb by forth dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu and was constructed over a 20 year period concluding around 2560 BC.
3. Ggantija: It is a Neolithic, megalithic temple complex on the Mediterranean island of Gozo. The ?gantija temples are the earliest of a series of megalithic temples in Malta. They are suspected to be constructed around 3600 to 2500 BC  that has made these temples to be 5500 years old and one of the oldest manmade religious structures. Along with similar structures like Megalithic Temples of Malta it is been put into the UNESCO World Heritage Site. In folklore these temples are believed to make by giants and being used as places of worship.
4. Panthenon: The Pantheon is a building in Rome that is commissioned by Marcus Agrippa as a temple to all the gods of Ancient Rome, and reconstructed by Emperor Hadrian in about 126 AD. The entire building is circular with a portico of three ranks of huge granite Corinthian columns under a pediment opening into the rotunda, under a coffered, concrete dome with a central opening having towards the sky. Despite being after nearly two thousand years after its construction the dome is world’s largest unreinfroced concrete dome.
5. Newgrange: It is a prehistoric monument situated in County Meath, on the eastern side of Ireland that is located one kilometre north of the River Boyne. It is an example of a megalithic passage tomb mound. The monument was constructed around circa 3100 and 2900 BC, during the Neolithic period, to keep the remains of the dead over there. It is suggested that Newgrange is as similar and common to the famous Maeshowe tomb in Orkney, Scotland and Bryn Celli Ddu site in Wales. It is too part of the Brú na Bóinne UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Engineers are considered as experts who better and safe solutions to practical problems by using mathematics and their scientific knowledge while at the same time keeping technical point of view of problem in their brain. According to the need of modern times there many branches of modern engineering has been developed and some of most affluent braches of modern engineering Aerospace, Agriculture, Biomedical, Chemical, civil, computer hardware, electrical and electronics, environment, industrial, material, mechanical, mining, nuclear and petroleum engineering.

With perspective of scope for job of engineering according to a survey previous year engineers were employed at as much as 3 million positions. And for entire data the prominent placements occurred as 256,000 jobs in civil engineering, 227, 000 jobs in mechanical engineering, 201,000 jobs in industrial engineering and others in remaining branches. To become an engineer at any stream or branch of engineering one should have bachelor’s degree in engineering. Though, in some exceptional cases master’s degree in physical science or mathematics is assumed to be equivalent to engineering on specific deputations and job requirements.

Other than educational requirements there are many other things that are needed for becoming an engineer as being registered as engineer for knows and recognition as a professional engineer (PE).  For becoming a professional engineer one should have degree in engineering accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), four years of relevant work experience and successful completion of state examination according to the prescribed norms of the state. For the purpose of advancement in career an engineer as far as gain experience and knowledge works more independently and liberty. They start with making decisions, developing designs and solving problems and with span of time and experience they become technical specialist or supervisors over a staff or team of engineers and finally gets into becoming an engineering managers or go into sales job.

As far as job opportunities and future of engineering it is known that job prospect as well as scope for engineering would rise as much as possible till throughout 2016 and has become much brighter after overcoming of recession.  According to a report of US Bureau of Labor Statistics that biomedical, industrial and civil engineering would have fastest rate of growth in respects of engineering jobs in coming time. Where in agriculture, aerospace, chemical, health and safety would gain growth in field of engineering.

Salary of an engineer varies upon the branch where his location or site of working exists.  The average salary for different branches of engineering is as following Electrical: $75,930, Civil: $68,600, Mechanical: $69,850, Computer Hardware: $88,470, Environmental: $69,940, Nuclear: $90,220, Biomedical: $73,930

The world is becoming incredibly competitive at each day break and so are virtually all professions. Professionals are always seeking ways through which they can experience self-improvement as well as professional growth. The demand for engineering managers also continues to increase as the field continues to diversify quite rapidly.

Engineering managers are charged with responsibilities such as planning, designing, as well as coordinating production activities both within medium and larger engineering industries. These roles have even become more elaborate in the recent years due to the growth in scope of modern engineering projects. Spanning from data systems and urban planning, engineering managers take up the responsibility of giving guidance to engineering ventures with consummate ease. The Online Masters in Engineering Management seeks to achieve this and is designed in a way that it integrates formal academic learning, coupled with business experimental learning for meaningful and learning results.

Professionals taking this program will be opened up to a solid foundation essential for modern business and engineering management, while at the same time augmenting their engineering competency. Instruction is usually based on providing instruction in management as applied technically-based enterprises. Both qualitative and quantitative techniques are incorporated in the program as well as the strengthening of both managerial and technical skills.

Individuals are also equipped with the basic tenets of modern business environment so as to able to handle a wide array of management responsibilities. This includes areas such as finance, operations, accounting, marketing, economics and marketing. Students are also taught how to manage the technical aspects of an enterprise while focusing on problem solving skills and good relations with both technical and non-technical staff. This ensures that both management and technical skills are enhanced through the use of a balanced curriculum.

One is also equipped with essential business skills such as project management, risk analysis, contract negotiations, decision making in engineering operations, strategy and planning as well as Finance and budgeting. What the program basically does is to bring feasible engineering projects in to the market. One will also learn how to determine whether a project will bring money or not. There are online masters programs that will also require a student to undertake a final project along with the final report.