Careers In Engineering

Electrical Engineer: My life as an Electrical Engineer
Probably the two most important things to being an engineer (and not just an electrical engineer, but any engineer) is knowing how to be a leader and how to manage your time effectively. As an electrical engineer, I spend probably 50% of my time coordinating electricians and working with mechanical/chemical/civil engineers. If you don't have good management skills then deadlines will be missed, work will go undone and small problems will turn into disasters. Not only that, but if you don't ha...

Civil Engineer: engineering and management
The biggest piece of advice i can give is don't make assumptions. Get all the facts before making decisions. When performing calculations, remember the quote "measure twice and cut once"

Environmental Engineer: Caring for the Environment with a Slight Case of Dendrophilia
Alright, here's the story morning glory, to be an environmental engineer is to be interested in maintaining homeostasis for the earth. If you view the earth as a living, breathing, thing (that so happens to be filled with magma), then you are heading in the right direction. Environmental engineers conduct research to minimize industrial contamination. Projects can span from tackling ozone depletion to reviving plant life in Mozambique.

Aerospace Engineer: The Opportunity to Eat Freeze Dried Food... Priceless
Be prepared to work in a pressurized air cabin of death! Actually, be ready to create high powered vessels that defy gravity. You may end up working on improving the aerodynamics of a commercial airplane or engineering a new high speed missile, either way you will be assisting something that will end up in motion. There will be hours of lab work and engineering think tanks, but most work is done individually. In essence, you are a "rocket-builder" with a cooler hair and nicer computer.