Want to turn those job applications into job interviews?
It’s all about crafting the perfect resume.
The way you present your work history isn’t just important; it can be the crucial reason you get that call back for an interview.
And the ASCE Resume Workshop can help.
The workshop will be a live thread in ASCE Career by Design from March 21 – March 25. All submitted resumes will be reviewed by coaches and receive a response by March 28 in Career by Design.
Please submit your resume in the thread by March 25th to have it reviewed by an ASCE Resume Coach.
Submit your resume here!
*** You must be an ASCE Member for your resume to be reviewed.
Meet the ASCE Resume Workshop coaches:
Elizabeth Bialek, P.E., Engineering Manager
Best resume tip? Take time to customize your resume for each job application, especially for public sector jobs. Read the job description in detail and make sure that your resume describes your experience in those areas.
What's the best career advice you've ever received? Listen thoughtfully and answer the question that's asked. That's important in interviews of course, but that will also take you far in your career!
Daniel Bressler, E.I.T., Structural Project Engineer
Best Resume Tip? Think of your resume objectively. If you were looking to hire, would you hire you?
What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received? You create your own outcomes.
Anything is possible if you keep the end goal in mind and break down your tasks into quantifiable objectives.
Doug Cantrell, P.E., PMP, Preservation and Repair Engineer
Best resume tip? Use bullet points and effective headings to organize your resume.
What's the best career advice you've ever received? It's not a mistake unless you've made it twice.
David M. Drevinsky P.E., PMP, MSCE, CBIE, Senior Civil (Structural) Engineer and Team Leader
Best resume tip? NEVER list a friend as your reference. Rather, list an Industry Professional or University Dean and NETWORK with them often.
What's the best career advice you've ever learned? SUCCESS is based upon PEOPLE and the willingness to learn from each other.
Joyce Lin, EIT, Civil/Transportation Engineer
Best resume tip? Think of your resume like an elevator pitch. Format it to grab someone's attention but you don't need to crowd it with too many things. Quantify as much as you can (we like to see the impact/results of what you did) and don’t be afraid to own up to your task (never say “assisted”)
Best career advice ever received? If you don't know how to do it, do it anyway. It's better to spend some time trying to learn how to do something yourself, struggle a little and face some challenges. Once you've hit a roadblock, ask for help and some guidance.
Edith Martinez‐Guerra, PhD, PE, Research Environmental Engineer
Best resume tip: Keep it concise. Don’t necessarily group accomplishments by categories but group them under each position or degree (s).
What's the best career advice you've ever received? Having a mentor can make a great difference in your career.
Ashley Rose-Nalin, PE, LS, USAF SABER Program Manager
Best Resume tip? For federal resumes, thoroughly review the job announcement for the position and then make sure your resume shows how you have experience relevant to that position.
What's the best career advice you've ever received? I didn't receive it personally, but this quote has always inspired me, professionally. "So often in life, things that you regard as an impediment turn out to be great, good fortune." - Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Kathryn Little, EIT, Water Resources Engineer
Best resume tip? Keep it clear. Many recruiters may not spend more than a glance at it if it’s too cluttered or poorly formatted.
What's the best career advice you've ever received? Look for a job that is a good fit, but if a job doesn’t turn out the way you hoped, you can still learn from the experience and then use it as a steppingstone to a better one.
Nicolai Oliden, P.E., Project Engineer and Office Manager
Best resume tip: Become so desirable, or network so well that you don’t need a resume.
What’s the best career advice you've ever received? “You don’t get paid by the hour. You get paid for the value you bring to that hour” –Jim Rohn. This has made me continually focus on what value I’m bringing to my job each day and finding ways to always improve.
Dennis A. Randolph, P.E., Traffic Engineer
Best resume tip? Show me that you are willing to learn.
What's the best career advice you've ever received? Always keep your resume current, even if it is to show how your career has progressed.
Danielle Schroeder, EIT, CBSI, Associate Bridge Engineer
Best resume tip? Experience in the past should be written in past tense. If it is present experience, use present tense.
What's the best career advice you've ever received? Somewhat Drexel specific, but the best career advice I ever received from a Drexel Alumnus was to apply for the BS/MS Accelerated Degree program. To be able to graduate with both my Bachelor’s and Master’s in Civil Engineering in five years was difficult, but it made it so much easier for me to stand out when I was searching for my first full-time job.
Christopher Seigel, P.E., M.ASCE, Civil Engineer
Best Resume Tip? Let your resume “tell the story you want to tell about yourself.” This includes organizing your information in a certain way, and including specific information tailored to each opportunity you are pursuing.
What's the best career advice you've ever received? Choose a career that you care about, that interests you, or that you believe in. You will likely spend a lot of time in it. To quote Alan Watts: “This is the real secret of life ‐ to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play.”
Heidi C. Wallace, P.E., M.ASCE, Professional Engineer
Best resume tip: Make it organized in a way that information can be found at a glance
What's the best career advice you've received? Apply to companies with the kind of company culture and atmosphere you want to work in.
Michael C. Wallace, P.E., LEED AP, ENV SP, Chief of Construction
Best resume tip? Quality vs. Quantity – resumes should include professional language and descriptions that catch the reviewer’s eye. Remember – the resume is the key to get you in the room but the interview is how you get the job.
What is the best career advice you've ever received? If you enjoy what you do, you will never work a day in your life – look for work that you are passionate about because that Is how you will build your career.
Jennifer Sloan Ziegler, P.E., Ph.D., ENV SP, Engineer
Best resume tip? Keep your resume clean – balance white space and text.
What's the best career advice you've ever received? You need to know what you know. You need to know what you don’t know. And you need to learn to ask for help.
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