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Daniel Bressler, EIT, A.M.ASCE

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Daniel Bressler, EIT, A.M.ASCE


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RE: Drinking on the job

Posted By Daniel Bressler 02-22-2023 10:01 AM
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I've heard of other engineers drinking tea as an alternative to coffee. My question always was: doesn't tea have caffeine as well? My guess is the caffeine intake is smaller so you can regulate your consumption and don't end up buzzing.   Regarding drinking a lot of water, I don't do it as a health ...

Drinking on the job

Posted By Daniel Bressler 02-20-2023 01:47 PM
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Every engineering office has a respectable coffee room or machine as well as a water dispenser.  A typical engineer coffee schedule: Start the day with a coffee from commuting and then replenish with an "in-house" coffee in the am. After noon, go on a coffee run to end the day. That's 3 cups of coffee ...

Mid-Level AppliCANT or CAN?

Posted By Daniel Bressler 01-25-2023 12:34 PM
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We often discuss entry-level interviews but have not touched on mid-level interviews. From the receiving end, what are mid-level interviews like?  For entry-level positing the assumption is often that the applicant knows nothing and will be starting from scratch. What is the expectation for a mid-level ...

RE: Entry-Level Interview Questions

Posted By Daniel Bressler 01-12-2023 09:36 PM
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All the responses here have been great! Here is one tip that I used during my Entry Level interviews. I spent 10 minutes before the interview writing questions I had about the firm, workload, and such and I took that notepad out during the interview to take notes. This allowed writing any questions ...

2023 New Years Resolution

Posted By Daniel Bressler 01-12-2023 09:36 PM
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I posted a resolution thread last year and am posting again. The idea of this thread is to inspire others with reachable and realistic goals. Additionally, by wirting down our resolutions we can hold each other accountable so that next year we can reply to this thread with success! Is your resolution ...

RE: 2022 New Year Resolutions

Posted By Daniel Bressler 01-12-2023 09:35 PM
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So... How did everyone do? My long-term goals have not been achieved...yet. I am hopefully on track to gain my PE and Master's this year so that's I guess that will be this year's goal. ------------------------------ Daniel Bressler EIT, A.M.ASCE Structural Engineer Brooklyn NY ------------------- ...

Thanksgiving in December

Posted By Daniel Bressler 12-08-2022 10:37 AM
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Spending 8+ hours a day for 5 days a week with coworkers creates a type of kinship. We see our coworkers on a daily basis and often can tell if they're having a bad day or week. Even though Thanksgiving is over and Mariah Carey is playing at every department store I wanted to ask; In the theme of Thanksgiving, ...

How Exact is Time = Money?

Posted By Daniel Bressler 11-15-2022 06:12 PM
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How does your firm track the hours spent on a project? You'll tell me that depends on whether a company is hourly or salary.  I understand that every firm has its own method for tracking hours spent on a project but I have several rhetorical questions to hopefully start a conversation about the billing ...

RE: ASCE Resume Workshop - Fall 2022

Posted By Daniel Bressler 11-09-2022 08:51 PM
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Muhammad,  Good start for your resume. I made a bunch of suggestions but my main critique would be to have the reader of your resume in mind. If you are going for an engineering position have your descriptions mention the engineering you did in school or at your previous jobs. Best of luck! ----- ...

RE: ASCE Resume Workshop - Fall 2022

Posted By Daniel Bressler 11-09-2022 07:12 PM
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RE: ASCE Resume Workshop - Fall 2022

Posted By Daniel Bressler 11-07-2022 05:08 PM
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Oscar, Your resume was very nice to look and but is a bit busy.  Try editing out the unnecessary information or grouping things in a way to give your existing information more breathing room. Try to think of your resume objectively. If you were hiring this candidate, what would you look for? Keep up ...

RE: ASCE Resume Workshop - Fall 2022

Posted By Daniel Bressler 11-07-2022 04:39 PM
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Alessandro,  Very aesthetically pleasing resume. The majority of my comments are on the wording or phraseology you used. Try to think of your resume as a story of what you have done so far. The intended audience of this story is your future employer. Try to include anything that your think will make ...

RE: ASCE Resume Workshop - Fall 2022

Posted By Daniel Bressler 11-07-2022 03:50 PM
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RE: ASCE Resume Workshop - Fall 2022

Posted By Daniel Bressler 11-07-2022 03:27 PM
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Abdulrahman, Your resume was a very good start. I would remove the tables and put everything as text. This should solve a lot of the current challenges with your resume. I've attached a Youtube video I made that you may find helpful.  https://youtu.be/qlYTnAqYGxE I hope this helps and good luck! ...

RE: ASCE Resume Workshop - Fall 2022

Posted By Daniel Bressler 11-07-2022 02:59 PM
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RE: Where are the Online CE Master Degrees?

Posted By Daniel Bressler 10-03-2022 04:36 PM
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I guess my question falls to the local programs (such as a city college) to offer hybrid options so that locals can find schooling at the affordable costs that these schools typically offer while still having some flexibility.  I wasn't commenting on the education system as a whole (that's another ...

Where are the Online CE Master Degrees?

Posted By Daniel Bressler 09-22-2022 10:13 AM
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Why aren't there more options for hybrid/online master's programs within civil engineering? If there are hybrid or online options, why aren't these publicized more? Let me explain, I started graduate school in 2020 which means that it started as an online school. Last semester I had one class hybrid ...

RE: Retaining Civil Engineering Talent

Posted By Daniel Bressler 09-08-2022 04:52 PM
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I just finished listening to this Thur​[email protected] and I wanted to thank  @Heidi Wallace, @Richard Morales, and @Kylee Shortt for an amazing panel! I highly recommend everyone to give this roundtable a listen. ------------------------------ Daniel Bressler EIT, A.M.ASCE Structural Engineer Brooklyn ...

RE: Tutoring Experience

Posted By Daniel Bressler 08-03-2022 03:19 PM
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I had an amazing 7th through 9th grade teacher (Mr. Last) who really taught me the fundamentals of mathematics and thus sparked my interest in math, physics, and engineering. I tutored several times over the past few years. and when I tutor I hope that I can help a person understand and enjoy math and ...

So Organized that it's Disorganized

Posted By Daniel Bressler 08-02-2022 01:57 PM
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I had a professor that would create a new folder each year for the current class and copy all the updated lectures, books, and references each year. This took up so much space having copies of the same lectures over and over and over... that more online storage was needed.  Sometimes when someone ...