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Every "Advizer" answers the same 13 questions about their daily work life, critical skills, entry level job ideas and more. Here's a random Advizer!

Krish

Structural Engineer (Project Engineer)

Small Civil Engineering Company

University of California, San Diego
University of California, San Diego (M.S. in Structural Engineering)

Krish has over 5 years of experience in structural engineering design, project management, and construction management.

UCLA Anderson

UCLA Anderson

Architecture, Construction & Design

Product / Service / Software Development and Management

Engineering - Structural

Honors Student

Q1Career path

Internships

Project Management

Structural Engineering

2:56

"I started with an architecture internship unpaid, and it's important as unpaid, and new I didn't have the experience"

Q2Main responsibilities

Engineering Calculations

Design Drawings

Project Management

1:40

"it's a really fun really collaborative impact. So yeah."

Q3Day in the life

Teamwork

Communication

Project Management

2:08

"It's constantly moving and I'm usually at my desk or running around so that's a day-to-day there clack up clock out around 5:00 5:30, generally."

Q4Most important skills - role

Project Management

Problem-Solving

Communication

1:31

"you need to be able to be a strong communicator and also assertive in that sense."

Q5Favorite parts - role

Mentorship

Decision-Making

Autonomy

1:28

"It allows you to really feel the role and you actually feel like a structural engineer rather than just a person doing calculations."

Q6Biggest challenge - role

Teamwork

Communication

Project Management

1:30

"So you're constantly battling this challenge to see how do we make it all work?"

Q7Favorite parts - industry

Problem-Solving

Teamwork

Communication

1:33

"Every day you come in there's something different that you got to tackle."

Q8Who thrives in industry

Communication

Passion for engineering

Problem-solving

1:47

"Obviously, this is engineering. So you really have to have that love for engineering that problem solving coming up with different solutions really studying."

Q9Wish known before - industry

Industry Realities

Career Development

Workplace Challenges

1:53

"Engineering can be really fun and really rewarding. The work can be really good, really rewarding, and it can be consistent."

Q10Entry-level positions

Consulting

Construction Management

Structural Engineering

1:48

"If this is something that, hey, you got an engineering degree. You really don't want to do engineering, the game's not over."

Q11Significant lesson - career

Presentation Skills

Communication

Confidence

1:29

"Well you go far and that's from talking to writing and to presenting."

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