@aliquot?ÿ NJ does not, they are specific in their accreditation requirements and have a separate exam/evaluation for foreigners to prove they speak f...

I work in a Colonial state (NJ) and don't see that at all.?ÿ What I am seeing more and more are surveys and subdivisions that do not show any markers ...

When I filed my application in the state of NJ, in 91 or 92, they asked for a detailed breakdown of experience, including, employer, position tasks an...

Best of luck!?ÿ In my younger years in the field I enjoyed taking a large project from the initial outbound and topo survey to it's developed completi...

Most of the non construction related surveys I do come from title agencies who provide a copy of the policy and back up documentation, including the t...

Most recruiters don't care what warm body they can fill a position as long as the person lasts longer than 90 days and they get their $20K vig. ?ÿ

Whatever the choice, make sure the school and courses are ABET accredited.

@flga-2-2?ÿ There is no way I could justify hiring somebody completely inexperienced for $25/hour.?ÿ My standard trainee rate is $15/hour. ?ÿ

I was staking steel in NJ years ago and the archs issued new structural plans to address a design change.?ÿ My client calls me and tells me he is read...

My crews take notes and pictures on every job.?ÿ I made that mandatory from the day that I started the department 5 years ago.

This is the first that I'm hearing this.?ÿ Are there significant changes?

I've never been a big one on eating any sort of lunch, especially when I was working in the field.?ÿ I only eat one time a day, a big dinner.?ÿ The on...

I started a Survey department for a small Engineering firm 5 years ago.?ÿ When I joined the firm I was the 12th employee.?ÿ In the first year I added ...

I remember running blue prints on rain days, hated toing that and smelling the ammonia, definitely painful to make 10 sets of some Engineering plan se...

Had it been the contracted construction construction surveyor asking me that question, my response to him would be for him to figure it out on his own...

@lurker entering a manhole for any reason is never a wise thing to do for than a few reasons, the first being that your insurance company would be ext...

Study, Study, Study!?ÿ Find out which calculators are allowed and learn it like the back of your hand.?ÿ What I found very helpful was tabbing the boo...

More than likely is is made of mats put down to stabilize the gravel and prevent rutting, as well as provide a stable cart way for emergency vehicles....

It's been my recent experience that title searches these days are no longer done the was they used to be.?ÿ When I first started calculating, the cust...

I started my own business when the market crashed in 2008 and I found myself out of work.?ÿ I was fortunate enough to have a following that made it wo...