CEA - An Uncommon Route to Finding Success as a Structural Engineer with Rebecca Miller

Do you think you’ve made the wrong decision of going into engineering just because the “common” roles don’t align with the life you want? 🤔 Well, you’re looking at it the wrong way! In this interview with Rebecca Miller, she dives into her non-traditional journey into Structural Engineering and how she intentionally designed a career in the field that matched her life goals instead of getting siloed into pre-existing job positions.

Tune in to Learn:

• Her path into Structural Engineering from an unrelated background to inspire you

• How her non-traditional background impacted her pursuit of the PE license

• Why engineers can explore other career paths other than the traditional route

• The best approach to studying for the PE exam that made her pass it

• Her thoughts on the pros and cons of the changes coming to the PE in April

• How she landed a job at a company that matched her life vision

• The key aspect of finding the job the suits what you want out of life

• Does working at an engineering tech company pay more?

• Advice for women engineers to thrive

• The right way to go about taking the PE Exam to avoid test anxiety and nervousness

• 2 ways to grasp engineering concepts for the PE Exam you probably never heard of

• What's behind a really successful career...in one word

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