Colege Confidential Alternate for Graduated Peers?

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<p>First I want to thank everyone who contributes to this forum. </p>

<p>I visit daily and find the wealth of information extremely helpful.</p>

<p>I recently graduated in May 2010 with a BS in CE and a BS in EE. I am very fortunate as I have been employed full-time in an IT position since July. I have career questions about whether this was the right move and would like to hear what others have to say. </p>

<p>I understand that this may not be the right place to ask those questions as this forum contrates more on college discussion (specifically those entering college). </p>

<p>My question is, is there a forum similar to College Confidential for recent Engineering graduates to discuss career moves, etc....? (Or... can those questions be asked here?)</p>

<p>Thanks for your time...</p>

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<p>Great idea. I think it’s great to hear from people that are actually in the industry to tell you what it’s really like out there.</p>

<p>Perhaps your professional society would have a forum?</p>

<p>I would also try to take advantage of any CEU opportunities available in your field. It is a great place to learn from your peers.</p>

<p>Congratulations on your degree and landing a job!</p>

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<p>People ask career questions here all the time, so I think you should feel free to! There are several engineers who post here regularly.</p>

<p>I haven’t found anything similar to CC for structural engineers. Well, I’ve found boards, but they are ghost towns. Maybe I should look again, though.</p>

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<p>[Physics</a> Help and Math Help - Physics Forums](<a href=“http://www.physicsforums.com%5DPhysics”>http://www.physicsforums.com) is the best I can think of</p>

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<p>engineerboards.com is great. It’s more geared towards PE’s and FE’s, but it is filled with working engineers who can give you advice.</p>

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<p>I’ve found one or two places, but most of them seem to be filled by guys wearing aviator-style glasses with jeans and a plaid shirt than engineers willing to talk about various things in their field.</p>

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<p>Try groups within LinkedIn. The larger ones can be pretty active; the ASCE group has had 20 new discussions within the past 10 days, which does not include old discussions that have been ongoing. Some can be very specific to your field and others can be very broad. Of course, if anonymity is a concern, you’re not going to get that.</p>

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<p>Eng-Tips. Very active forum for practicing engineers.</p>