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| John.Marinacci@gmail.com 2006-06-25, 9:25 pm |
| As a trained electrical engineer what would be a good side job, is it
possible to become and inspector for residences or something like that?
Thanks,
John Marinacci
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| thrugoodmarshall@hotmail.com 2006-06-26, 1:25 pm |
| If you're any good, send a resume to your local OEMs, bodyshops,
consulting houses.
If you look good on paper, contact some of the big corporate
houses--Aerotek, Volt, etc.
John.Marinacci@gmail.com wrote:
> As a trained electrical engineer what would be a good side job, is it
> possible to become and inspector for residences or something like that?
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> Thanks,
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> John Marinacci
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| Paul Hovnanian P.E. 2006-06-26, 5:25 pm |
| "thrugoodmarshall@hotmail.com" wrote:
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> If you're any good, send a resume to your local OEMs, bodyshops,
> consulting houses.
> If you look good on paper, contact some of the big corporate
> houses--Aerotek, Volt, etc.
The OP was looking for side jobs, which might mean a desire to branch
out from his chosen field for reasons other than lack of work. I do some
carpentry and construction just because sitting at my desk doing EE work
can get monotonous. I also don't need the money.
As to the question of doing home inspections, it depends on the OPs
experience in this area. There is quite a bit of knowledge involved with
residential construction aside from the electrical part. If the OP has
gained that kind of knowledge through osmosis or previous work, fine.
But there are quite a few EEs who wouldn't recognize a bad foundation if
it fell on them. There may also be licensing requirements, depending on
the jurisdiction.
As to the recommendations for job shops, the best thing to do is to ask
a few employers who they use for hiring. In my experience, Aerotek and
Volt provide real low level engineering 'grunts' for drafting and
repetitive, mindless work. I haven't seen any businesses who would go to
them for something like a licensed PE or any other key engineering
functions. There are some executive placement services that handle this
sort of thing, but they tend to be smaller, local outfits who have
developed a high level of trust with area businesses.
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Paul Hovnanian mailto:Paul@Hovnanian.com
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