Sure, you passed the exam, and they handed you the certificate, but there’s a lot more you need to know as a rookie engineer, and you’ll learn it by messing up, mostly.
But lucky for you, Jim Spell is here to give you some tips now, before you make a dangerous or embarrassing mistake. He offers a dozen real-life strategies to avoid trouble.
Jim spent 33 years as a professional firefighter with Vail (Colo.) Fire & Emergency Services, the last 20 years as a captain, so he’s seen his share of the goof-ups that rookie engineers make.