Engineering Survival Manual

A guidebook (wake up call) about the construction industry for the aspiring engineer. The construction industry is not what it seems. For the newly-graduated aspiring engineer, be that in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical or numerous others, the unknown entity that is the construction industry may seem an exciting or enjoyable prospect. However the harsh realities are quickly realised, given the tendency for the all-consuming machine that is construction to rapidly eat up and spit out fresh faced construction engineers. The glorified nature of the industry as spun by University lecturers, career open days and your family friend (who actually works in finance) is a farce that is rapidly exposed within your first weeks on a real construction site. Fortunately engineeringsurvivalmanual.com provides the answer! Or at least attempts too in the form of an easy to read, digest and apply style community site that will assist any young engineer in their journey from university graduate to construction veteran. This site further aims to shed some light on the truth behind an industry that routinely pushes young professionals into a career change or even depression. If nothing else, this site will at least provide a nice respite from the traditional, thousand page numerical engineering books that were fast driving you to stepping off that cliff yourself.