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Being a Project Engineer is a good starting point for being a PM. I remember the PEs got some really good exposure to the different areas, they would talk to landowners and the community about their concerns, review tenders, go over budgets etc which is all stuff you need to get used to in...

Just to clarify, the vast majority of PMs on major projects are Civil Engineers. The rest are either from another engineering discipline and rarely from other areas (Quantity Surveyors, Finance etc). Civil Engineers who are very technically focused tend to struggle, because being a PM is about...

Im not an Engineer myself, but I have worked in HR on a multi billion dollar infrastructure project so I do know roughly what they do. If you work as a PM either directly for the client (e.g. NSW Government) or a tier one contractor (e.g. John Holland) you will most likely be working under a...

Couldnt agree more with this post. Id stick with just engineering, enter the workforce then consider further training down the track. There are a multitude of different roles within civil engineering and projects. You don't want to pigeon hole yourself before you've had a chance to try...

Couldnt agree more with this post. Id stick with just engineering, enter the workforce then consider further training down the track. There are a multitude of different roles within civil engineering and projects. You don't want to pigeon hole yourself before you've had a chance to try...

I think one of the biggest mistakes when people choose degrees/careers is they base it off their interests in high school subjects or topics of interest (i.e. Im good at maths, so Ill do engineering). The link between the two is tenuous at best and has little to do with the profession itself...

Obviously the statistics are the best we have, but they are so unreliable (for a multitude of reasons) it's hard for anyone to draw real conclusions from them. Unfortunately, most people in society dont have a basic understanding of statistics which is why they seem to be so prominent.

Im myself the same question after day 7 of working from home.

It has more to do with the economic impact I reckon. Closing schools basically causes a lot of problems for the workforce, because people need to stay home to look after their kids. Even worse, some parents will leave their kids with elderly relatives. As devastating as this will be, I hope...

Definitely agree with what other posters have said in this thread. Something else to consider though is doing well in high school sets you up for uni. Whilst HS and uni are different, if you go into uni with strong study habits and an understanding of how to get the best out of yourself, you...

You can do a double major if you want to, it certainly wont hurt. That being said, I wouldnt bother. If you are set on HR, then the other qualifications arent going to help much. You are far better off finishing uni in the quickest time possible so you can get straight into the workforce.

Tutoring colleges have entrance exams now....

Probably how overrated it is in terms of its impact on your future. Like, the HSC has so much hype surrounding it and people put so much energy into getting a good ATAR. Realistically though, unless you want to get into a course which requires a high ATAR (namely medicine) or a scholarship, it...

Psychometric testing should be used in conjunction with other selection methods. Pairing it with behavioral based interviews is quite effective, it can help put things into context. However, setting a minimum score or parameters and excluding candidates on that basis really should on be done...

This pretty much - I wouldn't worry too much, the most important thing is that they go to a decent high school that they enjoy. Ive been out of school for a long time now and looking back, this sort of thing is so minor and inconsequential. It amazes me how people worry about stuff like this...

Re: Coalition ‘alarmed’ after students with Atars as low as 17.9 accepted into teachi Teaching in a nutshell: - Low paying - Increasingly driven by casual/contract work - Increasing demand being placed on teachers by an overcrowded curriculum increasingly driven by warring ideologies (left and...

No it wouldnt - it has never been raised by a HM. You have to remember, we get applications from all over the country and even overseas, so you dont just see UNSW/USYD graduates.

A foolish strategy, but if it works and you get into Medicine...

Honestly, the curriculum is crowded enough as it is - I dont see why we need anything beyond "Respect all people" in schools in this respect. It should be left at that, stuff like morality, sexuality, gender, religious belief are really best left for personal/familial exploration.

At the end of the day, the most important result of this whole issue is one of choice. Now that SSM is legal, people are free to choose that option if they so wish. If they dont agree with it, then they are free to not engage in it. On the whole topic of religious freedom laws, I dont...