Description

Is everything that’s said about construction engineering in fact true? The long work weeks? The lack of work-life balance? The pay? Well, today’s guest has the answers. Kienen Koga is a construction engineer and YouTube superstar who has been working in the industry since his college days. And today, he’ll lay out everything you wanted to know about it.

Tune in to Learn:

• An uncommon technique Kienen used to decide if civil engineering was the right choice
• The power of internships — and how it changed Kienen's career plan and trajectory
• What a career in construction engineering looks like
• The truths and myths about work-life balance as a construction engineer
• The worst part of working in construction — and it has nothing to do with construction
• Are credentials important for a career in construction? Should you go to grad school?
• Kienen's experience and mistakes taking the FE and PE exams that you should avoid
• 3 easy tips to build a successful career you're truly proud of
• How to run a creative gig on the side of your day job
• The current drive for engineers to be more creative — and how to go about it if want to
• One aspect of the construction industry in Hawaii that doesn't exist in any other place
• Structural engineers (designers) vs construction engineers (builders)

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Kienen Koga's YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/kienenphysicsstuff

Kienen Koga's IG (@kikoga) - https://www.instagram.com/kikoga

NCEES FE Exam Prep Materials - https://account.ncees.org/exam-prep

University of Hawaii - https://www.hawaii.edu

University of Washington - https://www.washington.edu

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - https://www.pearlharborhistoricsites.org/pearl-harbor

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