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So the biggest and most time consuming
piece of your Professional Engineering application is documenting your work
experience. Generally speaking, you will have to provide a written narrative
documenting your work experience and explaining specific job tasks you
performed.
What You Need to Write in the Experience Record
The key with filling out your experience forms is going to be using action
verbs that show the responsibilities and tasks you actually performed.
Evaluators want to see phrases such as I designed or I managed, not
generic phrases like helped or worked on. This is the time to brag about
how awesome you are.
Here is a list of action verbs you can use in your record to get you started:
Designed
Analyzed
Trouble-shooted
Drew / Used CAD Software
Repaired
Estimated
Operated
Specified
Calculated
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Performed
Monitored
Trained
Tested
Programmed
Planned
Evaluated
Problem Solved
Produced
Created
Implemented
Managed
Negotiated
Example Phrases
Here is a list some generic examples of the types of phrases to use. These
ideas are just a start; there are millions of tasks, skills, and activities that
you can use based on your job.
Performed troubleshooting on circuitry problems in plant fire
suppression system.
Repaired natural gas leaks in gas turbine engine fuel system.
Monitored oil and ambient temp levels for routine maintenance
procedures.
Operated plant control valves and other devices via control center HMI.
Designed communication system between remote terminal units of plant
and switching station equipment to transmit MW, MVAR, and Current
Flow values.
Designed and implemented protective relay scheme.
Oversaw plant DCS migration to new system and programmed
modifications to software.
Produced engineering drawings for construction projects in accordance
with company practices while meeting appropriate safety standards.
Trained technicians on the operation of a new software implementation
system.
Calculated structural forces.
Determined the loading on concrete foundations.
Designed and managed project to construct a new underground
switchgear feeder.
Specified foundation detail requirements.
Designed storm water drainage plan.
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Look at your official job description (from the original job posting you
applied for or in your companys HR records). Use the duties and
responsibilities in there for verbiage. Ignore the Communicates
effectively or is a team player type items.
Look at the operations functions and responsibilities description of your
department. Use these items and add in the proper engineering
terminology. (You can usually find this in company PowerPoints or
management documents)
Contact by phone or email your state engineering boards staff that
provides assistance with form filling. They can give you direct insight
into what they are looking for. Often you can even speak directly to the
person who actually reviews/approves reports.
Ask your P.E. references if you can review their own record documents.
Having an example to go from will greatly help, especially if they are
working in the same field.
IMPORTANT- For the Young Engineers in the Crowd
It cannot be stressed enough that if you are serious about your engineering
career, you should continually track your experience through the early years
of your work life. Write the experience record as you are working.
It will be a lot easier for you in 4 to 6 years to put together your experience
documentation if you have most of the content already written. You will also
not have to rack your brain trying to remember specific details of projects you
worked on years ago.

DISCLAIMER: Make sure you check your local state engineering boards
website to see if there are specific requirements you must fulfill. Keep in
mind that every state has their own variation of the requirements; though
the core experience record should be applicable in most cases.
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