Very good learning experience - Civil Engineering Student Assistant Caltrans Employee Review

5.0
Apr 30, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

I was hired as a civil engineering student assistant, basically an intern. Everyone was willing to help out when I did not fully know how to complete certain tasks. My supervisors taught me a lot and when there was downtime, they would help me network and figure out my future career plans.

Cons

Can be slow at times, it's busiest when there are a lot of projects but with the economy there weren't too many when I started out.

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Pros

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Cons

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