About this episode

Anellise Deters shares her journey of returning to civil engineering and passing the PE exam while managing motherhood.

Imagine this: you step away from civil engineering for years to raise your kids, and then come back to the profession and have to pull off one of the biggest achievements in everybody’s career right off the bat? 🤔 That's exactly the road Anellise Deters traveled on her way to becoming a licensed PE. And there’s more — she did that all while being a mother of three kids! Exactly. I reacted the same way: What the heck?! 😯 In this episode, she dives into this exact journey, sharing the lessons, tips, and resources she learned the hard way as she prepped for the Water Resources PE exam, picked herself up after a first failed attempt, and got it done on the second try. Yes. It wasn’t smooth sailing at all. But as she also dives into the opportunities that opened up for her after earning those two letters next to her name, you’ll see why it’s totally worth “the trouble.” 😉 If you've ever wondered whether you've been out of civil engineering for too long, don't have enough time to study because of family, or can’t bounce back after a failed attempt…this interview is 100% for you. Period. Go check it out! 🧠 TUNE IN TO LEARN: Her Journey Going into Civil Engineering, Out of It, and…

People in this episode

Host: Isaac Oakeson

Guest: Anellise Deters

Topics covered

• motherhood
• career break
• PE exam
• civil engineering
• study tips
• resilience

Keywords

• PE exam
• civil engineering
• motherhood
• career break
• study tips
• resilience
• Water Resources

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Civil Engineering Academy

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