-: I think the construction management program
does an awesome job at keeping their classes very relevant,
so just going class and absorbing that information,
obviously the first thing,
but then they have a mandatory internship required,
so do that, there's all sorts of meet and greets.
I mean, it's really just a one big community,
so the more exposure you can get to the players involved,
I mean, not only can it help you find a job
but also people that you're going to be working alongside
with for the next couple decades potentially.
so just really getting out there,
going to as many walkthroughs as you can.
If you don't have experience,
but you might have a graduate degree
in engineering or construction, it doesn't matter,
the guy that's been out in the field
and sees how things go together,
that's what's going to get you a job,
so try and get at least one if not two or more internships
under your belt before you go looking
for a full-time position.
So Bluebeam, I will say right off the bat, is huge.
Bluebeam's a PDF viewer that you can mark up documents with.
Use it everyday.
Absolutely crucial.
Excel, Excel spreadsheets, knowing formulas,
how to absorb data and know what it means
and analyze it is absolutely crucial.
We use Procore for our submittals and stuff,
submittal exchange, it really just
depends on the company but I'd say if you get
your four-year degree in construction management,
you have a good exposure to it already
'cause they require Bluebeam, they require all those.
You know, 10 years ago, people had a,
they were using a ruler and a scale to do takeoffs
and that's almost unheard of in this day and age
so there's a heavy reliance on technology.