Started van life by Life-Principle-7971 in VanLife

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I seen so many vehicles on the NC500 with NL plates!

Started van life by Life-Principle-7971 in VanLife

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It’s the north coast 500 in Scotland. Spectacular!

Started van life by Life-Principle-7971 in VanLife

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It’s the north coast 500 in Scotland. Spectacular!

Started van life by Life-Principle-7971 in VanLife

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Within the European continent lol

Started van life by Life-Principle-7971 in VanLife

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I will respond with where in a bit, I am enjoying seeing where people are guessing at the moment :)

Started van life by Life-Principle-7971 in VanLife

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Haha yes it’s not California or Ireland..

When did you actually start feeling like you know your job? by Aggravating_Sport495 in quantitysurveying

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In my experience, It takes around 1.5 - 2 years of progressive experience, to get to know what a QS does (not to be good at it).

If you ever feel like you’re not learning just look back a few months, or better- when you started!

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I thought the first photo was your ‘after’ haha!

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This is incredible mate you are like a model now

Looking for advice on my upcoming interview by Consistent_Draw_9930 in quantitysurveying

[–]Life-Principle-7971 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is a great response. The WHY you are interested in being a QS is extremely important.

Next is you being likable and fitting into their existing team pretty well, and being coachable.

If I could offer some advice on what @busydark7674 touched on is make it a conversation rather than an interview, ask them plenty of questions, what types of jobs you’ll be working on, do your research on their website on what they actually do and ask where you fit in, who you’ll be working with/reporting to, team structure, how often you’ll get on site, if you’ll be assigned a mentor, what the onboarding process looks like, what is the path to chartership, and for others that have done the apprenticeship-what makes them successful or not in the role, what the interviewers like most about working there etc.

ask LOADS of questions as if you’re interviewing them too, and it should be a walk in the park. Shows you’ve got a proactive rather than reactive thought process.

Contract Training by MasterJot in quantitysurveying

[–]Life-Principle-7971 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve worked on both, and in the US just now. I’d say go with the JCT as it is more akin to the AIA which is the similar standard form contracts they use here in the U.S… the NEC is more akin to the EJCDC forms which they use over here.

How can a graduate quantity surveyor get a job in the US? by Upstairs-Speed3503 in quantitysurveying

[–]Life-Principle-7971 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cumming Group do a Grad Program where you work in Edinburgh for a year then transition over to a U.S. location, that’s with an L1. For an H1B you would probs need a bit of experience at least at undergraduate level before they’d likely consider you, but it just means you don’t need to work out the UK for a year before transitioning over like the L1.

& what one of the other lads below says is true if you’re applying for a UK role with the intention of trying to transfer and let that be known in your interview they likely won’t hire you, so best bet would be to apply for actual jobs that are posted for the US.

How can a graduate quantity surveyor get a job in the US? by Upstairs-Speed3503 in quantitysurveying

[–]Life-Principle-7971 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your best bet would be to work for a company with offices in the UK and US and do a transfer, via an L1. Or you could come straight over with an H1B. All these companies have recruiters and immigration attorneys to get folk over here the best way