Just because a university department hasn't posted an opening with the Human Resources department, it certainly doesn't mean that they are not hiring full-time students. The more people you speak with about employment opportunities, the more you increase your chances of finding work. I chose engineering for a number of reasons. Firstly, I had high grades in math and science courses in high school. I was also interested in design and was intrigued with the dynamic nature of the profession.
Every project is different than the next.
I chose to concentrate on civil engineering once I became interested in transportation engineering and, specifically, the planning and design of roads and highways. I conduct traffic impact studies to determine the impact that future developments will have on roadway systems. For example, the result of a traffic study may include installing traffic lights or adding a left or right turning lane. On a larger scale, the result of a traffic study may include changing the timing of the traffic signals along a roadway or increasing the number of lanes. After the collected data has been analyzed, the procedures, findings, cost estimates, conclusions and recommendations would be documented in a report.