Early job offer for Stevens civil engineering student

Yunus Atlas, a senior Civil Engineering major who is also pursuing a master's degree in civil (structural) engineering, accepted an offer from the company at which he served several co-op positions over the course of his career at Stevens. At Railroad Construction Company, Inc., a large bridge, highway, tunnel, and road construction company in Paterson, N.J., Yunus will be employed as a junior estimator, moving on to project engineer and manager.  Yunus said he is fortunate to have garnered in five years at Stevens what traditionally takes ten years to accumulate - referring to a bachelor's degree, master's degree, and two years of sophisticated work experience through the Stevens co-op program.Compared to other universities, Yunus added, Stevens' co-op program and in-house career development support give Stevens students a tremendous advantage.   

"It was hard work and of course stressful at times, but it was all well worth it," Yunus said. "I was nudged to my limits, I'm sure of that, but in a good way and all with great results. I did amazing work, was paid well, and got to discover before graduating what I really want to do with the next 10-15 years of my life." Looking forward to a well-earned break this spring between commencement and the start of his full-time position, Yunus will travel to Turkey for a month to relax and visit family.