I am a newcomer who has just come into contact with the construction industry. I want to learn something in this area and develop in all aspects, mainly in terms of budget and materials.

? As a newcomer with zero foundation, how can you quickly get started with cost estimating? Here is an advanced route recommended for ordinary people.

First of all, remember: You don’t have to learn it before changing careers! You can learn and do the costing at the same time! Learn by doing! It is best for ordinary people to go to consulting units when changing careers. Consulting companies usually publish information about recruiting interns on recruitment websites. This kind of information means that the company wants to find an apprentice who has low salary requirements and is not very good. If you have high salary requirements, If it’s not high, you can try it.

Why invest in a consulting company? First, because consulting units have relatively lower requirements and are easier to get into. The most important reasons are the following three reasons:

First, the salary of the consulting unit is basic salary + commission, which leads to the fast turnover nature of the consulting unit, which requires employees to constantly calculate, so that the company can have a steady flow of revenue. Therefore, consulting companies generally lack accounting personnel. As long as the salary requirements are not high, consulting companies will welcome you as an apprentice.

Second, the relationship between colleagues is simple, and most teachers are willing to teach. Generally, when a newbie joins the company, the company will arrange a teacher for you. The teacher is usually an old employee of the company, similar to a team leader. The team leader takes the work from the company and then arranges it for you. Only if you do it quickly and well can your team leader take on more work, so the team leader hopes from the bottom of his heart that you can learn it as soon as possible. If you don't understand something at work, you can ask the team leader, and the team leader will also answer your questions enthusiastically.

Third, general consulting companies have a lot of work. In the construction unit, one general contracting project takes two years, and in the consulting unit, there may be two general contracting projects in two months. In the same time period, the consulting unit's work The quantity is superior to the construction unit.

How to get started quickly after joining a consulting company?

The most basic part of cost calculation is measurement work. The prerequisite for measurement is to understand the drawings. Go to work during the day, go back to study online at night, and go to the company to ask your colleagues if you don’t understand something. This is a way to make rapid progress.

? After joining a consulting company and having a learning method, the rest is just a matter of time. By doing specific projects, accumulating experience, constantly discovering and solving problems in practice, and making progress. Soon you will become a qualified cost engineer.