{"id":3012,"date":"2015-07-30T11:40:59","date_gmt":"2015-07-30T11:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discovery-graduates.com\/?p=3012"},"modified":"2015-07-30T11:40:59","modified_gmt":"2015-07-30T11:40:59","slug":"six-steps-to-landing-a-graduate-job-in-engineering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/discovery-adr.com\/us\/six-steps-to-landing-a-graduate-job-in-engineering\/","title":{"rendered":"Six steps to landing a graduate job in engineering"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Interns-apprentices-650\"<\/a><\/strong>No one ever said that finding your first graduate job was going to be easy, especially if you\u2019re looking to join the engineering sector.<\/p>\n

No doubt you\u2019ve heard about the shortage of engineers in the UK but, don\u2019t be fooled, that doesn\u2019t mean getting a job in the industry is going to be easy or straightforward. It\u2019s still going to require a lot of work from you.<\/p>\n

When employers use the term \u201cshortage\u201d what they really mean is that they don\u2019t have enough engineers with the right mixture of personal skills, technical ability and practical experience in the right areas.<\/p>\n

However, with the right amount of research, planning and action, you can most definitely make yourself appear attractive to employers in your sector.<\/p>\n

By following the below six steps, there\u2019s no reason you won\u2019t be ready to go after that engineering role of your dreams.<\/p>\n

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  1. Begin as early as possible<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    If you want to finish your degree and go straight into a graduate job, you\u2019ll need to spend your time at university wisely in order to build up your resume. While this obviously means getting the best result you can from your degree \u2013 as many employers won\u2019t even look at a resume without at least a 2:1 classification \u2013 you also need to have participated in a little work experience in a relevant field while also taking part in extracurricular activities.<\/p>\n

    During your first year at university you should be thinking what you want to put on your resume and how you would love it to look by the time you get to applying for graduate roles; and then go out and get the experience to fill it up.<\/p>\n

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    1. Get some great work experience<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      No matter what anyone else tells you, the single most important thing that has the power to improve your chances of getting that graduate role in engineering is work experience. Luckily more and more university courses are including work experience as a vital part of the degree however, if yours doesn\u2019t, you need to get out there and find some.<\/p>\n

      Mike Gray, Head of Coventry University\u2019s Engineering Futures Career Team, said that work experience can actually help you to develop academic skills too because you will better understand why that theory works and how it is applied.<\/p>\n

      With so many employers believing graduates lack practical experience in engineering, you will most definitely stand out from the crowd when it comes to landing that perfect job.<\/p>\n

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      1. Aim high but keep things broad<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        It\u2019s important to aim high when you\u2019re looking for that perfect graduate role and don\u2019t be afraid to apply to the companies that you really want to work for.<\/p>\n

        Remember, the UK is home to some of the largest and best engineering firms in the world and graduating from a British university with an engineering degree puts you in a great position when it comes to being chosen for the job.<\/p>\n

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        1. Make the most of your university <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          You chose your university for a reason right? So make the most of what it has to offer. Believe it or not, university isn\u2019t just an expensive place you spend your hours locked up in an engineering lab away from sunlight, it\u2019s also a hotbed for innovative research projects which are often in collaboration with engineering firms.<\/p>\n

          This means that your lecturers may be able to give you the latest gossip on certain companies \u2013 for example, if they\u2019re hiring or looking for interns \u2013 while also giving you the contact details for all the right people.<\/p>\n

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          1. Be careful to tailor your applications<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Every single employer has stories about that candidate who wrote the wrong company name on the application form and the engineering sector is of no exception. It\u2019s vital that you get your application form right so spend some time on it and really show off the fact that you\u2019re not just a great engineer but you\u2019re also switched on and right for the job.<\/p>\n

            You should spend time researching the company to find out the sort of person they\u2019re after and tailor your application for to this.<\/p>\n

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            1. Never give up on your search<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              Don\u2019t be fooled \u2013 some of your job applications will be rejected. It is all just part and parcel of the graduate job market.<\/p>\n

              The trick is to ensure that it doesn\u2019t get you down. Remain positive and keep going, you will get there in the end.<\/p>\n

              Every time that you miss out on a job you should think about why \u2013 was there a gap in your resume? Did you make any mistakes in the interview? You can also ask for feedback from interviewers to find out exactly what help you back so you don\u2019t make the same mistakes next time.<\/p>\n

              Discovery Graduates are recruiting for some excellent graduate engineering opportunities<\/a>. Take a look at them here…<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

              No one ever said that finding your first graduate job was going to be easy, especially if you\u2019re looking to join the engineering sector. No doubt you\u2019ve heard about the shortage of engineers in the UK but, don\u2019t be fooled, that doesn\u2019t mean getting a job in the industry is going to be easy or […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_breakdance_hide_in_design_set":false,"_breakdance_tags":"","footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[20,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","category-graduate-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/discovery-adr.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3012","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/discovery-adr.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/discovery-adr.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discovery-adr.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discovery-adr.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3012"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/discovery-adr.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3012\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/discovery-adr.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3012"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discovery-adr.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3012"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discovery-adr.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}