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What are the best job-hunting techniques for a fresh engineer?

What is the proper procedure a fresh engineer should follow during his/her job hunting  to come out of the crowd and avoid discouragement?

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Question added by Nouman Amin , Internee , MALAKAND-III HYDRO POWER COMPLEX DARGAI
Date Posted: 2016/05/24
Haroon ST Ramalingam
by Haroon ST Ramalingam , Technical Manager , Axiscades Technologies

Don't just apply for jobs online. Before applying for any job do your homework as to decide where you want to be.Prepare a well crafted CV.Then target those companies who fit in your list of preferences.Prepare a list of companies in an Excel format..there are a plenty of online excel tools available.This would help you to keep track of your applications.Most importantly followup / call the company / HR department after your application to know the status of your application (may be after a week but not as soon as you apply for a job).Also, try making contacts with friends who already work in companies to refer you / make contacts in professional network like Linkedin....These are something that should help you i think....Good Luck with your Hunt !! :)

CONNECTION , NOTHING ELSE CAN HELP IN A REALITY .

Jonathan CC Wang
by Jonathan CC Wang , Consultant - Special Research , Industrial Technology Research Institute ITRI

Get the resume/CV right and attractive.

Establish a good network.

Train self on the future trends/directions which you are interested, by attending the training courses with full thrust.

Prepare and attend exams and get certificates which are important to get a good job.

Get several good references.

Keep updated with the latest technologies and skills.

Train self how to perform during interviews.

Brangith Rajan
by Brangith Rajan , Mechanical Engineer , KHARIS INFRA PVT .Ltd

1. Choose in which field you want to work( like design, manufacturing, production, maintenance etc...) 2. Then prepare a good Resume, according to the needs of job in your desired field. Make it short and simple . 3. Create a linkedin account and make good contacts. 4. Post your resumes in good online website ( like bayt.com) , if wanted to get job in abroad . 5. If wanted to get job in home country then try to get good scores in national level common exams ( like GATE exam for engg: in India). 6. Look for available job vacencies in Newspapers( like Employment news) and apply for it. 7. Apply directly in company websites that you want to work for.

Mohammad Abo Al-Afiya
by Mohammad Abo Al-Afiya , Technical Engineer in Project Management Department , Art Bright

Make a list of your targeted fields and company 

Try to call them and ask if there are any available opportunities

Send Updated CV as  Email to companies

Tell your network that you are looking for a job

Update your account on bayt.com and linked in

If you have extra cash try to use premium accounts (bayt-linkedin) 

 

hussein habeeb
by hussein habeeb , field engineer , kalieg alslam for contracting

Training jobs is the best for freash engineers

Mohammed Irfan Ahmad
by Mohammed Irfan Ahmad , Senior Project Engineer , Schlumberger

Job Hunting; as it suggests; is completely dependent upon skill sets one possesses in his arsenal to offer to the prospective/target industry. The situation for fresh graduates is little bit more tricky and also with a catch 22 as everyone expects some level of real hands on experience; but if fresh engineer hasn't been given an opportunity; how can he earn this most desirable industry experience. 

Therefore, the focus for fresh engineer should be to have good handle on at least the core skills of his target industry coupled with set of soft skills which are a must and pre-requisites for all industries. Positive attitude and constructive mind-set are very important to keep oneself motivated through this testing phase.

Ahmed Mohamed Abdel Kader Al-Assar
by Ahmed Mohamed Abdel Kader Al-Assar , Project Control Engineer , QU

For self-marketing technique, in your resume focus on the soft & hard skills, for example i.e. self-motivated, adaptable, Understand & adhere with the QC/QA HSE..etc.. policies, and you can buy a service for improving your CV through the jobs advertise websites i.e. Bayt.com

For the obtaining experience from scratch, try to training in a big organization/project even if it need work without get paid a salary in order to gain some experience and have some functional achievements to add in your knowledge & your resume.

You only who will hunt a job for yourself, search for any proper opportunity around you, many companies prefer the fresh graduated than others.

If you want get a job, think what you have to gave to the organization, not what you want to get.

azhar mohammed
by azhar mohammed , Site Civil Engineer , Dawood Contracting LLC

need to be best with technical skills and what is we need to describe what we are capable of doing.what is describing it should be with our knowledge not with others.we need to be straight forward.

Nicole Nwachie
by Nicole Nwachie , sales supervisor , Shopcity Mega Retails

In my opinion, reach out to the company you worked with during your Industrial Training as an undergraduate proposing a fairly paid internship of 6 months. First of all, you have to believe you’re a person of value and play the part. Most reliable firms will offer you this opportunity. Again, you can apply for internship jobs with renowned firms. Pay in mind that experience is what you need most at this point and take any offer you get. Learn, practice, work hard during your internship. You can decide to apply for your Masters or take few professional courses and elevate into a specialized phase of Engineering

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