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Give Yourself a Competitive Edge in the Job Market

Give Yourself a Competitive Edge in the Job Market. Marion Rogers Tri Tek Services. What Do Employers Expect From Graduate Engineers?. How important are your skills? How important is your attitude? How important are your grades? How can you improve your employability? Holiday work

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Give Yourself a Competitive Edge in the Job Market

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  1. Give Yourself a Competitive Edge in the Job Market Marion Rogers Tri Tek Services

  2. What Do Employers Expect From Graduate Engineers? • How important are your skills? How important is your attitude? • How important are your grades? • How can you improve your employability? • Holiday work • Homework • Show & tell (c) Tri Tek Services Ltd. 2008

  3. Where Are The Jobs For Graduate Engineers? • Engineering companies • Newspapers, internet, notice boards • Recruitment companies • Newspapers, internet, notice boards • Networks • Holiday and project work experience, who you know (c) Tri Tek Services Ltd. 2008

  4. Recruiter Or Employer? • Different types of information for each • Make sure you know who your information is going to • Who will be interviewing you? HR staff, your manager, or a recruiter? • Make sure you know what the recruiter’s role is (c) Tri Tek Services Ltd. 2008

  5. You Need To Have Thought About… • What’s important to you • How your job fits into the company structure • What advantages you have • What career you want to build • Your likes, dislikes, skills & insights (c) Tri Tek Services Ltd. 2008

  6. You Need To Know… • What you need to enjoy your job • How the balance between skill & attitude influences employers • What an employer expects from you • That the number of people who have applied for a job is irrelevant • That you are in charge of your life (c) Tri Tek Services Ltd. 2008

  7. How To Send An Email • Professional language, content, & style • Attachments - name, size, & type • Supporting documents • Spell-check and proof-read How To Write A Cover Letter • To whom, for what, when, & why • Concise, clear, & courteous (c) Tri Tek Services Ltd. 2008

  8. How To Write A Curriculum Vitae • Overall Format • Appropriate structure & length • Common mistakes & proofreading • Objectives - how to lose the job in 15 seconds • Personal Information - what employers want to know but won’t ask (c) Tri Tek Services Ltd. 2008

  9. Education • How much secondary school information? • Your degree grades • Work History • Full time & part time • Project & practical course-work (c) Tri Tek Services Ltd. 2008

  10. Referees & references • Reality check & proofread • Do your homework What does your email + cover letter + CV say about you? (c) Tri Tek Services Ltd. 2008

  11. Interviews • Preparation • Research the company • Gather your CV & supporting documents • Review before your interview • Presentation • Clothes • Location, traffic, & timing • Reception staff (c) Tri Tek Services Ltd. 2008

  12. What Interviews Are For • Companies & recruiters use interviews to find out: • Who you are • What you want to do • What you can offer the company • You use an interview to find out: • What the job involves • The style & ethos of the company • What career path they can offer (c) Tri Tek Services Ltd. 2008

  13. You need to know: • An interview is a 2-way street • What you want, & how to ask relevant questions • How to look & sound professional • The big moment • How to lose the job before sitting down • Introductions, handshakes, & names • Coffee, tea, & water (c) Tri Tek Services Ltd. 2008

  14. The listening & talking balance • Attitude & technical skills • Career and/or a job • How to make sure you are not offered the job • Interview closing • Handshake or no handshake? (c) Tri Tek Services Ltd. 2008

  15. Post-interview • What happens next • How to tell a company that you are/not interested • How to help employers decide (c) Tri Tek Services Ltd. 2008

  16. Career Paths

  17. Career Paths from your Degree Research Design and Development Sales and Marketing Logistics and Materials Manufacturing and Production Completed Degree Level Qualification (c) Tri Tek Services Ltd. 2008

  18. Hardware or Software Design Graduate R&D Manager Technical Specialist Project Manager Senior Product Design Engineer Project Team Leader Product Designer Assistant Product Designer (c) Tri Tek Services Ltd. 2008

  19. Graduate Interested in Sales General Manager Divisional/Regional Manager Regional/Global Product Manager Sales and Marketing Manager Sales Manager Product Manager Product Engineer Sales Engineer Field Applications Engineer Sales Representative Inside Sales R&D / Product Design Technical Customer Support (c) Tri Tek Services Ltd. 2008

  20. Manufacturing Graduate Engineer Engineering Manager Manufacturing Manager Project Manager Production Manager Production / Process Team-leader Production Supervisor Project Engineer Production Co-ordinator Production Team-leader Production / Process Engineer Production Engineer (c) Tri Tek Services Ltd. 2008 Junior Production Engineer

  21. Graduate Interested in Logistics and Materials Materials and Logistics Manager Materials Manager Logistics Manager Warehouse Manager Purchasing Manager Inventory Controller Purchasing Officer Storeperson (c) Tri Tek Services Ltd. 2008

  22. Marion Rogers Tri Tek Services tritek@clear.net.nz (c) Tri Tek Services Ltd. 2008

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