ENGINEERING | SECTOR ESSENTIALS
ENGINEERING: A BEGINNER’S GUIDE Work experience will impress graduate recruiters and can even help you with career decisions.
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ecruiters value work experience. Accordingly, an engineering placement is the gold standard – it shows that you have hands-on industry experience to complement your degree, demonstrates your commitment to the sector and indicates that you know what to expect when you start your graduate job. It will also help you get a feel of where you want to work, and indicate to employers that your decisions about where to apply are based on more than guesswork. However, if you cannot manage an engineering placement or you have left it too late, there is no need worry; work experience or part-time jobs in any environment – even if it is in a different industry – can help you develop the transferable skills needed, as well as give you some work experience. As such, they too, are well thought of by employers.
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STEM Career Guide 2021
