After you graduate from engineering school and taking your licensure examination (if you have one), your number one priority may be looking for your first engineering career. Since the engineering industry is very vast all over the world, one can expect numerous competitors in different engineering jobs. So how does one overcome this problem? How does one equip him/herself to overcome these challenges and make yourself ready for being employed as an Engineering professional after getting your degree?
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Here are 5 tips that can help you increase your employability.
#1 Get High Marks in Your Exams by Using Visual Learning methods
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Yes, grades have a direct implication on your employability. It may not be the main criteria, but grades are one of the criteria employers take a look at during job placements. To help you achieve this, a tip for easier studying is called “Visual Learning”.
What is visual learning? It is a method of learning wherein, you try to understand a topic by using graphs, diagrams, maps, and flowcharts. This will help you study ‘smart’ instead of studying ‘hard’. If you learn your subjects visually, rather than using the traditional textbook method, you’ll be able learn faster and retain more information and score well in exams.
#2 Get Additional Knowledge
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Another factor that increases your employability is through learning extra skills. Go attend seminars that can be useful when you’re employed. Or get a certification for any skill-based topic that is relevant to your major. You can also get part time jobs with companies that are related to your field. Read journals, magazines and articles to broaden your engineering knowledge.
#3 Improve Your Communication Skills
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Many employers prefer to hire graduates who have good if not excellent communication skills. So it’s important that you improve your communication skills as early as when you’re still in engineering school. One of the best ways to improve your communication skills is by being active in school project presentations and reports. Practice delivering your reports, and understand the topics by heart instead of reading your report from an index card or simply memorizing it. Watch useful TV programs that you can emulate to help you in communication. If the company you’re applying for requires a good demand in the english language, watch American sitcoms like Friends, and Big Bang Theory. You’ll be learning and enjoying at the same time.
#4 Improve Your Professional Skills
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What professional skills are we referring to? These include leadership skills, problem solving abilities, teamwork, etc. These skills will help you work with other employees in the company you’re going to be employed in. If you’re not confident in your skills, read self help books, motivational books, and even join seminars and activities that will help you achieve these skills. Take note of the important points and apply it in your daily student life.
#5. Improve your self-confidence.
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Soon you’ll be attending interviews and one factor that will help you do well is self-confidence. There are a lot of shy engineering students, so it’s best to practice self-confidence. How? Start off by believing in yourself. Everyone is unique and you have your own style of how you can complete a certain job or task–and that can’t be replicated by anyone. Take pride in what you do, but be open to new learnings and methods as well. Talk to yourself in the mirror, and tell yourself that you have the right skills and talents needed to succeed in your engineering career. Self talk is done by many motivational speakers in the world. So, it may be a good practice to keep your confidence up.
I hope these tips help. Get yourself ready for your dream engineering job!
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