Are you stuck in a career rut or planning your next move? Or maybe you’re a student struggling to decide on an industry. In each issue, we’ll put your burning questions to our panel of seasoned engineers.
"I would say two things: a good level of understanding and experience of engineering principles, and the second thing would be reacting to other industry needs. I spent most of my career in oil and gas but more recently have been working in the renewable market. I have identified the differences in needs for each market and positioned myself to take advantage of this in the renewable market."
"As your career progresses, be aware of how what you do applies to engineering in general rather than specifically to your industry. Look at your own industry to see how its specialisms can be brought to bear and bring a new approach to other industries and make the point in your job application."
"Identify your transferable skills and have a narrative ready for covering letters, discussions with headhunters, computer engineering vs computer science – you need to be clear what you can offer and why your career has been leading to this. Back it up by finding ways to get involved in the target industry, either offering your services voluntarily or through a free-time activity, hobby or project."
"I would say two things: a good level of understanding and experience of engineering principles, and the second thing would be reacting to other industry needs. I spent most of my career in oil and gas but more recently have been working in the renewable market. I have identified the differences in needs for each market and positioned myself to take advantage of this in the renewable market."
"As your career progresses, be aware of how what you do applies to engineering in general rather than specifically to your industry. Look at your own industry to see how its specialisms can be brought to bear and bring a new approach to other industries and make the point in your job application."
"Identify your transferable skills and have a narrative ready for covering letters, discussions with headhunters, computer engineering vs computer science – you need to be clear what you can offer and why your career has been leading to this. Back it up by finding ways to get involved in the target industry, either offering your services voluntarily or through a free-time activity, hobby or project."
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