you advice for engineer students?

Question

when i was in first and second year i told myself it is the time to ask my self i am really engineer?
now i see my self capable of solving math probelms ..and ..
i'm studying hard ,and i always search in net or books about our last lecture to get more info..
but i don't have any practical or skill in my telecom major.we have only one industrial training in last year.
we have labs classes ,but when we do expriments we just follow the lab sheet .

so ,what is your advice for me or for any engineer students??

Answer 1

I wouldn't really fret over how much practical experience you have.

From my personal experience, I studied Aerospace Engineering. I've only been on a plane twice in my life, and only once where I have been old enough to remember.

I was able to complete my studies, even with my lack of practical aerospace / aviation knowledge.

You might be suprised where you end up getting a job, too. Even though I have an aerospace education, I now work in accident reconstruction, doing forensic engineering.

My advice I guess, would be to continue with your education, as what you're doing and learning now actually matters very little when you go out to get a job. Employers care more about your ability to learn than about what exactly you know and can remember.

My post was a little off-topic I guess, but I hope it helped :-/

Answer 2

3 suggestions:

1. Join IEEE. It should only cost about $100 or so per year because you are not employed in industry. Then go to as many of the functions as you can and start meeting people that work in the industry. These will become part of your network of contacts. Also, make sure that you get to know all of your professors really well, they will be references and contacts too. Your contacts will be your most important asset in helping you land that first job after college. Most companies don't actually advertise their no-experience positions, they rely on current employees and offer them bonuses when they bring new people in. So your contacts will be more important than any individual skill that you have.

2.Go online and look for free subscriptions to periodicals for the particular industry that you are interested in. They will ask you a bunch of BS questions about your job title, what you are authorized to order, what things do you use, etc. Just fibb all this, no one checks. IEEE will also have specialty groups that are cheap that you can join that will send you the latest industry developments also. These magazines will give you all of the specialty "jargon" and terms that your industry uses. This will help you in interviews and talking with your contacts, letting people know that you are working on understanding and keeping up with the latest developments. They will also teach you stuff that you won't learn in class. Ask your IEEE contacts what magazines they read.

3.Last but not least, go online and look for jobs, not entry level. Look for jobs that sound exactly like what you want to do for a living. Then look at the job requirements. This will give you a good road map as to what skills you need to learn so you can ultimately have the job that you want.

Answer 3

One practical way to gain some experience while still in school is to look for opportunities for an internship with a company. An internship can be a great asset on a young person's resume. It gets you past that Catch 22 of "how can I get experience if no one hires someone without experience?", demonstrates your initiative and shows that you can handle a real world job.

Answer 4

You might try a summer internship to get more experience. I spent a summer working at an oil refinery back when I was in school (I was a chemistry major) and it was really, really interesting (and it also paid very well)!! I found my summer position from the Career Center at the university I was attending.

Answer 5

Dear Eng.
Firs you should know that all subject in university it’s first based in your engineering life.
That’s why u should build this based with strong materials.
Don’t be hasty!!!!!!!
You will see all practical jobs in your experience real life.
And don’t forget the experience life. Its more important than the certificate

Best regards
mostafa

Answer 6

Study hard, dont party. Take many different classes, and learn your math very good. Be sure and take several good computer classes, and programming classes too.

Take a couple good drafting classes, auto cad type, also PLC classes, and be sure and take the EIT test before you graduate.