Job market seems brutal
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Been supporting my son trying to get a job after leaving uni. He grafted his way through to a first in mech engineering and just getting nowhere. Lovely lad and would interview well if he could just find somewhere to apply!
Anyone know of anywhere wanting a bright young lad ….
He isn’t sitting on his arse and has taken work doing end of tenancy checks for an agent. But it’s not using his brain as much as he wants.
Anyone know of anywhere wanting a bright young lad ….
He isn’t sitting on his arse and has taken work doing end of tenancy checks for an agent. But it’s not using his brain as much as he wants.
My kid is only starting Yr 6 next year so I'm way off this but it is depressing to see this kind of post, makes me doubt the benefit of a degree vs costs incurred. Fine if it gets your CV in the right pile, but if that pile just doesn't exist, what then!?
That said in the mid-90s I graduated at the back end of a recession and graduate entry jobs were hard to come by in my chosen field of IT, took a year of searching and many applications.
That said in the mid-90s I graduated at the back end of a recession and graduate entry jobs were hard to come by in my chosen field of IT, took a year of searching and many applications.
Amazon are always hiring. They have quite a few mechanical engineers but it's normally easiest to join as an Area Manager in a warehouse or delivery station, get some experience then move into a more technical role. Something like this https://amazon.jobs/en/jobs/2914497/area-manager. Send me an email if he's interested
Other end of education scale, both my sons with just GCSEs apply constantly for jobs and up til now have had no luck.
One got a Skype interview which led to a second Skype interview which then led to an actual face to face interview.
If that had been successful, he would have had to then spend a day in the role he had applied for whilst under observation.
No it wasn't Head of Paediatric Surgery at St George's Hospital.
It was floor assistant at Aldi......FFS!
Thankfully he has got an apprenticeship at a local to him building firm, and my other lad looks like he has secured a job in the kitchens of a hotel local to me.
One got a Skype interview which led to a second Skype interview which then led to an actual face to face interview.
If that had been successful, he would have had to then spend a day in the role he had applied for whilst under observation.
No it wasn't Head of Paediatric Surgery at St George's Hospital.
It was floor assistant at Aldi......FFS!
Thankfully he has got an apprenticeship at a local to him building firm, and my other lad looks like he has secured a job in the kitchens of a hotel local to me.
Sizewell C grad scheme
https://young.sizewellc.com/yszc/the-lowdown/gradu...
Hinkley
https://destinationnuclearcareersportal.co.uk/jobs...
Babcock
https://destinationnuclearcareersportal.co.uk/jobs...
If he's got a first and getting nowhere it might be time to ask why. It might be worth investing in some interview prep training & CV / application writing, PM me if you want a recommendation.
https://young.sizewellc.com/yszc/the-lowdown/gradu...
Hinkley
https://destinationnuclearcareersportal.co.uk/jobs...
Babcock
https://destinationnuclearcareersportal.co.uk/jobs...
If he's got a first and getting nowhere it might be time to ask why. It might be worth investing in some interview prep training & CV / application writing, PM me if you want a recommendation.
I have to admit OP this is really surprising. As an engineer myself, I know our company are having great difficulty recruiting anyone with any ounce of talent; for both shopfloor hands on work or desk-based engineering roles.
If someone with a first and interviews very well turned up at our place they would most definately get a start at the very least. I've found that the best candiates have multiple job offers and are able to pick the best offer (and salary). We recevied feedback for one interviewee that they had recevied 7 jobs offers. (Our problem is we don't pay enough and need a company wide salary reset)
Also hearing from recruiters that employers need to move very quickly to get the person they want.
Only thing I can think of is businesses want engineers to hit the ground running and don't have the staff levels or time to put into someone straight out of uni. Budgets/headcount won't be helping either currently.
Stick at it, I would be surprised if something doesn't turn up very soon for him.
If someone with a first and interviews very well turned up at our place they would most definately get a start at the very least. I've found that the best candiates have multiple job offers and are able to pick the best offer (and salary). We recevied feedback for one interviewee that they had recevied 7 jobs offers. (Our problem is we don't pay enough and need a company wide salary reset)
Also hearing from recruiters that employers need to move very quickly to get the person they want.
Only thing I can think of is businesses want engineers to hit the ground running and don't have the staff levels or time to put into someone straight out of uni. Budgets/headcount won't be helping either currently.
Stick at it, I would be surprised if something doesn't turn up very soon for him.
Edited by EastMidsEng on Thursday 14th August 13:51
Edited by EastMidsEng on Thursday 14th August 13:53
Shooter McGavin said:
My kid is only starting Yr 6 next year so I'm way off this but it is depressing to see this kind of post, makes me doubt the benefit of a degree vs costs incurred. Fine if it gets your CV in the right pile, but if that pile just doesn't exist, what then!?
That said in the mid-90s I graduated at the back end of a recession and graduate entry jobs were hard to come by in my chosen field of IT, took a year of searching and many applications.
I wouldn't even think too hard about it if they are in Yr6. The world is going to look very different by the time they are considering uni or not. Personally I think university, for most people, will be a complete waste of money and time in 10 years time. These kids will be experts in AI and will be able to learn about any topic they wish very rapidly.That said in the mid-90s I graduated at the back end of a recession and graduate entry jobs were hard to come by in my chosen field of IT, took a year of searching and many applications.
Familymad said:
Been supporting my son trying to get a job after leaving uni. He grafted his way through to a first in mech engineering and just getting nowhere. Lovely lad and would interview well if he could just find somewhere to apply!
Anyone know of anywhere wanting a bright young lad ….
He isn’t sitting on his arse and has taken work doing end of tenancy checks for an agent. But it’s not using his brain as much as he wants.
Some sage advice above, and can confirm that there’s definitely some demand out there. Has he put any limitations in place, such as what he will do, where he’s prepared to do it and for how much? If not, then it should get progressively easier to secure a role.Anyone know of anywhere wanting a bright young lad ….
He isn’t sitting on his arse and has taken work doing end of tenancy checks for an agent. But it’s not using his brain as much as he wants.
Other than that, I’d be delighted to cast an eye over his CV just in case that might be a limiting factor.
Good luck!
zbc said:
Amazon are always hiring. They have quite a few mechanical engineers but it's normally easiest to join as an Area Manager in a warehouse or delivery station, get some experience then move into a more technical role. Something like this https://amazon.jobs/en/jobs/2914497/area-manager. Send me an email if he's interested
This- currently lots of RME roles open cml24 said:
When I graduated with am engineering degree, the graduate schemes had closed by about April, to start work the filling autumn.
The role I got closed by the end of the year, so nine months in advance of start date.
Is it just the wrong time of year to be applying for graduate schemes?
For grad schemes at the big/national/multi-national/plc compaines probably but your smaller private compaines will take grads on all year round. The role I got closed by the end of the year, so nine months in advance of start date.
Is it just the wrong time of year to be applying for graduate schemes?
If I was in his postion I wouldn't narrow my search to recent grad roles anyway. I would be applying for any "egineering" roles that interested me. Even better if you can apply direct through company websites rather than through recruiters. But he should still make sure his CV is AI friendly.
There are negatives to being at these smaller companies but at the sametime you can also quickly become a key member on the engineering team, get well paid and work on some interesting projects. From my experience avoid the Amercian owned corporations unless you have a strong desire to move to the states in which case working for one of these makes that process possible.
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