Category: Careers

Women Mustn’t Fear a Career as an Engineer

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Countries all over the world, including India, are now facing a massive skill shortage in the engineering sector. This gap can be rightly filled by educated, skilled and talented women engineers. Therefore, nations all over the globe are changing the way they view women engineers.

Women in Tech

It is evident that having more woman in the organizational teams fosters innovation, creativity, and productivity resulting in more revenue. However, it is found that the Indian technology industry has only 26% of women engineers. The engineering sector is thus making efforts to bridge this gap by encouraging a diversified workforce.

Female Talent Acquisition

One of the tech giants, IBM has stated that if a woman developed a ‘career identity’ before they start a family, they are unstoppable. The company is also making efforts to identify young female potential talents and is enrolling them in a training program for their better growth in the engineering industry. Organizations are also building an inclusive interview panel to promote a fair assessment process.    

Need for Women in the Engineering Industry

It was found that there is only one woman engineer over three men across industries. The gap is significant and is hampering the overall productivity. Therefore, industries are now hiring woman engineers to create a perfect balance between gender, innovations, and productivity. Also, organizations are hiring women engineers to:

  • Embrace Creativity: Women involvement will add a mix of skills, gender, and bright minds. Women will contribute to create new ideas and bring innovative ways to work.
  • Skills and Potential: Girls and women can bring new potential to the engineering industry. Having a diversified workforce also helps to strengthen the overall infrastructure.

Career Opportunities

Women comprise less than ten percent of the engineering workforce. The engineering industries are thus embracing women engineers giving them lucrative job opportunities across the civil, chemical, construction, and mechanical engineering. They can even take up the high power jobs such as Quality Assurance, Manufacturing Surveillance, Project Administration, and Quality Lead.

Apart from them, organizations are also offering services such as child care, physical and mental health programs for women. These initiatives will reduce stress and encourage women to take up engineering jobs.   

Ways to rock interview on call

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You’ve got a phone interview lined up, and you’re wondering how to crack it. Here, are some quick tips to get you prepared for phone interview.

  • Make sure you have designated quiet spot to attend the call.
  • Be handy with the copy of your resume.
  • Be near to your computer.
  • Get well acquainted with the job description sent by the interviewer.
  • Prepare notes if you need a refresher while on the call.
  • Speak confidently and clearly.
  • Browse through the company’s website and social forums to know their business better.

With this information you can show that you interested in the job and are well-updated with the current business happenings.

Surely, these quick tips will help you in your next phone interview.

What is the required Skillset for “New-Collar Jobs” in Manufacturing?

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Factories today encompass the trending tools like 3D Printing, robotics, laser cutting machines, generative design tools, virtual reality, and augmented reality. All these tools are interconnected and form a network of devices. Now, to operate these highly advanced manufacturing tools, organizations require skilled personnel or the new-collar workforce.

However, manufacturers at present face major skills shortages in their factories as the workforce is incompetent in handling advanced machineries, such as computer numerical control (CNC) machining stations, lasers, automation, and robotics. This large-scale digitalization necessitates workforces with more advanced skills. The skillset of this workforce must include:

  • New collar workers must equip themselves with digital skills which are required for the working and maintenance of software and tools, such as CAD files and programs, 3D printers and robots.
  • Manufacturers expect the new collar workers to be skilled in cloud computing maintenance, security analysis and testing, data mining and statistical analysis, data storage management, and user interface operational and maintenance skills.
  • New-collar jobs require individuals to possess problem solving, critical thinking, and deep thinking skills to resolve the complex organizational problems with ease.

All in all, if individuals aspire for having a successful career in manufacturing industry, they must acquire the skills for new-collar jobs and accelerate their career growth.

The Do’s and Dont’s of an Impressive Resume

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Resume is the first document that a Human Resource manager looks at when hiring a new candidate. So, your resume must be very impactful so that it impresses and attracts the attention of HR manager.

Nowadays, to mitigate the efforts and time required in screening the resume, companies are adopting new technologies to scan, refine, and hire potential candidates. Therefore, A well written resume is vital as it decides your future and shapes your career. So make sure you follow the Do’s and Don’ts’ of an impressive resume as listed below:

Do’s

  • Place the crucial information on the top of your resume, to grab the employers’ attention.
  • Apply relevant keywords.
  • Include only actual and relevant information.
  • Provide only limited contact information.
  • Use exclusively subtle and clear format.
  • Include competencies like soft skills.

Don’ts  

  • Exclude personal information like marital status, height, weight, religion, and irrelevant information.
  • Avoid mentioning of work experiences that are not related to the current position you are applying for.
  • Never mention about obsolete skills.
  • Do not use difficult vocabulary.

Always keep your resume updated. Apply the do’s to improve your resume. Keep it simple and clear to increase your chances of getting selected.

Engineering Education and Job Satisfaction

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A couple of years back, a bachelor’s degree in engineering was assumed to be enough to achieve success in the career. But, with more competitiveness in the industries, the employers now seek candidates that hold advanced degrees in engineering. These degrees also helps the professional to move into job roles that are more challenging, highly paid, and with more responsibilities.

Recent research about degrees and job roles stated that:

  • Bachelor’s degree was the most common degree across the technical industries.
  • Master’s degree held the second highest position.
  • An exception was seen in the education sector that held a higher number of doctoral degrees.

Degree Types and Job Roles

Degrees plays a significant role in the employee job responsibilities. A match between the job roles and education is thus important for success. Therefore, people who wish to succeed in their career opt for advanced degrees in their field. It is often observed that:

  • Most of the successful people working in the same field of their education had both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree.
  • These professionals persuaded for a higher level of education to gain a deeper understanding of their fields and advance on their career paths.

Job Satisfaction

It is one of the most motivating factors to go for an advanced degree.

  • Most of the professionals believe that having a masters or a PhD degree helps them excel in their career.
  • It helps to gain an improvedbreadth of knowledge and expertise in their filed.
  • It gives professionals a higher level of job satisfaction and enjoyment of their tasks.
  • Lastly, it offers a high range of salary which gives them a feeling of satisfaction.