Hi Folks,
I was wondering if anyone has volunteered in the past or is currently volunteering to establish some experience in a specific engineering role/discipline/company?
Coming out of school with not much but an B.Eng and a slap on the back, I've applied to numerous paid positions without luck. Along the way I've gotten some great advice (and about tenfold in obvious advice) from various people working as or around engineers, but it just isn't cutting it as far as results go. I need a job doing something!!! I feel discriminated against because I don't have a PhD and for my less than seasoned resume (I made my way through aerospace engineering by shoveling dirt and baling hay).
But before this becomes a rant of my own frustration, I'll leave these questions for anyone who has gotten a jump start through volunteering (or anyone with an opinion on the matter):
1) Were companies interested in your offer to volunteer or were they hesitant/suspicious of taking on an unpaid employee?
2 a) Did volunteering help you achieve what you eventually wanted it to?
b) What were the terms of your position, and how long did you volunteer your time?
c) Were your responsibilities substantial or were you a coffee-runner?
3) Did volunteering impress future employers?
4) What was your strategy in approaching companies with the offer?
Hope some insight can be had on this subject.
Cheers.
I was wondering if anyone has volunteered in the past or is currently volunteering to establish some experience in a specific engineering role/discipline/company?
Coming out of school with not much but an B.Eng and a slap on the back, I've applied to numerous paid positions without luck. Along the way I've gotten some great advice (and about tenfold in obvious advice) from various people working as or around engineers, but it just isn't cutting it as far as results go. I need a job doing something!!! I feel discriminated against because I don't have a PhD and for my less than seasoned resume (I made my way through aerospace engineering by shoveling dirt and baling hay).
But before this becomes a rant of my own frustration, I'll leave these questions for anyone who has gotten a jump start through volunteering (or anyone with an opinion on the matter):
1) Were companies interested in your offer to volunteer or were they hesitant/suspicious of taking on an unpaid employee?
2 a) Did volunteering help you achieve what you eventually wanted it to?
b) What were the terms of your position, and how long did you volunteer your time?
c) Were your responsibilities substantial or were you a coffee-runner?
3) Did volunteering impress future employers?
4) What was your strategy in approaching companies with the offer?
Hope some insight can be had on this subject.
Cheers.