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The Profession

• A career in Telecoms
  Telecoms and the IT industry have come a long way in the last few years… The industry is not immune from the economic climate, but there are jobs with telecommunication companies, internet service providers, broadcasters, equipment manufacturers and IT consultants. Opportunities also arise for

Recent Graduates

• Broadcast Systems Engineer – Siemens - by Robyn Smith
  A degree combining Electrical Engineering with Communications has opened up a world of opportunity for Robyn Smith at engineering giant, Siemens. Background I graduated from Brighton University with a degree in
• Power System Engineer - National Grid - by Susan McDonald
  What do Power System Engineers do? I am currently working as a Power System Engineer within System Development in National Grid. In my role, I have been responsible for developing the electricity system to
• Electrical Engineer - Tata Steel - by Adimbola Ihidero
  Why did you choose to work for Tata Steel? This company is one of the very few who understand and are genuinely interested in developing skills as well as offering the opportunity to do so. I wanted to be part of a company that strongly believes in developing its staff as a tool for improving
• Defence Sector Engineer – Dstl - by Jonathan Williams
  Jonathan Williams protects the UK’s armed forces at Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl). He tells us about the enjoyment of working in a hub of scientific and engineering expertise. Did you always want to work in
• Software Developer – BT - by Anna Kennedy
  After completing an MSc in Computer Security at Birmingham University, Anna Kennedy found her ideal role as a Software Developer for BT. Why did you choose engineering? As a teenager, I enjoyed

Senior Profiles

• Technical Consultant – Getronics - by Lucy Hunt
  Lucy Hunt is a Technical Consultant at Getronics UK, but previously worked as an IT Adviser to Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) partner organisations in Nepal. She graduated from Oxford University with a MEng in Engineering Science and is now a Chartered IT Professional and on the BCS Women
• Instrument Engineer - NZ Refining Co. - by Suresh Simon Mathew
  I currently work for The New Zealand Refining Company Ltd as an Instrument Engineer. I am responsible for providing instrument engineering expertise and technical services in the fields of
• Defence Sector Engineer – GE Aviation - by Phil Sumner
  I started at GE Aviation (Formally Smiths Aerospace) in May 2005, having graduated in the summer of 2004. I had worked for a range of engineering companies during my summer breaks from university,

Finding the Right Job

• Developing your skills through extracurricular activities - by Raeeka Yassaie
  Relevant extracurricular activities outside of your course can create a great advantage as an applicant making you stand out from other candidates. If you can show that you are genuinely interested in your subject area and have a passion for it outside of your course then that can generate
• Psychometric assessments - How to prepare - by John Sponton
  The chances are that, as a candidate, you either have or will come across online or offline psychometric tests as part of your job hunting process. What are psychometric tests? Psychometric tests are standardised exercises which compare the responses from one candidate against lots of other
• Professional membership and its benefits - by Andrew Ramsay
  You’re about to complete your engineering degree and half a dozen employers are interested in you. But you’ve also got a student loan to pay off, so why waste scarce money on joining a club you may never use? Here’s why. You have invested a big chunk of your intellectual development in a subject

The Institute and Qualifications

• Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers
  The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) is the major source of industry agreed good practice guidance on building services engineering. CIBSE promotes the career of building services engineers by accrediting courses of study, by approving work based training programmes