3 glaring mistakes recent graduates shouln't do during job search

I have been writing this resume tips and things related to job hunting quite a lot for past couple of weeks and my friend and former roommate who have just cleared AeSI, is the main inspiration behind all of this.

I want him to get a good job and get a head start in his career. Its been almost 2 months since he has become an engineer but i had not seen anyone of the company calling him or taking him seriously . So i wondered what might be the cause, Since interviews came through the resumes, i decided to ask him to show me his resume.

After 3 and 4 reminders and 4 weeks delay i finally saw his resume and frankly i was disappointed and hurt!!

There were many glaring mistakes and shortfalls in that resueme and the hurt came from the fact that i have written so many things before here but he never applied them in his resume...

But fortunately i saw it and made him see his mistakes.

Before i go in for his resume analysis there were some other factors that i noticed that a new fresher from AeSI should abide by.....

First thing that any fresh graduate should have is a separate account in naukri.com, monsterindia.com or other jobs site. My friend when i asked didn't have one. He just went to those sites and checked the requirement and then applied for the once he liked. Thats not the best or the optimum way. YOu need to create an online profile which can be accessed by the recruiters and then there is the feature of alerts. which is only available and relevant jobs come only when you have a good updated profile on those sites.

Secondly as i said earlier, i saw his resume only after 3 or 4 calls. He was lazy. Sending resume is not the first part, having good guidance and being proactive is the mantra for job hunting. Sitting passively just likes chickens on egg will not yield anything....


Its good to have friends and colleagues refer your resume, but that's not enough. Have a profile and search for your job yourself. Just sending your resume to some guy who came to your room and asked you to send is not enough, go to the guy's company's website, check what the requirement is and if that is not listed, check the nature of work the company does and then modify and update your resume accordingly and shoot it.

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Rejoice aerospace engineers you are in demand

Ever since the enews of aesi.org died, i felt there was a need for a similar thing so as to keep pace with aerospace industry we now have indianaeronews.blogspot.com and i hope the http://indianaeronews.blogspot.com is keeping up the good work.

Two campanies that remained in limelight this week in indian aerospace are Boeing and TATA. Boeing is partnering and increasing its business intrests in india and if you are following the news steadily you will notice that TATA is slowing moving into aerospace sector. The partnership with boeing and brazilian aircraft maker Embraer are pointers that this company is having great plans for aerospace. So buck up aerospace engineers, you have TATA waiting for you.


Another organization that is taking things into his hand is my former organisation NAL, It was in news this week for the regional transport aircraft (RTA) for which it has got the seed money from government of india.

This news apart flightglobal had another article on the shortage of aerospace engineers and that i guess is a good news for all the budding aerpasce engineers. Another news is regarding EDST, India’s largest PLM Solutions and 3D Visual Simulation provider, with its headquarters in Bangalore, which announced the launch of its training centre in Bangalore which will provide industry-focused training in PLM tools like CATIA V5, ENOVIA.
With Indian Aerospace and Defence budget expected to touch $100 billion mark in the next 10 years, an offset clause warranting foreign defence vendors to source 30 to 50 per cent of contract value within India, is expected to fetch several billion dollars worth of business for local industry.

So rejoice aerospace engineers you are in demand!!!


News snippets from indianaeronews.blogspot.com

Leading aviation companies like Boeing subsidiary Aviall, Lufthansa Technik, Singapore-based ST-Aerospace, France-based ATR, and KLM are planning to set up supply centres for aircraft components in the country. At present, carriers like Air India, Jet Airways, Kingfisher, SpiceJet, Go Air and IndiGo have to either import spare parts in bulk and stock them or get into lease agreements with various manufacturers.

Read more here

http://indianaeronews.blogspot.com/2008/04/leading-aviation-companies-planning-to.html




Boeing Co is partnering with a unit of India's Tata Group to test and validate a supercomputer to run aerodynamic simulations for the aircraft maker, the two companies said in a joint statement on Wednesday.

Read more here
http://indianaeronews.blogspot.com/2008/04/boeing-co-is-partnering-with-unit-of.html


According to the report, the Indian Defense Ministry is currently holding internal debates over the possibility of purchasing another three aircraft and the new deal would involve the same configuration as the one in 2004.


http://indianaeronews.blogspot.com/2008/04/israel-talking-biggest-defense-contract.html


India's state-funded research agency, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has sanctioned Rs300 crore ($75 million) for its Bangalore-based aerospace lab, the National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) towards the design and development of a regional transport aircraft (RTA) with the ability to ferry 90 passengers on short flights. Aerospace lab to design, build 90-seat aeroplane.India’s largest public research agency, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, or CSIR, has approved Rs300 crore ($75 million) for its Bangalore aerospace lab to design an aeroplane that can carry 90 passengers on short flights, and compete with planes of Franco-Italian aircraft maker ATR in Indian skies.

Read more here

http://indianaeronews.blogspot.com/2008/04/national-aerospace-laboratories-gets.html
http://indianaeronews.blogspot.com/2008/04/national-aerospace-laboratories-will_14.html



With Indian Aerospace and Defence budget expected to touch $100 billion mark in the next 10 years, an offset clause warranting foreign defence vendors to source 30 to 50 per cent of contract value within India, is expected to fetch several billion dollars worth of business for local industry.

Read more here

http://indianaeronews.blogspot.com/2008/04/offset-clause-for-aerospace-can-fetch.html


Tata`s is learnt to be in talks with Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer for partnership, reports agency sources.

The talks are for starting a joint venture for production of aircraft. The world`s third-largest plane manufacturer, Embraer is unable to meet the orders that it is getting from various countries and private players.

Read more here

http://indianaeronews.blogspot.com/2008/04/tatas-plans-partnership-with-brazilian.html


EDST, India’s largest PLM Solutions and 3D Visual Simulation provider, with its headquarters in Bangalore, today announced the launch of its training centre in Bangalore which will provide industry-focused training in PLM tools like CATIA V5, ENOVIA. These training centers will be focusing on building domain expertise in the areas of PLM and Engineering Competitiveness

Read more here

http://indianaeronews.blogspot.com/2008/04/edst-launches-training-centre-in.html



Flightglobal reports

The assembly lines may not be on the verge of grinding to a halt, or the launch pads about to be put into mothballs. But major problems in the supply of engineers in the aerospace industry are undoubtedly looming on the horizon.

For an industry whose self-image is one of thrusting achievement and pushing the technological envelope, the realities of company demographics make sobering reading. The workforce is ageing and the point is approaching at which the number of retirees will no longer be matched by the arrival of new entrants from universities and colleges.

Read more here

http://indianaeronews.blogspot.com/2008/04/aerospace-faces-looming-shortage-of.html



Bangalore is also the manufacturing hub of such heavy industries such as aerospace, space and defence sectors, providing an excellent base and hinterland for business travel into the cities.


Read more here

http://indianaeronews.blogspot.com/2008/04/aerospacespacedefence-sectorss.html

EDST launches CATIA and ENOVIA training centre in Bangalore

EDST has the largest customer base in the PLM industry including OEMs, aerospace and automotive sectors and has consistently met the PLM needs of its huge clientele.

EDST, India’s largest PLM Solutions and 3D Visual Simulation provider, with its headquarters in Bangalore, today announced the launch of its training centre in Bangalore which will provide industry-focused training in PLM tools like CATIA V5, ENOVIA. These training centers will be focusing on building domain expertise in the areas of PLM and Engineering Competitiveness specifically aligned to the manufacturing and engineering services industries.

Friday links

Skills and tools for Avionics stream students of AeSI


Among all branch of aerospace, i think avionics has one of the highest scope in india. With so many companies in india related to work on aircraft systems. So i asked a avionics senior about the kind of skills an avionics engineer should have.


Read his advice

How important is the field and department before your choose your training?


After AeSI, most of the AeSI folks follow this trend of training, some provided by AeSI and some seek on their own initiative. But in the run to have some training they tend to choose whatever comes their way with disregard to the field and the department....


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I am proud of AeSI and AMAeSI


One thing that i realized while i was doing training in National Aerospace Labs was that i am proud of AeSI and the stuff it has prepared me for. IN aerospace it felt that aesi has prepared me better than any folks i encountered in NAL. Similar is the condition of fellow friend Anupam who went to HAL


Read his experiences and be inspired...

Concurrent Technologies will look for avionics engineers!!

This news item intrigued me..


Concurrent Technologies will invest 1.1 mn pounds for setting up a new facility in Bangalore which will recruit highly skilled specialist electronic design engineers



And the comapny says


“This is not a case of going to India for lower cost people. The reason is to solve our recruitment problem. India produces hundreds of thousands of very high-quality engineers each year,” Glen Fawcett, managing director, Concurrent Technologies told local media in Essex.


The company which designs, manufactures and sells sophisticated computer equipment has three offices in the United States and one in Beijing. Telecommunications, military and aerospace markets are the main users of their products.


So rejoice avionics and aerospace engineers. And prepare yourself !!!




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One cardinal rule that you must remember for any interview.

I have faced so many interviews and talked to many of my collegues who have conducted interviews and this rule always shows up and the interviee follwoing this rule had the maximum chance of being recruited...

The rule is


"Always answer questions with confidence, even if you’re lying"

Interview folks love to ask tough questions to see what kind of answer you’re going to give. So give an answer with confidence. The actual answer you give, whether in front of a group or talking one on one, is much less important than how you say it. Make something up if you have to. And when people try to confuse you, saying " Are you sure" Be confident and say yes!!

Well a friend of mine is in a turbomachinery company where the top management are not very conversant with the technical topics, but still when they are interviewing someone they toss some difficult technical questions and check how the candidate handle them. So just take this advice. What ever be the question. If they doubt you on an answer, be confident and stick to your answers.

One of the most common questions I got when in NAL was, “What’s the work you did in NAL?” The truth is that in a NAL, i did so many things from programming to analysis to designing, but that answer can only get you in trouble. So one day I will say I do design and analysis and the next day I will say that I did programming. Both answers are right, but I’m much better off giving one simple answer and saying it with confidence.

Related : Other interview articles

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How to prepare for interview?


You have sent your resume and the resume has served its purpose and you got a call from the HR to come for a discussion. So what now? How should you prepare for the interview? What can you do? How to prepare? What to prepare?


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What should you write in a cover letter?


A resume introduced through cover letter is much more effective in communicating and connecting you than a single bland resume.This not only distinguises you but also paves a way for you to set the direction in which the employer should look when he sees your resume. so a cover letter is must. Don't ever send a bare resume if you want a response. so what are the things you should include in cover letter?


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Why learn programming?


Yesterday as I was researching on FORTRAN and stumbled along a nice little article titled same as this post. As my friends will tell you, I have more than academic interest in this subject , so went along and read the whole piece and liked most of what it said. And I think it answered one of the basic question that I knew but was not able to explain when people asked me why do you like programming? Well my answer then and still now is that.......


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Edit your resume like a professional resume writer

Since as you might have noticed resume writing and reworking on it has ben on my mind recently so here's one great article on web about how to edit your resume like a professional resume writer" The

Article points on 3 different ways and most of them are related to experienced personal but a fresh graduate might benifit from it too.

One important point the article points is

"Don’t give everything away in the resume.
The idea of a resume is to get someone to call you. Talk with you on the phone. Offer you an interview. So a resume is like a first date. You only show your best stuff and you don’t show it all."

Read more here

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Before rushing your resume to the latest requirement at Goodrich or InfoTech!

Job search is serious business. Do it with care and professional way. Remember the thing that HR's are trained professionals and they have seen 1000 times more resume that you have seen, so don't try to fool them with your resume. Be honest in but at the same time present yourself in positive light.

Being honest and introducing yourself in positive light is possible. All you need is to do is shift your focus from yourself to the recruiter. See the firm's point of view and present your true facts in terms of what they require or
need.

This is easier than you think. Just sit down and before rushing your email to the latest requirement at Goodrich or InfoTech! First and foremost see what it does, what are the latest news stories about it. Research the company and the
products and services it delivers. While doing that have a feel on where
your skills and knowledge fits for them.

You might not have the total knowledge or skills they require. Don't let this stop you. Concentrate on the skill that you can deliver the next day and highlight them in the resume. For the rest of the skills that you have but you need time to hone them, resolve in your mind that the next time a company with similar requirements comes, you will exactly fit the bill.

There is no perfect job or skills set that will exactly match you. Some will be always be lacking...

And always remember a good resume will not fetch you a job, it will just fetch you an interview... the rest will be the on the interview and that my friend begins from the things you have presented in the resume.

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Two basic questions regarding resume and how to prepare for interview?

I don't know where i read this but i had this as a text file in my work computer. I am posting it here as i know it will help aesi folks preparing for interveiw. This answers two basic questions regarding resume and how to prepare for interview?

Question: What’s the ideal length of a resume in a world where every resume is electronic and not viewed printed out on paper?

Answer:

A page. Still. Your resume is a marketing document, not a summary of your life, so every line should be about an accomplishment. The more amazing your accomplishments, the fewer you need to list. For example, if you can write “Evangelized Macintosh and made it one of the most beloved brands in the world,” then you don’t need any other sales and marketing bullets on your resume.

If you have totally lost perspective, and you think you have two page’s worth of incredible and relevant achievements, consider that hiring managers spend ten seconds evaluating a resume, and a scanner looks for ten keywords, which certainly fit on one page.

So unless you have a great connection with the hiring manager, and you know he’ll look at both pages, don’t bother sending them. And if you do have that great connection then you are probably going to get an interview even if your resume sucks.

Question: How should I prepare for an interview?

Answer: An interview is a test you can study for. So memorize answers to the fifty most common questions. Most interviewers ask standard variations on standard questions, and there are right answers to these questions.

Whether you are a stripper or a CIA agent, the answer to the question, “What is your weakness?” is a story about how your weakness interfered at work—in a specific situation—and you overcame it. Most of your other answers should be stories, too. This means you need to make them up before you get to the interview. Stories of your life are memorable. Lists of your life are not. Be memorable if you want to be hired.

Another way to prepare is to go to the gym right before the interview. It doesn’t matter if you never go to the gym—although you should, because people who workout regularly are more successful in their careers. You should go right before an interview because people judge you first on your appearance, and if do heavy lifting with your back and stomach muscles you will stand up much straighter in the interview. This will make you look more confident, which is half the battle in being judged by appearance.

Ps: I will make a credit as soon as i find from where i got this info.