Industrial Experience VICKY HOUGHTON Internship preferences https forms

Industrial Experience VICKY HOUGHTON

Internship preferences https: //forms. gle/spk 8 ep. PPm 3 SV 5 Kx. YA

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CV advice Personal statement This is not needed unless you have something unique to say. Personal details Your full name, address, email address, contact number and Linked. In account (if you have one) Do not include a photograph, your date of birth, gender, ethnic background or religion on your CV. Education details List these with your MEng Engineering details and predicted grade. A helpful link for the IA modules and coursework or a combined IA and IB modules coursework Name of previous institution, location, dates and qualifications are expected. Experience These should be listed in chronological order, starting with the most recent first. Give details of your role and responsibilities. Highlight the skills you gained or developed. Positions of responsibility / other achievements / extra-curricular activities This information will show that you're motivated to pursue activities relating to your career and that you take the initiative to develop your skills. Do you have any outside projects or hobbies you can provide details on? Employers are very keen to establish your genuine interest in engineering. Have you grown up tinkering in the garage? Have you created a product or taught yourself a new programming language? Undertaken any home or academic projects that you could use to demonstrate your engineering interest? Example of a CV can be found here http: //placements. eng. cam. ac. uk

Transferable skills Working as part of a team to reach common objectives Planning and managing your time effectively Simplifying ideas to non-technical individuals Acquiring, analysing and using information Securing co-operation of others Participating or leading groups of people Managing a project Dealing with clients or customers Controlling finances of an organisation http: //placements. eng. cam. ac. uk

Cover email advice Your covering email or letter is your personal sales pitch where you introduce yourself, explain why you want the job and why you would be a good candidate for the role. There are five components to your framework. Introduction: Who you are, what you are applying for and when you are available to work Motivation and your preferences: What is your motivation for applying? Show your understanding of the role. What makes you stand out from everyone else? What can you offer the company? Why you are attracted to them: What areas of their business interests you? What makes them stand out from other similar companies? Show them that you have taken the time to understand the company. Why they should be attracted to you: Highlight relevant experience or skills that match the job description. What is the next step: How can they contact you? When will you be available to work? Keep your document professional and avoid sending out a generic letter. Even a speculative letter should have specific details relating to the company you are applying to. If you've addressed your letter to a named person, 'Yours sincerely' is the correct sign-off. If you don't have a contact name, you should sign off with 'Yours faithfully'. http: //placements. eng. cam. ac. uk

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Responding to a job advert We design, develop and manufacture our own electro-mechanical sensors, as well as carrying out some contract R&D work. This includes development of the electronics, firmware, software and mechanical designs. All placement work will be on currently active projects and will result in exposure to a range of engineering disciplines (electronics, mechanical, software, control and instrumentation, test, R&D and application engineering); this might be useful to a student who hasn’t quite decided which engineering field to specialise in yet and is also particularly attractive to someone wishing to go on to work in a multi-disciplinary R&D environment. There is likely to be one main project for the placement plus several smaller activities, and both team and individual working will be required. A mentor will be nominated to oversee and assist, but self-motivation and liaison with staff across the company will be expected. An enquiring mind, general enthusiasm and a “can do” attitude will be a big help – all of which should be natural to a CUED student! http: //placements. eng. cam. ac. uk

TARGETjobs Civil and Structural Engineering Construction and Building Services Consulting Consumer Goods Engineering. Healthcare IT and Technology Logistics, Transport and Supply Chain Management and Business Public Service, Charity and Social Work Quantity Surveying and Building Surveying Science and Research http: //placements. eng. cam. ac. uk

Host organisations (by number of students) for IA and/or IB students Undergraduate Research Opportunity Programme (UROP) AECOM Arup Jaguar Land Rover TWI Chinese University of Hong Kong BT Samsung Cambridge Solutions Arm Amey Romax Rolls Royce Huxley Bertram Engineering Concrete Canvas Chess Dynamics http: //placements. eng. cam. ac. uk

Non-UK nationals You will need to register for a National Insurance Number. https: //www. gov. uk/apply-national-insurance-number Telephone: 0800 141 2075

Your to do list Attend the weekly workshops on Microsoft Teams Prepare a CV and cover letter Make a one to one consultation with me on Microsoft Teams Read the Friday newsletter with the list of new vacancies Peruse the CHOICE Database Register with the Cambridge University Careers Service http: //placements. eng. cam. ac. uk

Other Sources Engineering institutions - http: //teaching. eng. cam. ac. uk/content/accreditation-meng Friends and family contacts Newspapers and other media Engineering or careers publications Employer presentations through CUES http: //placements. eng. cam. ac. uk

Careers Events CUES 21 October – Virtual Careers Fair Cambridge University Careers Service 28 October - Engineering, Science and Technology Virtual Careers Fair Computer Laboratory 29 & 30 October– Virtual Recruitment Fair http: //placements. eng. cam. ac. uk