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Read up on how to get a graduate job in engineering and make the most of internships and placements. Explore different industry sectors and get a feel for working life by reading the views of graduate engineers. You’ll find top tips for applications, assessment centres and technical interviews, and advice on becoming an incorporated or chartered engineer. You can also search for engineering graduate jobs and schemes and find work experience and industrial placements with top engineering employers.
Job descriptions
- Automotive engineer: job description
- Manufacturing engineer: job description
- Materials engineer: job description
- Mechanical engineer: job description
- Mining engineer: job descriptions
- Naval architect: job description
- Petroleum engineer: job description
- Biomedical engineer: job description
- Aeronautical engineer: job description
- Quality assurance manager: job description
- Chemical (process) engineer: job description
- Site engineer: job description
- Commissioning engineer: job description
- Communications engineer: job description
- Control and instrumentation engineer: job description
- Technical sales engineer: job description
- Electrical engineer: job description
- Water engineer: job description
- Industrial/product designer: job description
- Land-based engineer: job description
- Maintenance engineer: job description
Industry sectors
- Aerospace engineering: industry sector overview
- Automotive engineering: industry sector overview
- Chemical engineering: industry sector overview
- Construction engineering: industry sector overview
- Control engineering: industry sector overview
- Defence technology: industry sector overview
- Electronic engineering: industry sector overview
- Energy (oil and gas): industry sector overview
- Energy (power generation): industry sector overview
- Engineering careers in retail: industry sector overview
- Engineering consultancy: industry sector overview
- Engineering design and construction (EDC): industry sector overview
- Fast moving consumer goods: industry sector overview
- Food manufacturing: industry sector overview
- Manufacturing engineering: industry sector overview
- Marine engineering: industry sector overview
- Materials and metals: industry sector overview
- Pharmaceuticals: industry sector overview
- Rail engineering: industry sector overview
- Research and development (R&D): industry sector overview
- Telecommunications engineering: industry sector overview
- Utilities: industry sector overview
Professional training and qualification
Internships and work experience
- Engineering work experience: a beginner's guide
- Which engineering employers offer summer internships or industrial placements?
- What to plan for your summer if you can't find an engineering internship
Sector essentials
- Choose the right engineering career and graduate employer
- Engineering postgraduate study: MSc, PhD or EngD?
- Find great graduate jobs in small engineering firms
- How do I get an engineering graduate job?
- Travel opportunities for graduate engineers: UK and abroad
- What can I do with an engineering degree, apart from being an engineer?
- Can't find an engineering job or internship? Get graduate engineers' advice
- What jobs can you do with an electrical engineering degree?
- What jobs can you do with an electronic engineering degree?
- What jobs can you do with a mechanical engineering degree?
- So-so salaries, satisfying careers: what graduate engineers think of their jobs
Salary and benefits
- Engineering salary round-up: from graduate to chartered engineer
- The engineering employers who boast the best benefits and bonuses
Women
- What women love about their engineering jobs
- Top female engineers tell students how to succeed in a male-dominated industry
Applications and CVs
- CVs and covering letters: convince engineering recruiters you're perfect for their graduate job
- Which engineering employers accept graduates with 2.2 degrees?
- How graduates can engineer great online job applications
- Researching graduate employers: boost your chances and get that engineering job!
- Want an engineering graduate job or internship? Why applying before the deadline gives a big advantage
Interview techniques
Assessment centres
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Get a head start and get hired by top engineering employers
Researching employers and getting ready for applications? We've done the work for you and compiled top tips on how to get hired by some of the UK's leading graduate engineering employers! Get insights into top engineering firms and their applications, interviews and assessments:
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Engineering postgraduate study
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