Give me a job please!

[Ianthegypo]

Hello, I graduated with a 1st class honours degree in m(eng) automotive and motorsport engineering from City University, London. Am currently looking for a graduate job within the automotive/motorsport industry within the UK, has anyone got any tips, advice, vacancies?

thanks

Ian

[Ianthegypo]

Hello, I graduated with a 1st class honours degree in m(eng) automotive and motorsport engineering from City University, London. Am currently looking for a graduate job within the automotive/motorsport industry within the UK, has anyone got any tips, advice, vacancies?

thanks

Ian

[js10coastr]

Tips:
-get experience, even if you have to volunteer.
-pray to the racing gods that you get lucky.
-network, network, network (it's not only what you know, but who you know).
-get lucky.
-profit.

[Ianthegypo]

Just an update for you, I was offered at the weekend a job at Red Bull Technology, AKA the Formula 1 team. I will be an aerodynamicist. So its possible to make that kinda step, it just takes patience!

[RiNaZ]

how did you manage to get that?

[Ianthegypo]

Strong A levels, a first class Masters degree in Automotive Engineering and showing them I have the ability to learn all about the aero side of things.

[95M3Racer]

Now just work a couple months straight of 20-24 hour work days, and make Absolutely Zero mistakes, because in anything f1 related, you get the boot in an instant for the slightest mistake.

Have fun and good luck!

[Ianthegypo]

That may well be true, but they gave the impression that they wanted long term commitent, in both directions. Whats the point in them training you for 6 months to remove you from employment, then start over again? It may be a fast moving world but they arent stupid. I have an uncle who used to be in the business for many years and ive never got any feeling from him that what you say is the case

[Hoosier Daddy]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by 95M3Racer:
Now just work a couple months straight of 20-24 hour work days, and make Absolutely Zero mistakes, because in anything f1 related, you get the boot in an instant for the slightest mistake.

Have fun and good luck! </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

That is so not true.

[95M3Racer]

Its just what I've heard from some engineers over the last couple years.

If you are coming out of college with a bachelors, or even masters (from the US mind you, its a different story for euro's), you are going to be in an entry level position. They'll definitely want to groom you and make you into someone they can hold onto for a while...but there are 1000 other youngens who are just as smart, may times willing to work for less, so its a tough business. Its expensive to live over there, and you'll most likely be travelling a lot. Plus, I doubt they'd be paying very much for the first couple years...although, if you are travelling a lot, they'd probably pickup all your expenses, so it could work out...definitely would be a great experience either way.

I personally decided to distance myself from engineering, and move into business.