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Zion
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Polokwane, Limpopo, South Africa
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Mechanical Automotuve engineer?
Career path and entry
-What steps did you take to land this job
-What skills were most critical in your early career
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William Vvuko
Retired engineer
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Moyo, Northern Region
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William’s Answer
Hi Zion,
At entry level, employers frequently look for potential (ability to acquire knowledge and skills) in candidates. Once you're through with on-boarding, your performance, based on goals, gets tracked. Technical competence is critical at this stage. Your probationary period is meant to reasonably bring you up to speed. Full competence in your role is attained through a formal competence acquisition process.
Depending on your entry level, your potential gets assessed: technical ability, ability to deal with complexity & ambiguity, leadership skills etc. Psychometric tests are done to establish your personality traits. All this information is summarized and plotted on a potential - performance grid to determine possible career trajectories - high flyers are usually candidates for leadership training.
Career discussions with your manager during performance reviews ensures there is a mutual agreement on the way forward. Appropriate interventions and training solutions are then rolled out to support your career growth.
I've seen people who started their careers as trainees at the bottom of the ladder rise to positions in high echelons of power through such a process.
Excellence remains an overriding consideration in all endeavors.
At entry level, employers frequently look for potential (ability to acquire knowledge and skills) in candidates. Once you're through with on-boarding, your performance, based on goals, gets tracked. Technical competence is critical at this stage. Your probationary period is meant to reasonably bring you up to speed. Full competence in your role is attained through a formal competence acquisition process.
Depending on your entry level, your potential gets assessed: technical ability, ability to deal with complexity & ambiguity, leadership skills etc. Psychometric tests are done to establish your personality traits. All this information is summarized and plotted on a potential - performance grid to determine possible career trajectories - high flyers are usually candidates for leadership training.
Career discussions with your manager during performance reviews ensures there is a mutual agreement on the way forward. Appropriate interventions and training solutions are then rolled out to support your career growth.
I've seen people who started their careers as trainees at the bottom of the ladder rise to positions in high echelons of power through such a process.
Excellence remains an overriding consideration in all endeavors.
Sudhir Rao
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Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Sudhir’s Answer
To get an entry-level job in the competitive automotive industry, you should focus on three main areas:
1. Earn a degree that matches your career goals.
2. Learn and become skilled in popular design tools like SolidWorks or CATIA.
3. Share your technical projects, simulations, and design work on LinkedIn and GitHub to showcase your skills.
1. Earn a degree that matches your career goals.
2. Learn and become skilled in popular design tools like SolidWorks or CATIA.
3. Share your technical projects, simulations, and design work on LinkedIn and GitHub to showcase your skills.
I am really grateful you took the time to answer this question.
Zion