Mech vs Aero jobs
Mech vs Aero jobs
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This is really a two part question. As a student in ME, I'm more interested in AE classes but at my particular school, the two degrees do not differ much at all with their respective classes. When job searching, do hiring managers care more about the degree title or the classes you've actually taken? For example, as an aero major, if I took the same robotics classes as a mech guy did for my technical electives, would I be just as marketable in the education aspect as the mech guy? Also in terms of job outlook in the SoCal area, who might do better in the next few years?





RE: Mech vs Aero jobs
At large companies, your resume will get weeded out by most applicant tracking systems, and you'll never get in front of a real set of eyeballs in HR, let alone a decision maker.
Unfortunately, I think this will remain the status quo until HR departments get better at programming their ATS parameters (ha!) or economic forces require employers to become less particular about hiring only the most perfect candidates. And I wouldn't count on the latter -- the way the world has gotten smaller (e.g. internet) seems to have outweighed even the significant economic swings we've seen in the past decade.
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RE: Mech vs Aero jobs
RE: Mech vs Aero jobs
CWB1, like Lomarandil mentioned though, although a company might list similar degree (and assuming I have the necessary knowledge from the classes I chose to take), will companies factor that in to their auto screening if they use such a method?
RE: Mech vs Aero jobs
RE: Mech vs Aero jobs
if you find it a real problem, consider getting a master's at an aero school.
another day in paradise, or is paradise one day closer ?
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I got an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering. It's more recognized and versatile - opening up more job opportunities. I planned on getting a masters in Aerospace Engineering because that's where I wanted to focus my career. Best of both worlds, if you ask me. Too bad I never bothered to get the advanced degree. Now that I'm mid-career, I certainly wish I had that extra credential.
--Scott
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RE: Mech vs Aero jobs
RE: Mech vs Aero jobs
another day in paradise, or is paradise one day closer ?
RE: Mech vs Aero jobs
--Scott
www.aerornd.com
RE: Mech vs Aero jobs
another day in paradise, or is paradise one day closer ?
RE: Mech vs Aero jobs
--Scott
www.aerornd.com
RE: Mech vs Aero jobs
I once hired a guy with a BS is Physics from a local state school to be an engineer. It was a temp position, but I would hire him again full time in a heartbeat.
In my opinion, especially for entry level positions, it's more important that someone is eager to learn than anything else. I could give a physics major a thermodynamics book, and by the end of the day we could easily be talking about complex problems.
I'm of the opinion that colleges mostly teach you how to learn. Sure, what you learn is important, but I'm not paying you to re-do your homework problems. I'm paying you to apply what you learned, and continue learning.
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