• Question: would you say there are lots of jobs for people who want to be an engineer or are they very hard to find unless you have some sort of higher education like going to oxford

    Asked by Penguindrum to Agata, Chris, John, Kirstin, Michael on 17 Jun 2016.
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      John Allport answered on 17 Jun 2016:

      There are plenty of jobs for people with engineering qualifications, from technician level to chartered level. It’s also possible to work your way up by continuing to learn. I started off as an apprentice and went to university later on (twice)

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      Kirstin Rouse answered on 19 Jun 2016:

      There are definitely lots of engineering jobs out there. There’s actually a shortage of engineers in the UK so you’d be in demand if you decided it was for you!

      The level of higher education needed would depend on what route you took to becoming an engineer – ie. apprenticeship or graduate entry.

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      Chris Hackett answered on 20 Jun 2016:

      there are plenty of jobs and if you are a hard worker and come across as such in an interview, then there is no reason for someone to not hire you over a oxford/Cambridge graduate if you are more suitable.

    • Photo: Agata Suwala

      Agata Suwala answered on 20 Jun 2016:

      There is loads of jobs, UK is facing a large skills gap when it comes to engineering!

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