electroman2000
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Hi everyone, I need some advice because my career, that is at its beginning, is already stucked and I'm so frustratin.
I'm italian, and here the university have a lot of theory; we student have really nice and deep theoretical knwoledge, even in Engineering degree the amount of science is really high, and is research-oriented. Is plusa Msc than a Meng. Indeed, I'm graduated in Electronic Engineering and I did a lot of low-physical-level subject e.g. Solid state Physics, Semiconductor Devices, Semiconductor Processes, Microelectronics (at physical/gate level, not at RTL level!). Also, the study course was really multidisciplinar (a lot of other side subject as microwave, electromagnetic fields, automation). To complicate the things, I did my master thesis in a research center, so it was really nice(component development in clean room) but no real project to present, only a research that is far from these working fields.
Sorry for the long prefaction, I'm coming to the point. Here in Italy there aren't industries that develop, from scratch, microelectronic system. The few industries, as STMicroelectronics and Infineon, hire only senior due to the economic crysis that is still strong here. The whole electronic market is cannibalaized by these hatefull consultant agency, that place the employee without logic and without specific training. In terms of activity, for a graduated in electronic only two way is possible: switch to programming jobs or at least firmware. I choose this last, and infact since graduation in october 2014 I'm working as firmware engineer for embedded system, but howver isn't the work that I want to do.
I read many times that the first years of work are really important to set the future career path, and I know I have to rapidply switch to the things I want to do do.
By now I'm trying to do some application and interview for UK, but is difficult because my spoken english is not good. However, I'm still searching worlwide for a suitable position, and in the meanwhile I'm studying by my own both english and technical topics about RTL/Physical Design.
So, the question. Can you suggest me some methods to maximize the probability to get a new jobs in these areas? (ASIC RTL/Physical Design, or maybe photonics). How can I say to the recruiter that I'm strongly looking at these positions, even if I have no experience? And how I can say theme that is not a random application, but I really want to do that job?
At the other hand, I can try to improve, by my own, the skills in these fields. So, if you maybe can suggest me to do a little project, with maybe a software that I can use, to demonstrate something in the interviews.
Thank you very much.
I'm italian, and here the university have a lot of theory; we student have really nice and deep theoretical knwoledge, even in Engineering degree the amount of science is really high, and is research-oriented. Is plusa Msc than a Meng. Indeed, I'm graduated in Electronic Engineering and I did a lot of low-physical-level subject e.g. Solid state Physics, Semiconductor Devices, Semiconductor Processes, Microelectronics (at physical/gate level, not at RTL level!). Also, the study course was really multidisciplinar (a lot of other side subject as microwave, electromagnetic fields, automation). To complicate the things, I did my master thesis in a research center, so it was really nice(component development in clean room) but no real project to present, only a research that is far from these working fields.
Sorry for the long prefaction, I'm coming to the point. Here in Italy there aren't industries that develop, from scratch, microelectronic system. The few industries, as STMicroelectronics and Infineon, hire only senior due to the economic crysis that is still strong here. The whole electronic market is cannibalaized by these hatefull consultant agency, that place the employee without logic and without specific training. In terms of activity, for a graduated in electronic only two way is possible: switch to programming jobs or at least firmware. I choose this last, and infact since graduation in october 2014 I'm working as firmware engineer for embedded system, but howver isn't the work that I want to do.
I read many times that the first years of work are really important to set the future career path, and I know I have to rapidply switch to the things I want to do do.
By now I'm trying to do some application and interview for UK, but is difficult because my spoken english is not good. However, I'm still searching worlwide for a suitable position, and in the meanwhile I'm studying by my own both english and technical topics about RTL/Physical Design.
So, the question. Can you suggest me some methods to maximize the probability to get a new jobs in these areas? (ASIC RTL/Physical Design, or maybe photonics). How can I say to the recruiter that I'm strongly looking at these positions, even if I have no experience? And how I can say theme that is not a random application, but I really want to do that job?
At the other hand, I can try to improve, by my own, the skills in these fields. So, if you maybe can suggest me to do a little project, with maybe a software that I can use, to demonstrate something in the interviews.
Thank you very much.