An Engineer Like Me: Making An Impact During Your Studies

About this episode

The episode discusses the diverse realities of an engineering career and offers practical strategies for success for Leaving Certificate students.

Leaving Certificate students have an exciting opportunity to explore the diverse realities of an engineering career and discover practical strategies for success as they fill out their upcoming CAO forms. Ena O'Driscoll, Mechanical Engineering student at MTU Cork and Student Ambassador at PM Group, alongside Sean Ryan, Automation Engineering student at SETU and Student Engineer at Jabil, share their university experiences with host Dusty Rhodes. Early STEM encouragement, fostered through school programs and family ties, significantly influences career choices. The discussion highlights the importance of paid internships for developing real-world problem-solving skills and building an invaluable CV. Finally, it offers practical advice for creating standout applications by emphasizing leadership roles, volunteering, and project work, while also stressing the need to balance academic demands with societal involvement through networking and mentorship via groups like the Engineers Ireland Young Engineers Society. THINGS WE SPOKE ABOUT Engineering career choice STEM encouragement Paid internships practical experience benefits CV building leadership & volunteering standout Time…

People in this episode

Host: Dusty Rhodes

Guests: Ena O'Driscoll, Sean Ryan

Topics covered

• engineering career choice
• STEM encouragement
• paid internships
• CV building
• leadership and volunteering
• time management
• CAO strategy

Keywords

• engineering
• internships
• STEM
• career advice
• university experience
• leadership
• volunteering
• CAO forms

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: PM Group, Jabil, Engineers Ireland Young Engineers Society, Munster Technological University (MTU) Cork, SETU

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