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International Career Opportunities for Engineers

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Why study Engineering? Engineers are always needed globally What skills will I gain as an Engineer? Where could I go with an MSc Engineering from Warwick? International opportunities- paid and voluntary

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Current economic climate UK and European economies are recovering with limited opportunity for employment of civil engineering graduates Following parts of the world still need engineers: Australia, Canada, China, Hong Kong, New Zealand Demand is constantly changing and engineers are always needed www.ice.org.uk/qualification-careers/Graduate-careers-section/International-opportunities

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Skills of an Engineering graduate cost/value-conscious and aware of the necessary social, cultural, environmental, health and safety, and wider professional responsibilities; capable of careful attention to detail, exercising good judgement and accepting responsibility; able to communicate with others and work in multidisciplinary teams. Team working Critical thinking able to solve problems using both logic and creative/innovative approaches; numerate and highly computer literate, with excellent analytical skills; able to plan and prioritise, work to deadlines and under pressure; Taken from Prospects.ac.uk

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Where do Warwick Engineers go? Engineering roles Non-engineering roles Project Manager, Information Security, Procter and Gamble System Analyst, IBM Senior Project Accountant, Network Rail IT Consultant, Citibank Analyst consultant, Accenture Production Planner, Colgate Palmolive Engineering Consultant, Arup Graduate Leadership Programme, Unilever Distribution Manager, AstraZeneca Engineer, Cathay Pacific Airlines Destinations 2008/2009

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Employers who take on Warwick Engineering graduates Procter & Gamble Centrica Unilever Cummins GE Aviation EDF Energy Fujitsu National Grid Rolls Royce Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd Airbus Atkins IBM Network Rail RWE Npower Schlumberger Siemens Destinations 20011/2012

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International opportunities for Engineers Graduate schemes E.g. BP Graduate Scheme (International)BP Graduate Scheme (International) Large multi national employers E.g. Siemens PakistanSiemens Pakistan

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Charity &Voluntary Sector Engineers without Borders Engineers without Borders World Bank Redr

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Useful links for further research www.ice.org.uk/qualification-careers/Graduate- careers-section/International-opportunities www.ice.org.uk/qualification-careers/Graduate- careers-section/International-opportunities www.prospects.ac.uk/already_in_uk_applying_for_n on_uk_jobs.htm www.prospects.ac.uk/already_in_uk_applying_for_n on_uk_jobs.htm www.gradcracker.com/engineering- microsite/graduate-programme/111/bp www.gradcracker.com/engineering- microsite/graduate-programme/111/bp http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/scs/findingajob /ambitions http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/scs/findingajob /ambitions