Hi,

I graduated with an MSC in Satellite and Mobile Communications and am currently looking for employment in the related fields like RF/Telecomms/Wireless systems engineering. But during my search I have observed that these fields require years and years of previous experience and when I send off my CV detailing what I did at University I never get any response.

Therefore, I was wondering if anyone can advice me about how people start off getting a job in these fields i.e. RF design/testing/Telecommunications jobs when they keep asking for experience from applicants? Do they not provide initial training in the job? Why is previous experience required if thats the case?

I know there are graduate schemes but these don't seem like the best chance of getting a job. Are there any ways to gain experience in these fields to start off with? or Getting an entry level position and work your way up?

Thanks,

N

I'm not certain my advice is current as I haven't been in the Telecoms industry for almost a decade and this was at the service engineering/technician level out of college but I think you should look at professional certifications like Cisco or Nortel (don't know how relevant Nortel is now, Motorola was catching on in mobile communications from memory). It might help with the requirements for experience.