Advise for Female Engineering Aspirants
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I have realised many females struggle in to continue in core engineering jobs as they are not well guided, or they dont have any idea on industries. I have made some points for the female aspirants so they dont get a surprise after joining the industry in Pakistan.
This is especially for girls who are thinking of a career in Mechanical engineering.I have mentioned the stuff that can bother some females , so after reading this u will know what to expect in your journey.
- Male staff dominance
As an engineer working in a plant u will be interacting with all kinds of men , educated and non educated too. U should have enough confidence to speak up.Try to communicate with your male classmates, be confident as this skill is very important in the field of engineering.
2.Night shifts
If u are working in a plant that works 24/7 , be ready for night shifts , mostly petroleum, textile ,big manufacturing plants (pepsi,coke etc) work on 24/7 model. Either u will be given days or in some cases they company would demand u 24/7 arrive on call duty.If the HR ask u on night shift kindly say yes , otherwise u will lose your chance.
3.Relocation
Industries are located out of big city residential area as its not an common office. Be ready mentally to travel 1 hour + for work daily. And if u get an offer in a rural place u might need to relocate to the nearest city.This will be mentioned on your job interview too, Something like "Are u willing to relocate?" dont say no. if u want the job as this is something very important to have the engineer near the plant for many companies.
4.Working conditions
As an engineer u will have 10k steps on average, and most areas in the plant are not well air conditioned too. U do get a office/cabin but most of the time u will be out. Be ready mentally to be physically exhausted in your job.
5.Rejections
Some companies have a habbit to reject female engineers , not much common on big fertiliser or petroleum industry.But this can happen as companies do prefer male in production related jobs , dont be dis hearted keep trying , eventually u will get one.
This post is just to give an overview, so u are prepared for the challenges.
If these points are not a big issue for u , your journey will be alot smoother. There are some mechanical engineers working in some big companies. The starting years are kind of struggle slowly the journey gets smooth.