Will be grateful for any feedback about my Portfolio or CV. - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Piotr1991
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: January 25, 2022, 02:53:58 pm
content: Hi all.I've worked as an electrical maintenance engineer for the last 10 years, but electronics engineering was my hobby since I was a kid. Finally, I've realized that there is no point to waste my life on the job I hate (Nevertheless I have great references as a maintenance engineer from all companies I've worked for).I've done some kind of portfolio and resume and want to send it over to the local electronics design companies. But before that, I would appreciate it if experienced electronics engineers will have a quick look at it. Maybe my portfolio and resume are inadequate and hopeless).I just want to step into the industry as a very Junior Electronics Engineer before I will be too old. I'm 30 now and have only the electrical engineering qualification from college. BTEC Level 3 (electrical maintenance engineer).The portfolio and CV link:https://konstantinovpiotr.wixsite.com/portfolioWill be very grateful for any response.Thank you.Piotr.

author: Refrigerator
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 25, 2022, 04:02:17 pm
content: Cool project page.I'm not an employer and have minimal experience in the field of recruitment. To be honest my CV is quite messy in comparison.But yours looks quite good to me, other than some things i've noticed, for example:QuoteSome basic grammar and punctuation mistakes. It also sounds a little bit too much like you're just boasting, like "look how great i am".You might want to reword it to sound more "neutral" in terms of how you present yourself but without downplaying any achievements, of course."reviewing me as overqualified for the maintenance job" - sounds weird.But let me try to rewrite part of that sentence myself, let's see..."I have since received high praises from my superiors regarding my skills and work ethic, and have made a significant contribution to workplace efficiency."QuoteI'd expect to see at least a link to show what the competitions were about, because there is no way to confirm the validity of the claim, neither do i know what those competitions were about.Would be great to have some people (with more experience under their belt) chime in, as i consider this a learning experience for myself also.

author: Piotr1991
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: January 26, 2022, 10:26:24 am
content: Thank you very much for your reply.After reading your answer, I've noticed that there are a lot of brags in my CVWill rewrite some parts of it. Thank you.P.S.Nice idea with the epoxy in repairing 3d printer glass. Will do the same

author: tom66
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 26, 2022, 02:21:42 pm
content: Honestly that project page alone would probably be enough for me (if we were *currently* hiring) to bring you in for an interview as a junior engineer. You might consider showing more software engineering experience - since you've used MCUs in your projects I doubt this will be difficult but e.g. a Github or similar link with sources available looks good.So I think just brush up your CV as the Fridge suggests and work on your interview skills.

author: Piotr1991
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: January 26, 2022, 07:48:39 pm
content: Thank you, I'm glad to hear that.The firmware always was a pain for me. I'm embarrassed to show any source code to be honest. But looks like there is no choice for me other than to sort this out

author: Refrigerator
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 26, 2022, 09:18:21 pm
content: Quote from: Piotr1991 on January 26, 2022, 10:26:24 amFIY the epoxy seems to be holding up quite well so far after some time and many prints.Unfortunately the glass bed has become harder to clean off with a flat blade because i have to avoid nicking the epoxied part, which can be very hard to see.Still beats making another heated glass bed.

author: RogerThat
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 27, 2022, 11:57:17 am
content: A CV is a document to brag of yourself.Some feedback:"Electronic design engineer" - your not there yet, I would change it to your current "Power and electrical engineer".I'm lacking your work experiance: Where have your work, for how long and with what."..became more confident to look for a higher-paid position" would definetly change this to "....to look for a morerewarding and/or fulfillingposition". The "about me" is a bit too personal for my taste. You can simply write that love carried you to the UK XX years ago, skipping the fine details.Your project side is ace, excellent.During my career I discovered that engineers are very varying in their talent. Two persons with the same education can have vast different knowledge/proficiency depending on their interest in what they do. The fact that you have side projects and a genuine interest may make you more attractive to employer.

author: Simon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 27, 2022, 08:43:19 pm
content: We are looking, and you are within easy driving distance, in fact a few miles closer to where I work than I am. I have sent your CV to my boss, I think he may be interested.

author: Simon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 27, 2022, 08:53:13 pm
content: Quote from: RogerThat on January 27, 2022, 11:57:17 amEducation is wasted on someone that was not born with the aptitude and intelligence. It's probably not deemed politically correct to talk about intelligence at interviews, we give it all sorts of other names and talk about other things instead. But without it you are useless, no matter how much information you are force fed.Quote from: RogerThat on January 27, 2022, 11:57:17 amI think the issues pointed out are simply due to not being a native speaker and there may of course be some cultural differences too. A CV is a thing to brag about yourself but without braggingThe CV that got me my job was full of passion and slightly tongue in cheek, I got to the point where I had nothing to loose and wanted to only be hassled by the right type of person. When the recruiter rang me the first thing he asked was what I was looking for. With what probably sounded like exhaustion I said a place that is not a mad house where I can do what is required of me. He was not phased at all and didn't think I was a crank, because he actually read my CV and realized that I must have a reason to be wanting to leave if I was as good as I sounded on paper. The rest is history....

author: Piotr1991
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: February 02, 2022, 10:07:18 pm
content: Hello.Thank you all for giving me some feedback. I really appreciate it, as I didn't know any experienced in electronics people to ask for advice on my CV. That was really helpful, as I didn't even know if I'm going in the right direction. I will change a few things in my CV at the weekend. Also, I've understood that I have to rewrite my rubbish code into something nice to show in the interview.Simon, thank you. I appreciate that.Thank you all.

author: Simon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 03, 2022, 08:46:36 pm
content: What electronic engineers do, varies, sometimes there is no coding involved, sometimes it is all they do. If programming is not your thing yet then don't worry too much. If you are going for a programming job then worry but if you were then you would not be worrying about your programming.