What more could I add to make myself a more desirable candidate

[Gamma_Gus]

I am about to finish an associates in Electrical Power Technology (I & C), which includes the NUCP certificate, and a degree in Electronic Engineering Technology.

I have passed both the MASS and POSS test and my GPA is a 4.0

I have read the suggestions that pertain to resumes and interviewing skills.

I wanted to see if there is any extra certifications, workshops, recommended reads or anything else that could make me a more desirable candidate for employment.

Please include as many things as possible, no matter how insignificant or obscure it may seem.

Thank you in advance for your suggestions.

-Gus

[Higgs]

Can you be more specific as to what line of work you are looking for?

Justin

[Content1]

It is not what you know, it is who you know unless you are in a field they are desperate for.  Your placement counsellor at your school should be supplying this info and recruiters.

[Gamma_Gus]

Sorry I wasn't as clear as I should have been. I & C technician for Commercial Nuclear Power Plant. My counselor has given me a few tips and I have followed them, but wanted a different perspective. I have heard that it's who you know, the fact is that I don't know anyone with years of experience or high in the ranks. That's why I'm looking for anything to give me an edge.

[UncaBuffalo]

I am about to finish an associates in Electrical Power Technology (I & C), which includes the NUCP certificate, and a degree in Electronic Engineering Technology.

I have passed both the MASS and POSS test and my GPA is a 4.0

I have read the suggestions that pertain to resumes and interviewing skills.

I wanted to see if there is any extra certifications, workshops, recommended reads or anything else that could make me a more desirable candidate for employment.

Please include as many things as possible, no matter how insignificant or obscure it may seem.

Thank you in advance for your suggestions.

-Gus

Take a look at what Creeker recommended for study material...he's right on the mark.

http://www.nukeworker.com/forum/index.php/topic,14986.msg86020.html#msg86020

You are probably fresh on all this since you are coming straight from school, but wouldn't hurt to brush up right before you test into a plant.


Good Luck!  

[spentfuel]

Might want to keep an eye on the Duke jobs postings.  I heard a rumor they were going to post a M&TE starting tech position

sf

[jbechtel]

You have the same I&C background as when I started, so here's my advice,....

You need to take nuclear industry training next. A lot of people don't know this, but you can take classes at your nearest DOE site. Because they are funded by public money, they are open to all. It comes at a price $, but the instructers there will help get you in. If I were you, I'd go the non-manual route and take Passport or SAP classes and think about being a planner or engineering support roles. The industry of late, will hire people directly off the street for these and other non-manual positions because they're more concerned about how efficent you are with a computer than what you know about a nuclear plant. It's a faster route.

If you're thinking about contracting as an I&C tech, the certification process to be a level II, or journeyman, as a supplemental was a very long and complicated process that took years, and I don't think the industry offers it anymore. So you'll have to go in-house. They're very touchy about who they let work on their plant equipment, especially I&C. I recently found out there were less than a hundred of us left from the old days, and many have been kicked upstairs to these non-manual roles. The best you can hope for is being a helper.