UWA IEEE Student Branch - Finding Graduate Employment

The current job market
The job market varies from year to year. Currently Western Australia and Queensland are in the resources boom stage.

This is good news for graduates who have majored in Power, Instrumentation and Control engineering as these skills are high demand by many engineering companies. All other areas such as Computer Science, IT, Computer Engineering, Software, Mechatronics engineering should also be able to find employment in their field. The positions may be based in the metropolitan area or in the country area if in Western Australia.

Most companies begin recruiting for graduates for the following year in March/April.

You should consider factors such as:

- Working conditions: do they suit your lifestyle needs? Can you cope with the working environment? Are you likely to enjoy the type of work on offer?
- Remuneration: Is there sufficient pay, compensation to support your cost of living and does it adequately reward your efforts?
- Advancement opportunities: Will there be an allowance to attain further qualifications in future? How do graduates normally progress through the company?
- Graduate development program: Most graduate development programs support the attainment of the Engineer’s Australia Chartered Professional Engineer status.

IEEE Student Networking Forum
One of our primary aims is to keep students informed about the work place, as well as to help develop extremely important career searching skills. That's why we host our Student Networking Forum (in co-operation with the Curtin IEEE Student Branch) annually.

The Student Networking Forum allows students to interact at a personal level with representatives from top Engineering firms. Whether you are looking for Vacation Work or just want to learn more about the industry, the Networking Forum is a great way to learn more about your profession!