Interested in and available for on site machining

[AdieR]

ABZMachinist:

Don't know your position / experience but: are you working now (in or out of engineering / machining)?

Sending CV's I find isn't that effective, if I'm looking for a job I usually go to the front door, and follow up on a weekly basis - you may just turn something up, but it may take time.

Have you a network of contacts locally? (ie, have you friends / family in the industry in the area - are you local to Aberdeen or have you moved there from elsewhere?) This is one of your best allies when looking for work.

Some employers state "specific experience with...type controls" (be it Fanuc / Heidenhain / Mazak / Siemens) or particular machines, and sometimes specific materials too (steel / aluminium / stainless / exotic materials) - this can be worth pointing out on an application.

ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS: do your homework - find out about the employer, what they do, length of time trading, number of staff, financial info (look on their website and click on "about us"), then drop in bits on your application / CV ("targetting" your application aka making it specific to the job). Sounds obvious, but its amazing how many people fail here.

There are many firms struggling in the current financial climate (thus many may not be hiring), but there are always companies doing well even in troubled times - don't lose faith.

Hope that helps.