Post on 22-May-2015
description
First Job Challenge
TheSchool to Work
Transition
EMPATHY MAP
SAYElectrical Engineer student, he will graduate at the end of this year.
He’s looking for opportunities on industrial segment companies (B2B), automation and/or electrical fields.
He had a preliminary “work” experience. He had 3 intern jobs, for a few mouths he has worked in industrial maintenance, projects of electrical equipments and with application engineering of automation systems.
He would like to understand more about his interesting areas, because in automation for example there are different fields to act. Right now he hasn’t a specific position in mind or even a company to start his career.
He is always looking to attend lectures with engineering professionals, additional courses with a focus in automation and electrical area, internet sources and family opinions to help to support his decisions.
In order to help the students, his college has a career area, this area has the responsibility to support and help students in all the questions about career, source for new opportunities, interview and resume tips.
He expects to work in a collaborative environment, without fixed standards, where new ideas has space and where he will have opportunity to develop his skills.
In his opinion he needs to improve some management and communications skills, mostly because he will get a technical degree.
DO
I didn't have the opportu
nity to do observations
THINK
He has some clear directions about his professional future.
He’s earlier intern jobs, was very important in order to help him to choose his job.
Considering his background and his preview experience he enjoys and want to work in technical environment.
As young man he has some doubts, but in my opinion he’s in the right way.
He has a good understanding about the tools and skills which are necessaries to be a competitive professional in the market.
FEEL
He is very anxious about his choices.
He is a shy person so it’s very important to enhance his communications skills.
I understand that the college needs to have some straight partnerships with companies, so it will be necessary special programs for students, considering job rotations for all areas, so the students it will have a multidisciplinary view. (based in his experience)
The family has an important part in his education and as a support for the professional area , in some aspects I felt him very confident.
Problem Statement
Person
Need
Insight
Person Need Insight
He will be an electrical engineer
He is a smart young man
He is a little shy, but a faster thinker
He is up to date about the trends and future of industrial automation and
electrical equipments
Not be so anxious
Be more communicative
know other fields in engineering
Get management skills
For an engineer he needs to know how to communicate well and have management skills, to work with different people and for the future be a team leader.
Working in a environment with high level of technologies and dealing with difficult problems in many projects, it's fundamental to know different fields and engineering areas. For those activities it’s essential to be wise.
NEEDS A WAY TO
BECAUSE
STAKEHOLDER Be more communicative
For an engineer he needs to know how to communicate well, to work with different people and for the future be a team leader.
NEEDS A WAY TO
BECAUSE
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