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Which college for mech??

DaDon · 2010-11-16 22:22:09

I'm fairly sure I'm going to be putting mechanical engineering on my cao form next year but what college is best? I've been told to go to Trinity because of it's reputation but my career guidance teacher never mentions Trinity and always starts talking about UCD. What should I do? An engineer told me that engineers from…

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#32 02-07-2011 07:04PM

Irish_Elect_Eng

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From an Employers point of view.

(1) The college makes little difference, the degree gets your CV past HR and onto my desk.

Exceptions:
+1 for the two colleges that I attended.
+5 for distance learning degrees.
+10 for colleges with a business/research relationship with our company.

(2) The grade of the degree itself ceases to matter once you have some experience

A good reference from your previous engineering manager is better than a top grade
A good interview is better than a top grade

(3) I.T. Vs. Uni. Does not matter

Exceptions:
+1 IT - for some IT qualifications designed specific to the role rather than general degrees
+1 UNI -For some subjects that I have not seen taught in ITs.

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