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Employer Quotes
The quotes below are from employers in this industry: Engineering
They are talking about this topic: Experience & Credentials
The quotes below are about this issue:
Internships and other forms of practical experience are highly sought after in new hires.
| "Some of the shortfall might be just some of the hands-on experience—more mechanical in our production facilities." | Central |
| "If we find an engineer that has the skills and some work experience, they're very easy to place." | Central |
| "It depends on the position. For us, for a mechanical technician or maintenance technician, even if they've got some experience and no schooling, we would take a look at them. Or with no experience and some schooling. We're not seeing a lot of two-year degrees. That's kind of what we want for those entry-level positions, but we just aren't seeing the applicants with those two-year degrees." | Central |
| "Anything from welding to mechanical experience, fixing things, just general repairs. In our facility, you're not going to have outside experience that prepares you to know how to fix our machines. They're unique to our industry. We want someone who's a quick learner and mechanically inclined, that's what we're looking for. Because then we have to do all the training on the machines." | Central |