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Employer Quotes
The quotes below are from employers in this industry: Engineering
They are talking about this topic: Occupation-Specific Skills
The quotes below are about this issue:
Some employers say that if students are exposed to CAD and 3D modeling software, such as Solidworks or ProE, then the employer can provide additional training in specific programs that their organization uses. Other employers find that students do not have necessary training in AutoCad and computer science.
| "Let's stay on the forefront of technology. The software is out there—the design software and all that stuff is out there. That was one reason why MnSCU stood out. Interns were coming out of their second year with AutoCAD and surveying, for example, when the [non-MnSCU college] students hadn't even had it in their third year. And, even now there's so much new software out that it's the young staff that are really the ones that are learning how to use it. They're the ones doing the work when we do hire them, and so they'll have another step above other candidates." | Southwest |