TL140
Lifetime Supporting Member
So im running into a little bit of a road block when it comes to the job field.
The majority of my experience has been with Allen Bradley and Automation Direct. I’ve become extremely proficient with programming these brands of controllers, but I want to expand my skill set. I recently have taken some certification classes for Siemens (at my own expense), worked with Simatic Manager, Step 7, and when I was in college I worked with TIA Portal v13 and WinCC.
When I explain my experience to recruiters, I get immediately dismissed if it’s a Siemens role. Even junior level positions. The same goes for other types of equipment. I’ve worked with kuka and staubli, but I want to learn ABB and Fanuc too. I’ve worked with keyence cameras, but I want to learn cognex.
So my questions to you guys is how do you market yourself in the job field when trying to expand your skillets for different equipment without given previous industrial opportunity? It seems that lab/certification/college experience isn’t enough without industrial experience (or at least in my situation it seems). So how to you get the industrial experience without having the previous opportunity to work with certain systems?
The majority of my experience has been with Allen Bradley and Automation Direct. I’ve become extremely proficient with programming these brands of controllers, but I want to expand my skill set. I recently have taken some certification classes for Siemens (at my own expense), worked with Simatic Manager, Step 7, and when I was in college I worked with TIA Portal v13 and WinCC.
When I explain my experience to recruiters, I get immediately dismissed if it’s a Siemens role. Even junior level positions. The same goes for other types of equipment. I’ve worked with kuka and staubli, but I want to learn ABB and Fanuc too. I’ve worked with keyence cameras, but I want to learn cognex.
So my questions to you guys is how do you market yourself in the job field when trying to expand your skillets for different equipment without given previous industrial opportunity? It seems that lab/certification/college experience isn’t enough without industrial experience (or at least in my situation it seems). So how to you get the industrial experience without having the previous opportunity to work with certain systems?