Mechanical engineering is the discipline of engineering, that deals with branches like thermal engineering, manufacturing engineering, robotics, Computer-aided design, computer-aided manufacturing, fluid mechanics, and many more. Mechanical engineering is one of the highest-demand engineering branches. It is a branch with deals with a variety of subjects to be studied. Anyone interested in such things can join the stream as a career.
How to get into mechanical engineering? One can land a mechanical engineering job after completing his diploma or bachelors in mechanical engineering. some universities provide such degrees as a diploma in mechanical engineering, bachelor's in mechanical engineering, etc. One can also go for a master's and Ph.d. if interested in further studies. There are some famous universities like IITs, where you can join the institute if you can pass the JEE Main and JEE advanced with high grades. There are other universities also, who are providing good quality education too, so it is not necessary to join IIT to become a successful mechanical engineer. It all depends on how passionate you are.
So, how to prepare for a mechanical engineering job? How to get a job? There are many ways to get a mechanical engineering job. let's go through some of them.
1) College placement: Generally many organizations have this tradition, to go to the institutes, take interviews, and hire candidates. If your college has a good reputation, then there will be companies coming there for placement. You can get a job this way.
2) Apply on job search sites: There are many job search sites, that can help you to land a job. All you need to do is create a good and professional profile along with your details and resume and start applying for whatever job you find suitable for you. Naukaridotcom, times job, and monsterdotcom, indeed are some of the famous job search sites.
3) Walk-in-interview: Some companies need urgent hiring. They publish in local newspapers for any jobs available. You need to be aware of if any jobs are available for that. The process of hiring is as fast as they need urgent employees.
4) Placement agency: Some agencies have tied with organizations and companies to provide talented and qualified employees. You can apply to those agencies, they will help you whenever a job interview is available and update about the same. All they will ask for is a one-time commission whenever you get the job.
# How to prepare? Generally, four common rounds can be there for placement. It can vary from company to company.
1) Test: In this round candidates need to pass the online or offline test. It may contain technical questions and sometimes questions from aptitude and reasoning.
Topic: Refer to your books for technical questions and online tests available on the internet, and for practicing aptitude and reasoning questions you can visit sites like indiabixdotcom.
2) Group discussion: The interviewer give a topic to a group of 5-10 people. Then the group discussion about it for 10 minutes the pros and cons and finally conclude. The interviewer observes every candidate and pick some of them for further round from the factors like communication skill, body language, knowledge, etc.
Tip: Refer to online articles and videos, and practice groups discuss along with your friend group on any trending topic.
3) Technical and HR interview: In technical interview Candidates are being asked questions from the mechanical engineering stream. Where in an HR interview different kind of HR questions is being asked like 'why do you want to join our organization', 'where do you see yourself after five years, etc.
Tip: You can watch YouTube videos and read articles for tips about cracking an interview. Also, try to practice interviews with your friends.
That's how to prepare for a mechanical engineering job.
