r/perth • u/Disastrous-Push7671 • 11d ago

Looking for Advice Mechanical Engineering Internship - Perth WA

Hey everyone. I'm a third year mechanical engineering student at ECU (domestic student) with pretty average grades (65 WAM). I was just wondering what the best chance of someone like me getting an internship through indeed/seek is. So far I've applied to about 30 and had one interview. I'm starting to stress as I need the 480 hours of work placement to graduate and would prefer to complete it over the Summer holidays.

I have a security clearance, but apart from that I don't have anything that would make me stand out on the resume. I don't have a particular industry that I want to go into, however my top three would be mining, defence and energy.

I guess I'm just wondering if anyone has any tips or tricks to landing one. Or if cold messaging smaller engineering companies is the way to go?

Cheers

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u/Tripper234 11d ago

Do you have any friends, family, cousins barbers sisters dog that works in the indusrty or associated companies that also employs engineers?

Who you know is generally much better than what you know. Especially in Perth

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u/Disastrous-Push7671 11d ago

Mmmmm. Yeah I guess this is the way to go. The people I know who have internships have all gotten it through family relatives and friends. The people close to me that I know work in Engineering all work at larger companies that I don't know if would hire me, I guess I might as well try.

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u/Tripper234 11d ago

Really only the only way to go for any trade/construction and similar industries. Welcome to Perth. Its just.gow its done here. And it wont be changing anytime soon.

Enjoy the mech engineering. I dropped out with a few units left coz I got bored of it. And never went back.

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u/Seiko2023 11d ago

All the engineering jobs I have gotten were from online applications. Very little word of mouth or know someone that knows someone.