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Explore, share, grow – together

3,000 conference delegates in total, more than 15 years of pan-European experience – discover what EYE is about and what is in it for you. Read more on page 3

>>>EYE@Dublin 2013

The 36th EYE Conference will take place from 7th – 9th of June in the city of Dublin, Ireland. Read more about this upcoming event on page 9

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WelcomeDear readers,

It is my pleasure as Secretary General of European Young Engineers to welcome you to this first issue of the EYE Contact Magazine.

This bi-annual publication provides you with news on developments within EYE, on its events and on topical issues about engineering in Europe.

Tim MönkedieckSecretary General of EYE

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Formed of around 50 countries, Europe has a vibrant history and diverse population. It has a vital academic landscape, is a driver of technological development and is one of the most industrially productive areas in the world.

It is cultural differences, language barriers, and recently the financial crisis that sometimes make us overlook the benefits of living in this densely populated and highly developed part of the world that we call Europe.

Although official boundaries were opened by the formation of theEuropean Union, there are still barriers between the different countries and people of Europe. EYE aims to connect engineering students and young professionals, allowing them to overcome these barriers byencouraging them to explore Europe, to share their experience and knowledge and by providing them the necessary tools for personaldevelopment.

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Explore, share, grow - together: 3,000 conference delegates in total, more than 15 years of pan-European experience – discover what EYE is about and what is in it for you. 4

o EYE Conferences

8o Engineering Society

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o Careers

EYE offers bi-annual conferences all over Europe, bringing together between 60 and 250 engineering students and young professionals. See what it’s about in a review of EYE@Malta 2012 and a preview of EYE@Dublin 2013!

Study for a Doctorate – a way to travel around the world: See how universities, research centresand businesses collaborate in the Marie Curie Initial Training Network (ITN). 14

“Recruiters are looking for candidates with drive, ambition and will to learn and grow” says Careers International – read more on the European labour market for engineers in our interview. 17

o Inside EYE“Follow, like & join EYE by social media” and all about “EYE Contact – our new eMagazine”: Find out about recent developments within EYE. 21

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eye-catcherExplore, share, grow – togetherAlmost 20 years ago a small group of students and young professionals, from engineering associations around Europe, founded a network to build relationships between young engineers – European Young Engineers (EYE).

EYE’s mission was clear from the beginning: To bring people together, so that they can share their experience in different countries, even though they may speak various

from EYE’s Member Associations. Naturally, invited guests as well as representatives from potential new Member Associations have been, and will always be, welcome!

Why join the EYE network?

Students and young professionalJust as our motto says ‘Explore, share, grow – together’: explore Europe, share knowledge and experiences, and grow professionally and personally by widening your

languages and may have different technical backgrounds.

The ideal way of bringing people together was quickly identified as organising conferences in various locations around Europe. 20 years later and EYE has successfully hosted 35 conferences for around 3,000 young engineers from 15 different European countries.

Today EYE’s network consists of 23 Member Associations, which include national student-run organisations as well as national and international organisations which represent engineers.

Access to our conferences is exclusive to young engineers Between 80 and 250 EYEs join our bi-annual conferences

horizons. EYE allows you to meet young engineers from a variety of technical backgrounds, who speak different languages, have different experiences, and have lived in different countries.

Engineering companies increasingly require up-to-date knowledge of foreign markets to remain competitive. Joining the EYE network allows you to develop the personalGala dinner during an EYE Conference

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support and engagement of our Member Associations to keep the network together.

If you are interested in finding out more about becoming a Member Association of EYE, and what exactly it means to be one, don’t hesitate to contact us!

Companies and EmployersBecoming involved with the EYE network allows you to connect directly to those interested in your brand, product, service or employment.

Sponsoring of one of our conferences is the perfect opportunity to directly connect with our young engineers. Each of our conferences has a Sponsorship Catalogue suggesting ways in which you can engage with our participants and hosts. Tailored made sponsorship packages can be designed to best suit your needs.

As you can see, being part of the EYE network allows young engineers to grow, to develop and to learn from others’ knowledge and experience. Join us and experience the spirit of EYE, which cannot be expressed in words!

engineers know how to have fun! I've gained a lot from EYE, including skills applicable to a job and friends from across Europe and here in Ireland. The talks are relevant and up to date. The fact you get to choose which talks you go to mean that everyone's conference is tailored to their interests - that was a part that I really loved.”

Engineering associationsThere are a wide range of benefits to becoming a Member Association of EYE. Most significantly, your individual members gain access to a Europe wide network and are allowed to join EYE conferences. Besides this, you can make use of EYE’s media channels, or host an EYE conference, to make your voice heard in Europe, attract new partners and gain new young members. You can also contribute to this magazine, which will be published regularly between EYE’s twice yearly conferences.

As a non-profit organisation, EYE does not charge for membership. We rely on the strong

contacts, knowledge and skills to take on this challenge.

An EYE Conference is networking at its best! Or to summarise it in the words of Paul Walshe, a member of Engineers Ireland:

“As a student I've been to two EYE conferences, Geneva in 2011 and Malta in 2012. I went to Geneva on a bit of a whim but loved every moment. EYE is a chance to see places and meet people that you otherwise probably never would. The conferences have improved my knowledge and respect for engineering while also showing me that

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Secretary GeneralDeputy Secretary General

President4 Coordinators

delegates represent member associations

Council (meets at each conference)

Office

Task ForceTask Force

Structure of EYEEYE is an organisation which brings together young engineers from its Member Associations during twice yearly conferences. Some of these delegates have been nominated by their Member Association as official representatives. These representatives form the EYE Council – the highest decision-making board of EYE.

The EYE Council decides on the activity of the network and facilitates networking and communications between Member Associations. They elect the Secretary General and Deputy Secretary General to manage the long term direction of the organisation, for example setting strategy and building relationships.

The Council also elects members of the Task Force. The EYE Task Force ensures the continuous development of the network by managing projects to support young engineers, maintaining our social media channels, and acting as the editorial board of the EYE Contact eMagazine.

The President of EYE is the Council Member from whichever Member Association is hosting the next EYE Conference. They are the main conference organiser, connecting EYE directly to their Member Association.

The EYE Office, based in Germany, supports our network with communications and administration activities.

Aircraft maintenance engineer

@ Air FRANCE

FRANCE

Member of:

Femmes ingenieurs

femmes-ingenieurs.org

VALÉRIE GOBERTIERE

What kind of engineer are you?

I’m an aircraft engine maintenance engineer. I’m specialised in production management, industrial processes reliability and maintainability. I manage aircraft engine mechanics (shop visit schedules, training, industrial maintenance improvement,...)

What is a typical day at an EYE conference for you?

A typical EYE day is to mix workshops, presentations and entertainment at the same time. Thus, you can easily create an engineer network and share all the different European engineering practices. I really like asking how a German or a Belgium engineer deals with a maintenance shop.

Why do you like participating in EYE events?

I first joined the EYE conferences in 2006 when I was still a student. My main motivations were to see different engineering processes, to visit major cities in Europe and of course to improve my English.

However, I didn’t expect that my European network could grow so easily year after year. Now that I am an engineer, I often ask some EYE colleagues when I have a problem at work. And for sure, it’s always a pleasure to meet them again at each conference

What about your favourite impression of EYE, shown above?

Here is a picture of a workshop during EYE@Geneva. This kind of workshop helps you to improve your skills. We had to build a business plan in renewable energies.

This was very helpful learning how to deal with an investment process and how to perpetuate a business – and a good example of how to communicate well with other European working methods. And that was not so easy!

Explore, share, grow – together.

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EYE ConferencesEYE@Malta: Overcoming limitations

"It is great to see the fruits of so much voluntary work, especially because UESA is a purely student run association" said Tim Mönkedieck, Secretary General of EYE. Maltese hospitality and an optimal combination of new and well-known faces within EYE led to perfect networking conditions during the conference.

InsiterOnline, a Maltese student-run news portal reported on the positive experiences UESA gained from organising this event. Another good example on how EYE enables engineering students and young professionals to get in touch with international projects and project management. As a "learning organisation" it is one of the aims of EYE to support the personal development of its members.

EYE encourages its Member Associations to host EYE Conferences. The standardised, proven concept and visibility are a benefit for both the hosting association and the network of European Young Engineers.

A tailor-made programme, breathtaking venues and enjoyable weather: with about 85 participants, another successful EYE Conference took place from October 19th

to 21st in Malta. UESA, the University Engineering Students Association, a Member Association based in Malta, spared no efforts in the preparation of this amazing conference.

Excellent key-note speakers, in combination with stun-ning historical venues, made the conference an unforgettable experience for participants from 11 different countries.

Delegates of EYE@Malta Pictures: UESA / Luke Pace

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Engineers Ireland, a Member Association of EYE, is hosting our next conference through their Young Engineers Society. The Engineers Ireland Young Engineers society is a special interest group for young engineering professionals through which they can network with other young engineers of all disciplines at events organised by the society. All members aged 35 or under are eligible for membership of YES. The society supports the professional and personal development of the young engineer with a range of events and workshops geared specifically for the young engineering professional.

The event will focus on the idea of ‘building networks to the world’ – an excellent description of EYE! Paul Murphy, EYE President and Member of Engineers Ireland, tells us more about the conference and the importance for Ireland of networks to the world.

Ireland - A BackgroundIreland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe, it is the third largest island in Europe after Great Britain and Iceland. It is an island whose natural resources include zinc, copper, lead, limestone, gypsum and small quantities of offshore gas and oil.

Ireland has the largest territorial waters in the EU, 525,000 km2 larger than Germany and Austria combined! This is due to geographical location, Ireland is surrounded by three seas: the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Celtic Sea to the south and the Irish Sea to the east.

EYE@Dublin: Building Networks to the World, 7th – 9th June 2013

EYE@Dublin is hosted by Engineers Ireland Picture: Engineers Ireland

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EYE ConferencesAn Island NationIreland is reliant on connection to the outside world for a variety of reasons:• The Republic of Ireland is a major exporter of pharmaceuticals, chemicals and

food to Europe and the wider world. In 2012 €92 billion euro worth of goods were exported and €49 billion worth imported.

• As an island nation we need to import many natural resources that are not found naturally in Ireland, or are only available in limited quantities. Ireland has sub-sea interconnectors for gas, telecoms and electricity in the Irish Sea which link us to Great Britain.

• The first transatlantic phone cable was laid between Ireland and Canada in 1857.• In the future we may build an electricity interconnector between France and

Ireland, importing and exporting mainland European power directly.

A History of KnowledgeEven during the dark ages Ireland remained a centre of learning. The Romans never colonised Ireland and so the collapse of the Roman Empire did not affect society as deeply as it did in other European countries. Many Irish monks travelled to Europe to set up schools for Charlemagne, the first Holy Roman Emperor, during the Carolingian renaissance (a period of intellectual and cultural revival in the late 8th and early 9th century). They brought knowledge, which had been lost to others in the upheaval, to the continent.

Travel to the WorldDue to our history of emigration there are a large number of people of Irish descent living overseas. In the USA , 41 million people claim Irish descent, in the UK 6 million and in Australia 1.9 million. Approximately 6 million people live on the island of Ireland today.

As we have no rail or road links with the European continent, unlike our neighbours in the UK, shipping and air links are important to the Irish to keep in contact with our diaspora and to travel to the rest of the world.

During the 19th century Belfast was a major ship building centre for the British Empire, its most famous ship produced being the Titanic. Cork, the second largest natural harbour in the world, was a major port for the British navy. Even today in the jet age, the shipping lanes between the UK and Ireland remain amongst the world’s busiest for passenger ferries.

Technology in the 21st CenturyIn the 21st century many e-commerce companies, like Twitter, Facebook and Google, have located in Ireland, providing us with another example of building networks to the world. The docklands is known as "Silicon Dock" due to the amount of tech companies located there!

There are 5,400 technology companies in Ireland. 95% of those are Irish owned. Eight of the top 10 technology companies have a presence in Ireland and the top 10 “born on the internet” companies are located here.

Ireland is the second largest exporter of medical devices in Europe. 17 of the top 25 medical devices companies, and 9 of the top 10 pharmaceutical companies, are located in Ireland.

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Conference venuesThe conference venue will be the Ballsbridge Hotel, located just a 15 minute walk from Dublin city center and 20 minutes by bus from Dublin Airport. The hotel is near the Aviva Stadium, home of the Irish national rugby team and the Republic of Ireland’s national football team. The Guinness Storehouse and Jameson Distillery are easily accessible from the hotel, as is the beautiful Dublin coastline.

Gala dinner venueOur gala dinner venue will be held at the Jameson Distillery. Join us for a guided tour through the romantic past of Irish Whiskey making, learn about the Angels Share, Triple Distillation and above all the smooth taste of Jameson Irish Whiskey. The journey begins with an audio visual presentation followed by a walk through the recreated distillery and culminates in the Jameson Discovery Bar with a complimentary glass of Jameson and a chance to become a "Qualified Irish Whiskey Taster".After dinner in the restaurant, we will get the chance to try traditional Irish dancing, as made world famous by Riverdance.

Friday night entertainmentThe evening’s entertainment will be a real treat! Conference participants will be led around Dublin by professional traditional Irish musicians. They will perform tunes and songs while telling the story of Irish music and its influences on contemporary world music. The traditional Irish musical tour visits famous pubs and bars in Dublin city centre.

Your first view of Dublin Picture: Wikimedia

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EYE ConferencesCultural visitWhile the conference timetable ends at Sunday lunchtime, please stay on for the afternoon’s cultural visit! We will bring you to sample the Irish national sport of hurling. We will be hosted by ‘Na Fianna’ (the Warriors) GAA club. It caters for the sporting and social needs of many connected residential areas on the north side of Dublin, through the promotion of Gaelic games and the traditional Irish pursuits of music and dance. Céilí music and dancing is a regular feature in the club hall, while informal music sessions are a regular feature of the members’ bar.

The GAA (Gaelic Athletic Association) is an amateur sports association that promotes Gaelic games: Gaelic football, hurling, camogie and handball. Its main home is at Croke Park in Dublin, pictured below. This is the venue for the annual ‘All Ireland Finals’ in hurling and gaelic football (the largest sporting events in Ireland), and has hosted the Special Olympics and American football games. The terraced end of the stadium, known as ‘Hill 16’, was built using rubble from the battles of the 1916 rising during the Irish war of independence. It is the fourth largest stadium in Europe, an impressive feat for an amateur sporting organisation’s stadium..

How to join EYE@DublinAttendance at EYE Conferences is exclusive to the young members of EYE’s Member Associations (www.e-y-e.eu/members). However, we are opening up EYE@Dublin to non-members so that other young engineers can experience EYE. To attend future EYE Conferences you will have to either ask your organisation to become and EYE Member Association or consider joining one of EYE's existing Member Associations.

The conference fee is kept low thanks to the support of Engineers Ireland and its sponsors. This means that it will cost just €150 for the full conference programme, including accommodation on Friday and Saturday nights, and meals including the Gala Dinner. The cultural visit is an optional extra.

Please visit www.e-y.e.eu for a link to more information about EYE@Dublin and to register for this upcoming event of EYE.

Croke Park, home of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) Picture: Wikimedia

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There is a lot to see and do around Ireland! Some festivals are detailed below. For more suggestions on traveling before and after EYE@Dublin visit www.visitdublin.com or www.ireland.com

2nd to 3rd JuneSteam & Vintage Rally (in Innishannon, Co. Cork). Over 1,000 exhibits on a 40 acre site. See everything from steam engines, tractors, military vehicles, oil engines, fire engines, motor cycles, vintage farm machinery and fairground organs.

31st May to 3rd June 2013Cat Laughs Festival (in Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny). An annual comedy festival featuring Irish and International acts. Atracts 30,000 people to Kilkenny for five days of fun and laughter!

13th June to 16th June‘Taste of Dublin’ (in Dublin). Ireland’s leading food and drink event. See www.tasteofdublin.ie for more info.

14th to 15th of JuneShanty & Seafaring Festival (Rosses Point, Co. Sligo). A great weekend of singing, art, poetry, boat races, demonstrations and all things maritime. Performers from all over Europe join with the village and visitors in a fun filled weekend.

Traveling Around Ireland

Trinity College Dublin, Irelands oldest university; Giant’s Causeway, Co. Antrim.

Left to right: Glendalough Monastic Site, Co. Wicklow; The English Market, Cork City; The Cliffs of Moher, Co. Clare.

Left to right: Killarney National Park, Co. Kerry; Connemara, Co. Galway; Harland and Wolf shipyard, Belfast; NewgrangeStone Age Passage Tomb. All pictures are taken from tourismireland.com

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Engineering society

Study for a Doctorate – a way to travel arResearch in engineering is essential to Europe’s future. It’s not always easy, but it is an attractive career for young engineers. The Marie Curie Initial Training Network (ITN) is an EU funded program to support young researchers to improve their research skills, work with established research teams and enhance their career prospects. Through this program universities, research centres and businesses around Europe join together to research a wide range of areas. The program offers research grants for PhD positions which cover research costs, university fees and a salary. During the project, students receive training and support to develop their career. These students are required to spend some of their time researching in other countries, building a global network of experts in their field.

Francesco Ometto is an Italian environmental engineer studying for a PhD at Canfield University in the UK as part of a four year Marie Curie project. He tells EYE a bit about his experience.

“I often thought that an engineer could only build or destroy a laboratory and not actually carry out science in it, but I was wrong. After my graduation in 2010 I applied for an advertised Marie Curie PhD position, and now I have been in a laboratory for three years working with algae, discovering how to generate biogas from it to produce energy. Carrying out a PhD is a learning process which gives you the skills to become a researcher but at the end of it you will decide what suits you more - working in industry, consultancy or in a university. Doing a PhD is like having a job but being a student - with all of the benefits involved.”

Marie Curie students visiting Cranfield University (Francesco Ometto on the far right)

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In the beginning everything around you is new and unknown, which is very exciting. Then you start to know and understand the country where you live. At the same time you re-discover your home nation for the things that you miss and because you see it from the outside. In a few years you start to know people from all around the world.”

What’s next for Francesco? “I don’t know! I like my research topics and I enjoy doing science working in a team, so I think that I would like to remain in the research and development sector. However, I need to finish my PhD thesis first.” Good luck!

For more information on the Marie Curie Initial Training Network and a list of funded PhD opportunities visit the official website

@ -- www.ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions

ound the globe

“The Marie Curie program is a great opportunity that has given me the chance to build a network with companies, universities and professionals which I could not have obtained anywhere else. In my project (Advanced Technologies for Water Research Management) there are 16 students based around the UK, Ireland and Germany. Most of them work in a university but there are a few projects that are based in private companies. We meet every six months to discuss our results, attend short courses on transferable skills and research in each other’s work place though secondments. It is a really unique program that I certainly recommend to everyone interested in doing a PhD”.

“Living and working in another country is like an adventure, so you must like Indian Jones! It is not straight forward, especially if you don’t know the local language very well.

Picture: F. Ometto

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Construction engineer

@ a major Belgian general contractor

BELGIUM

Member of:

Vlaamse ingenieurskamer

vik.be

KEVIN LECLEIR

What kind of engineer are you?

I’m a construction engineer, specializing in making tenders.

I work for a big Belgian general contractor and my projects involve homes for the elderly, apartments and offices in general.

What is a typical day at an EYE conference for you?

A typical day I would like to elaborate about is the first day of conference, which is typically a Friday.

Travelling to a new destination, the arrival in the hotel and seeing all those familiar faces and the new ones.

You get to know each other during the ride to a company visit and during the lunch.

In the evening there’s a diner after the official welcome and afterwards we usually hit the town for a drink.

Friday is the day to get to know the other participants, becauseSaturday is a practical day with lectures and workshops.

Why do you like participating in EYE events?

I always like coming to an EYE conference because I get to know another city somewhere in Europe, new people and their habits.

You start to talk to people and learn about their habits, how they live and how they work.

The members of the organising team are always proud of their city, share tales and show you places you would never see as a regular tourist.

What about your favourite impression of EYE, shown above?

This is a typical impression of a company visit during an EYE Conference – simply impressive! It is just one example for the great places I have seen during such visits.

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Careers

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Stephane Wajskop is Managing Director of Careers International, a recruitment specialist based in

Brussels, Belgium

Mr. Wajskop, as Managing Director of Careers International, you are in direct contact with top employers and a growing number of candidates. As your focus is not limited to the different fields of engineering, you also have a broad overview of the current European labour market.

In comparison to other fields of activity and branches, how do you regard the current labour market for young engineers in Europe and how might the current crisis affect these conditions in the near future? Can you verify the trend that the current crisis somehow forces mobility regarding the number of candidates applying through Careers International? Or do you think this trend does not apply for higher educational skills such as engineering?

«Europe is going through a crisis of historic proportions. It originated in the financial crisis and was aggravated with the structural problems surrounding the Euro but it is also related to the globalisation of the economy and the fact that companies now compete on a worldwide level. The impact on employment is very severe in Europe and in particular in southern Europe. While companies continue to invest in emerging economies they are very careful in the Western world where, as a consequence, much less jobs are available.

Having said that, all candidates are not impacted the same way and young engineers are clearly less suffering because there is a structural talent shortage in many engineering areas. Most companies are facing a ‘Papy Boom’ (ie people massively hired in the sixties are now retiring and need to be replaced) while too few people study engineering, IT and sciences. A talent crunch is ensuing. In other words, provided that they are mobile, engineers based in southern Europe can find attractive opportunities in other European countries.»

Do you think European companies are making sufficient use of the possibility to search for possible candidates in other countries rather than recruiting just in their home country?

«No. Even though the economy is global, recruitment is still organised very locally. If you are looking for a new job and go to a job fair in Germany, Italy or France, most of the recruiters you will meet are local.

There are three main reasons for this: first, local recruiters hardly know anything about candidates from other countries (how to communicate across borders? how to evaluate a candidate from another country? what is the quality of this or that university?......). The second reason is that the world is big! So when you – as a company - want to internationalise your recruitment, where do you start? And the

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Careersthird reason is the language barrier.

Most companies will require a good command of their corporate language. The trend however is that things change and more and more companies are exploring ways to recruit across borders and are making compromises on language knowledge. Also the fact that more and more students study across Europe opens the eyes of recruiters that realise that there is real talent everywhere and that nationalities are not relevant at least for technical positions.»

What is your recommendation for young engineers interested in going abroad? How should they approach this?

«They should make the life of the recruiters as easy as possible by providing information they would not have to provide in their home country, i.e. how is their university rated, how does the grading system work, is it common or not to do traineeships in their country, what is their language knowledge with evidence of what is mentioned in the CV)..... They should also pay attention to the way their CV is presented. Expectations of recruiters in Germany are different from expectations in France for example.

When analysing offers, candidates should also keep in mind that remuneration packages and tax systems vary from one country to the other. They should not make the common mistake of focusing on the monthly gross salary (which may be paid 12 times in a country and 14 times a year in another). They should look at the annual gross salary, then the annual net salary (taxes vary greatly across the world) but also at the cost of living. In some cities it is much more expensive to live and a higher net salary could prove less advantageous than a lower net salary in another city where the cost of living is lower.»

Ms. Ganzarcikova, as Project Manager within Careers International, you aim to attract as many professionals as possible for the vacancies you are managing.

In your opinion, how can a young professional stand out from the masses of candidates?

«In these days when everyone has a great educational background and a lot of internships, extracurricular activities, voluntary projects and speak many languages –it’s difficult to stand out from the crowd. That’s why it’s always important to show to a potential recruiter who you really are beyond your education and work experience.

«Recruiters are looking for candidates with drive, ambition

and will to learn and grow.»

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Show them why they should hire you and why would you fit into their company. Recruiters are currently not looking only for candidates with great knowledge andskills, but also for candidates with drive, ambition, will to learn and grow and contribute to their business.»

Talking about opportunities in a foreign country, there are usually three important aspects that need to be matched between a vacancy and a possible candidate: her or his professional education, her or his language skills and maybe a cultural difference. Which aspect is the most important for you? And which aspect causes most difficulties in your daily work with candidates?

«It is important to have proper educational and professional background and of course the more languages you speak the better, but companies that are hiring internationally are more and more insisting that potential candidates should have previous international experience.

Whether it’s an Erasmus exchange, an internship abroad or at least work on an international project – all these experiences matter a lot, because it shows to the recruiter that you are internationally minded and you already know how to work and live in such an environment.»

The way to apply for a vacancy differs from country to country. Some use cover letters, others don’t. Some use extensive CVs, others prefer condensed information. What is your recommendation on how to apply in the right way?

«This is one of the most frequently asked questions we get. How to properly write an “international CV” - because there are indeed different ways of how to apply for a job in certain countries and how to apply for a job internationally. For you as fresh graduates it’s advised to keep the CV on one A4 page and make clear division of your education, professional/voluntary experience and other information.

A very important part of the CV is also the heading, which should include a short summary or a career objective – it should be maximum 2-3 sentences and it should really “sell” who you are and what you’re looking for to a potential recruiter who’ll read your CV. You’ll be surprised but that’s the part which is reviewed the most carefully.»

How can Careers International assist young engineers in job hunting? And what do you think is the fastest way to find a job?

«Careers International is offering students and young graduates several interesting ways to find their dream job. First, at our exclusive career summits (“Top Engineers”) which are being organised a few times a year and bring together 200 top students/graduates and 15-20 leading global companies for two days of interviews, networking and career opportunities.

Second, our unique online events (“OneDayWith”) which enable all interested people to join live presentations and interactive chats with recruiters and managers from top

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Careerscompanies – and all that in the comfort of your home. Apart from our (online) events, students can find various job offers from some of our clients directly on our website and apply for any of current graduate programmes or direct jobs.

The fastest way to find a job? Being there at the right time, in the right place; applying for the right positions and showing yourself to a potential recruiter in the right way.»

@ -- www.careersinternational.com

Next events of Careers International:

Top Engineers EuropeOnline presentations from April 2013Summit in Brussels 26 - 27 April 2013

Top Engineers GermanyOnline presentations from May 2013Summit in Brussels 6 - 7 May 2013

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Besides this, we will re-launch the EYE Embassies project, as most engineering students and young professionals plan to study or work abroad at a certain point of their career.

As every country has its own regulations, laws and opportunities, it is almost impossible to compare job opportunities in different countries. To support you in this decision-making process and even afterwards, EYE will launch an “EYE Embassy of Germany” as an experimental page in Facebook. The idea is to bring together locals and incoming students and expatriates, to allow them to share experiences and useful information without facing a language barrier as the entire page will be maintained in English.

If this concept works out for Germany, the plans are to start an EYE Embassy for each of the EYE member countries or for certain regions in Europe.

More information on these developments will follow soon – so stay in touch with us by becoming a fan of EYE in Facebook, a follower on Twitter or by joining our discussions on LinkedIn.

What happens inside EYE is mostly visible during our conferences, where EYE Council and Task Force report on recent developments within our network.

To be able to keep you up to date and to involve you in ongoing debates, we have optimised our social media channels.

Job opportunities, technological discussions & highlights, news and shared content – all this informationnow has a dedicated channel: while Facebook & Twitter will be used as news feeds, providing you with the latest information on our events and the engineering society in Europe, LinkedIn will become our platform for online discussions & job opportunities.

Facebook – www.facebook.com/europeanyoungengineersTwitter -- @EYEngineers

LinkedIn -- Search Groups for ‘European Young Engineers (EYE)’

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Inside EYE– our new eMagazine

Our EYE Contact magazine is a news magazine that will be published in advance of each EYE conference. For you, this will be a major source of information about engineering in Europe and of course about what EYE is, where its spirit comes from and how to become part of EYE during our events.

So what will you find in this magazine? The content is divided into five categoriesthat will be part of all future issues:

The leading article appears as “eye-catcher”, “EYE Conferences” gives a short reflection on our previous event while also presenting the next conference, the “Engineering Society” section is dedicated to recent societal developments and discussions on engineering in Europe. In “Careers” we aim to highlight attractive topics for your personal development, while “Inside EYE” informs you about how we advance European Young Engineers.

We use issuu.com, an easily accessible eMagazine reader to publish the EYE Contact. This issue is the first milestone in the development of a stand-alone news magazine. It is meant to help us spread the spirit of EYE and to connect our Member Associations – so feel free to share it with your friends & colleagues.

We hope you will enjoy reading it! Please note that the next issue is already planned for mid June 2013, featuring a teaser for EYE@Antwerp, taking place between 6th and 8th of September!

Student of Industrial Engineering

@ Technical University of Sofia

BULGARIA

Member of:

Federation of the Scientific -Engineering Unions

fnts.bg

ADRIANA TODOROVA

What kind of engineer are you?

Currently, I’m finishing my studies in Industrial engineering in the Technical University in Sofia, Bulgaria.

What is a typical day at an EYE conference for you?

A day at an EYE conference is always filled with excitement. From the always interesting industrial visits, through the presentations and workshops and visiting local sights and landmarks, every “EYE” day is unique. There is always lots of fun. Those are days you won’t forget!

Why do you like participating in EYE events?

My first EYE conference was in 2011 in Bulgaria. I didn’t know what actually to expect. There I met lots of nice, intelligent and interesting people.

Since then I try to participate in every conference, well so faronly three but I intend to increase that number! It is an opportunity for me to practice my English and to get involved with the latest engineering problems. Not to mention interactingwith engineers from all over Europe and visiting many interesting places.

During EYE@Rotterdam we visited Dutch Space. There we came to know much about their current projects for example.

What about your favourite impression of EYE shown above?

We got an “in-sight” into a part of the Vega launcher Dutch Space is constructing. We had the chance to see and “touch” the main stages of the production process. It was very interesting and exciting to be able to learn all that.

Explore, share, grow – together.

EYE Member Associations:

Association of Consulting Engineers - (ACE)London, United Kingdom - acenet.co.uk

Association Nationale des Etudiants Ingénieurs Luxembourgeois - Union of Luxembourg Engineering Students (ANEIL)Luxembourg, Luxembourg - aneil.lu

Bureau National des Elèves Ingénieurs - National Bureau of Engineering Students (BNEI)Paris, France - bnei.org

EYE Italia (eyeIT)Salerno, Italy

Association Française des Femmes Ingénieurs - French Association of Female Engineers (FI)Paris, France - femmes-ingenieurs.org

ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ НА НАУЧНО-ТЕХНИЧЕСКИТЕ СЪЮЗИ В БЪЛГАРИЯ - FEDERATION OF THE SCIENTIFIC ENGINEERING UNIONS (FNTS)Sofia, Bulgaria - fnts.bg

Associazione Giovani Ingegneri della Provincia di Salerno - Association of Young Engineers of the Province of Salerno (GIOIN) Salerno, Italy - gioin.sa.it

Ingeniørforeningen i Danmark - Danish Society of Engineers (IDA)Copenhagen, Denmark - ida.dk

Engineers IrelandDublin, Ireland - engineersireland.ie

The Institution of Engineering and Technology - (IET)Hertfordshire, United Kingdom - theiet.org

Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology - (IMarEST)London, United Kingdom - imarest.org

Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining - (IoM3)London, United Kingdom - iom3.org

Koninklijk Instituut Van Ingenieurs - Royal Institute of Engineers in the Netherlands (KIVINIRIA)Den Haag, Netherlands - kiviniria.net

Koninklijke Landbouwkundige Vereniging - Royal Agricultural Society (KLV)Wageningen, Netherlands - klv.nl

Koninklijke Vlaamse Ingenieursvereniging - Royal Flemish Society of Engineers (KVIV)Antwerpen, Belgium - kviv.be

Műszaki és Természettudományi Egyesületek Szövetsége - Federation of Technical and Scientific Societies (MTESZ)Budapest, Hungary - mtesz.hu

Norges største organisasjon for ingeniører og teknologer - Norwegian Society of Engineers and Technologists (NITO)Oslo, Norway - nito.no

Studentski elektrotehnički klub i servis Sarajevu - Student Association of Electrotechnics of the University of Sarajevo (Steleks)Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina - steleks.ba

University Engineering Students Association - (UESA)Valletta, Malta - uesa-mt.com

Uusi Insinööriliitto - Union of Professional Engineers in Finland (UIL)Helsinki, Finland - uil.fi

Verein Deutscher Ingenieure - Association of German Engineers (VDI)Düsseldorf, Germany - vdi.de

Vlaamse Ingenieurskamer - Flemish Chamber of Engineers (VIK)Wommelgem, Belgium - vik.be

Young Railway Professionals - (YRP)London, United Kingdom - youngrailwayprofessionals.org

Save the date:

EYE@Antwerp 2013

6th to 8th of September