Hello,

Sorry I was a bit down in the dumps yesterday lol and feeling sorry for yourself wont get you anywhere! So I was thinking, basically I need to change my approach a bit.

I dont really my CV target towards specific applications and I think theres a bit too much crammed on there and its mainly highlighting technical lab work I have done that doesnt really apply to industry. If anyone could give me some pointers then it would be great (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/100677244/DHurstCV.pdf). So I will tailor it for each application, I generally get replies when my CV fits the job spec mostly. My covering letters are good, I used the guide on prospects.ac.uk.

Looking for new vacancies is also something I am not very good at. I use totaljobs, JustGraduates, JustEngineers, indeed.co.uk to look for new roles but they are mostly advertisements through recruitment agencies. I get a lot of calls from them but no interviews, so I may not deal with them much longer. What is the best way to search for new vacancies? I am going to start looking for internships, either by networking through linkedin or applying directly to advertised positions.

Thanks

Hey everyone, I feel a little stuck at the moment. I graduated in 2010 with a 2:2 in a BEng Audio and Video Engineering degree(basically a more specialised Electronic and Electrical Engineering curriculum), which I was gutted about because I basically failed one of my 20 credit finals. So I asked for some advice from my dissertation supervisor and the careers service at Glasgow University, both of whom suggested that I looked into an MSc course in Electronic and Electrical Engineering since I had already specialised during my undergraduate degree. Back then I had my heart set on a PhD.

I actually managed to get funding for the MSc in Swansea, I have no idea how....they must have really liked my application I suppose. I passed with Merit in the end with an average of 68% with a research project in a university owned company in which I scored 70%. However I'm finding it really hard to get replies on my applications. Since graduating in October I have had 3 interviews, and been declined for various reasons, the last of which was "you didnt sell yourself enough".

Now I am getting concerned with a gap opening on my CV and am starting to get in a panic. My current thinking is I need to get experience somehow, either unpaid internships or through another masters program with a year in industry such as the MSc in Computer Science in Kent University. Im getting rejected left and right for PhD's, and every time the reason is my 2:2 at undergraduate level so I have given up on that.

Is another MSc going to appear as overkill? Shall I go into teaching since I quite like the idea of teaching maths? Or shall I focus on getting unpaid work experience in the meantime?