4 Tips To Start Your Offshore Wind Career

4 Tips To Start Your Offshore Wind Career

Climate change, global warming, polar ice caps melting, etc are the damages our technological advancement has caused to this planet. Well, we have been too blind to see these drastic and rigorous changes up till now. However, things are changing and many of the world’s superpower are shifting their focus in developing and harnessing clean energy. In this abyss what has come into the light is the renewable resources of energy. So far the potential of this renewable sources such as wind energy, solar energy, hydro energy, etc has not been utilized effectively.

Off led the government has started investing thousands and millions of dollar in sustaining Offshore Infrastructure to tackle climate change. This has brought the renewable resource industry especially the offshore wind industry to a sudden rise. There is a great demand for engineers, workers, and other skilled technicians who are able to lend their expertise in the development of these offshore infrastructure.  To harness the potential of offshore wind energy effectively the offshore infrastructure is a core element. Thus, setting up of the infrastructure becomes a foremost thing for the firms in the domain. 

This has further presented a great job opportunity for the candidates who are looking to start their career in offshore wind energy extraction. Well, the job is satisfying too as you would work to make the planet greener. Adding to that would be handsome remunerations. 

Although it’s true that there are thousands of job opportunities in the market for the people looking for a job in this sector. But its also true that the market is really competitive and starting an offshore career can be really daunting and unnerving. 

If you too are worried about your career in offshore wind domain then we have got some expert advice for you. Here are the 4 pro tips to start your offshore wind career. Take a look.

Determine Your Passion

The offshore wind industry is really big and global wind organization alone trains about thirty thousand candidates per quarter just in Europe. What we really want to say is that don’t be fool and jump right into the industry. First, make sure what you want to be as different works requires different skillsets. For instance, you can get involved in manufacturing, designing, maintenance, servicing, troubleshooting things, blade repair and many other. Depending on the requirement of the job you will have to undergo basic training under the supervision and standards set by GWO (Global Wind Organization). After this, you will have to take special field training that you take weeks or even years depending on the role of the job. Also, safety measure training is also included in every basic field training program. To determine what you are passionate about before joining the offshore wind industry.

Get Your CV Ready

The first impression is the last one as they say. And believe us CV is the key to making an exceptionally good first impression as it is the first thing your hiring manager is going to look at. To create a CV that’s not just a plain paper containing information, but that something that impresses. 

Keep the following points in mind while crafting the CV:

Be relevant – Before applying for the job make sure that you do your homework. You should be clear about the type of job or position you are applying to. Tailor your CV according to the specifications of the job and the position. Make sure that you not only include but also highlight the relevant skills required for the job. Like if you are applying for the turbine design then include the projects you have you have worked on before. Whatever you may do just be rock solid about your skills.

Cross Check – Try to look at the interview or the hiring process from the perspective of the hiring manager or recruiter. Just imagine what would you think if you found an error in your candidate’s CV. Well, this is not something you would want to happen in your first meeting as it clearly shows your lack of attention to the details. So make sure to check your CV for the right format, grammar, etc so that you don’t get rejected due to these silly mistakes. A better way is to ask someone else maybe a friend or anyone to take a look at your CV.

Don’t get too personal– It’s necessary to include your bio in the CV. However, apart from that rest is irrelevant. So never we repeat never include your personal thoughts like and info like religion, political stance, your age in the CV. Be professional while writing your CV.

Include every minor skill– When you are applying for a job you want good money and facilities and in exchange, the company wants an employee that cable of everything like a full package. So apart from the major relevant skills its also important to include your side skills like software skills. DBMS skills, basic programming, and computing skills, etc. You can also include communication skills like an extra language.

Trumpet your experience- As long as its relevant you can even include the skills and experience you acquire by doing voluntary work. But remember “as long as it’s relevant”.

Don’t go overboard – The last and the final thing to keep in mind is that simplicity is not only important but the key to your success. So make sure you don’t go overboard while writing your CV. Be simple and professional and you will end up with a perfect first impression.

Build OpportunitiesOpportunity is something everyone is looking for and more people you know in the industry the more opportunity you have. So when you finally decide to enter the offshore wind industry make sure to build contact not just personally but also online. Make use of various platforms such as LinkedIn to get in touch with other former technicians and engineers. Also, there is also a great and simple way to land yourself with a new job. So start following the relevant industry typhoons, people, development, news and have a clear knowledge of the market.

Whom Do You Want To Work For?

There are two basic sectors you can work in the offshore wind industry. The first is the turbine manufacturer and the other is the utility industry. So there are manufacturing companies like Enessere, Siemens Gamesa, etc that manufactures the turbines for building offshore infrastructure. These manufacturers are also responsible for the maintenance, assembling and servicing the turbines. Whereas the utility sector is the one that actually operates these turbines to generate energy clean energy.

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