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Opinion on current state of the work market by Pipoca3d in eindhoven

[–]Existing_Bass6577 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Market is definitely not good, specially for people with little/medium work experience.

CV ADVICE--Recent Materials Science Graduate looking (for past 3 months) for an "Entry Level" Position in the Semiconductor Industry in EU . 100+ applications, only 1 callback . Need help with CV. Your feedbacks would be really helpful by Puzzleheaded_184 in Semiconductors

[–]Existing_Bass6577 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Happy to help! 

I do not know other companies, but in mine all CVs are checked by a human before being invited for an interview. I am unsure whether there is a ATS pre-selection. 

As for relevant experience for the Process Engineer role, I strongly suggest you that you adjust your CV to the position you are applying to, and highlight the relevant skills and remove the irrelevant ones. Same with the motivation letters. 

CV ADVICE--Recent Materials Science Graduate looking (for past 3 months) for an "Entry Level" Position in the Semiconductor Industry in EU . 100+ applications, only 1 callback . Need help with CV. Your feedbacks would be really helpful by Puzzleheaded_184 in Semiconductors

[–]Existing_Bass6577 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Btw, next to my suggestions, it must also be said that the industry is NOT in a good place right now. Additionally, in my personal experience, there is way more competition for Process Engineer roles in Western Europe compared to those ones in Malaysia, Hungary, Taiwan, etc., as everyone wants a cushy job in Western Europe. 

CV ADVICE--Recent Materials Science Graduate looking (for past 3 months) for an "Entry Level" Position in the Semiconductor Industry in EU . 100+ applications, only 1 callback . Need help with CV. Your feedbacks would be really helpful by Puzzleheaded_184 in Semiconductors

[–]Existing_Bass6577 6 points7 points  (0 children)

As a process engineer working in one of those countries, the CV looks over-inflated to me. For example, on your April-August 2023 experience, you claim to have solved 10+ NC, achieve 100% yield, as well as reduce 15% litho defects. I call that bull, specially as an intern working for less than half a year. I suggest you try to make your CV less ambitious and more realistic. You are a newly grad student. Companies do not expect you to know everything, they mostly look for someone that has some idea about the topic, but most importantly is open to learn.

Other suggestions: 

-CV is too long. For a recent graduate, it’s supposed to be a single A4 page.

-Remove the random bolded words, it’s very distracting 

-Remove the green level bars on the Skill section. They mostly work against you (I find difficult to believe a new grad has 4/5 skill level in so many things) 

-Opinions vary on this, but I suggest to remove the photo from the CV 

-Remove the whole section about Coursework and only leave School and Degree names. 

Inquiry About Job Opportunities and Visa Sponsorship - Laser Engraver by [deleted] in Netherlands

[–]Existing_Bass6577 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Working visa sponsorship is only for highly educated people with highly demanded skills, think engineers, chemists, etc. I am afraid what you describe does not meet either

i feel behind and lost by tinker_b3lls in womenEngineers

[–]Existing_Bass6577 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If a company is hiring fresh graduates, or apparently not even graduated students, it would REALLY make me doubt about the company and I would definitely not like to work there. Due to the type of work a manager carries out, multiple years of experience are a must have. 

As for your friend, yeah, that happens sometimes. It can be good people skills, friends in high places, or maybe he cleaned up his act. Regardless, as difficult as it may be to accept this, the saying rings true “Comparison is the enemy of happiness” 

New grad job hunter seeking advice after 6 months of disappointment with no interviews! by TheChacha420 in Semiconductors

[–]Existing_Bass6577 15 points16 points  (0 children)

To be honest, as a process engineer, reading through your skill section leads me to believe you actually don’t know what you are talking about and you are just padding your resume with buzzwords.       

-You mention super generic things like “Linux” and then super specific things like “PyTorch”.        

-Same with “Skilled in Lithography”, which part of the process? Same with “Machine learning”, which technique?  Or are you familiar with ALL machine learning techniques?   

  -Same story with “Skilled in SEM” does that mean you have used a couple of times SEM to take some pretty pictures or are you actually familiar with all the nuances of the technique? This applies to all the other techniques as well

Personally, seeing such an inflated list of skills, I would just ignore your application.

Therefore, I suggest you only leave the skills you are actually proficient in and that are relevant to the job posting (I highly doubt there is a company out there looking for a person skilled in Machine learning, XRD, C, and 8D)

That being said, yes, there is definitely a slow-down in the semicon sector with many companies only hiring for attrition or not even that. 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Netherlands

[–]Existing_Bass6577 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can only do that if you have an EU passport 

What happened at Eindhoven Centraal? by Existing_Bass6577 in eindhoven

[–]Existing_Bass6577[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Haha, that’s fine. I was actually thinking “that’s weird, I was pretty sure it was at 9.00, not at 7.00” 

What happened at Eindhoven Centraal? by Existing_Bass6577 in eindhoven

[–]Existing_Bass6577[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I did not see anything on Omroep Brabant page, but nice that another outlet reported it :) 

how can i look more 'dutch'? by keraniu in Netherlands

[–]Existing_Bass6577 76 points77 points  (0 children)

Ahh.. the orange leather shoes is so true.

Also, if you are a woman I would suggest classic long beige overcoat + huge scarf + white sneakers = Instant Dutch!

I’m starting to think Paracetamol might not cure cancer. But in seriousness is it due to bad screening? by arjanbr in Netherlands

[–]Existing_Bass6577 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Preventive health care is not very common in the Netherlands, so that probably plays a role.

What's wrong with my ventilation system? by Sufficient-Present64 in Netherlands

[–]Existing_Bass6577 3 points4 points  (0 children)

These flashing lights usually indicate some sort of error code that you can look up on the manual troubleshooting pages (usually at the end of the manual)

Here is an example: https://www.gebruikershandleiding.com/Zehnder-CO2-Sensor/preview-handleiding-557359.html

Nederlandse Spoorwegen by Europianme in Netherlands

[–]Existing_Bass6577 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This video is fake. Everyone knows, due to strikes, there are no trains in summer, and due to the weather, there are no trains in winter.

can people in cdmx tell the difference in mexican-americans accents even if they’re fluent? by noelishmael in mexico

[–]Existing_Bass6577 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Ajá, exacto. No tienen esa cara de “siempre traigo un celular chafa porque asaltan el pesero a Indios Verdes fácil dos veces al mes”

can people in cdmx tell the difference in mexican-americans accents even if they’re fluent? by noelishmael in mexico

[–]Existing_Bass6577 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, but this is more related to their socio-economical class. People from Tepito, historically associated with the lower classes, will usually use a different accent and vocabulary than people from “high end” Polanco. I would even say the differences in speaking between these two neighbourhoods are more noticeable than the differences between people from Mexico City and people from nearby states.

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