Re: Employment inquire

• In PipingDesign@yahoogroups.com, Hans Bleisch <hansbleisch@...> wrote:
  >
  > Are there any jobs available these days for a piping designer that
  has
  > no computer skills at all? I am thinking about getting back into the
  > business after being out for 10 years.
  >
  Possibly. It depends on a number of factors though: 1/ Your previous years of experience. 2/ Your location. 3/ Your willingness to relocate. 4/ Your willingness to go back to school and upgrade. 5/ The number of old friends you have who are still working in piping.

If you were at a senior level (ten to fifteen years in my book) and living where it's a fairly hot market, then you may find a company that is willing to bring you in as a checker or a squad leader and train you on the software you'll need to know, i.e. 3D viewing software, and how the industry has changed. There are a lot of smaller companies still using 2D CAD and checking for these companies hasn't really changed a lot from the manual drafting days. Or you may find a position in the field supporting construction.

If you were at a junior to intermediate level, I would suggest going back to school and getting the needed CAD training. A good starting point would be right back at the junior level drafting P&IDs.

Ten years isn't really that long ago, so hopefully you still have some contacts that may help you open a door or two. Update your resume and start some networking.

Regards,
Richard Beale
EnCana Oil and Gas Partnership
Calgary, Canada Received on Sun Jan 14 15:09:00 2007