Engineering, those who offer more work | Finance | Economy

According to the report on employment trends of elempleo.com in the second quarter of 2018, the business administration is the career that offers the most bids in the world. employment in Colombia, with an average of around 6,600 opportunities per month. However, it is noted that in the top ten list there are five engineers.

Systems engineering ranks second in careers that offer more work in the country, with 3,100 offers a month, about. The podium is completed by industrial engineering, with 3000 offers. The other engineering companies on the list close the ranking of the top ten: electronic engineering (seventh place, with 1,300 tenders), telecommunications engineering (1,250 tenders) and network engineering and telecommunications (1,050 tenders).

Engineers also respond to high-activity job offers, especially industrial ones. In June, these professionals applied 722,888 times to the job offers available on this portal. In the consolidation of applications, the list is led by business leaders, with more than 1 221 000 in June

Why are there so many engineering companies on this list? According to Ximena Morgan, Executive Director of elempleo.com, "For several years, engineering has been a career desired by young people because of the versatility that they offer in the performance of their job.
In addition, in some sectors, the demand for certain types of engineers to meet needs has increased and increased the supply of labor for these occupations. Even some professionals with the basics of engineering have chosen to specialize in a branch that was not directly in which they were deepening in the first cycle. "

Morgan also made recommendations for generals for professionals who are currently looking for a job and want to excel in the job market.

"An engineer, like any other professional, must adopt a good attitude to the challenges imposed by the market , continue to work on his professional profile and be a better human being every day, enrich different experiences and strengthen his skills, make sure that they will help you prepare to continue doing facing new challenges. The professional must understand that in a market as dynamic as today, we must work on flexibility and adaptability and, from there, stand out, always set the tone and look for new ways of doing things. In the end, it's always giving the best and not staying quiet or ".

Javier Borda Díaz
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