How To Become A Cad Designer?

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    • June 22, 2005 at 1:50 am #707924
      daalaa
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      I Am Trying To Begin My Career As A Cad Designer But To Little Success So Far. I Have My
      City & Guilds In 2d & 3d Auto Cad And Have Been Sending Out Cv’s With Little Or No Response So Far. I Am Also A Qualified Electrician.

      Are There Any Further Training Courses I Can Take To Enhance My Prospects? I Am Practising On The Student Version Of Autocad 2005 But There Is Only So Much I Can Do At Home.

      If Anyone Out There Can Offer Advice I Would Really Appreciate It.

    • June 22, 2005 at 11:27 am #757281
      munsterman
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      what do you mean by CAD designer? who (what professions) have you sent cv’s to?

    • June 22, 2005 at 11:45 am #757282
      phatman
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      Who have you applied to?If you have any contacts at all you should try and first get some experience, anywhere, before applying to any big firms – employers always prefer a bit of experience. Otherwise just keep trying, jobs aren’t always easy to come by in this profession.

    • June 22, 2005 at 12:43 pm #757283
      manstein
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      why is that? I would have thought that CAD technicans would be in high demand or is it a case of architects doing this kinda work first before they move on…

      @phatman wrote:

      Who have you applied to?If you have any contacts at all you should try and first get some
      experience, anywhere, before applying to any big firms – employers always prefer a bit of experience. Otherwise just keep trying, jobs aren’t always easy to come by in this profession.

    • June 22, 2005 at 8:06 pm #757284
      phatman
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      @manstein wrote:

      why is that? I would have thought that CAD technicans would be in high demand or is it a case of architects doing this kinda work first before they move on…

      Well I was referring to dedicated technicians, because depending on the project engineers tend to do some or all of the detailed drawings themselves, seeing as they will be interpreting them anyway. I suppose I’m being a tad downbeat by saying such jobs are in short supply, with the construction industry booming and all, but such specialist jobs are always hard to find without the experience. Everyone’s gotta start somewhere though, so it does help to have contacts, or do commission work first. However I myself am not a CAD technician, so unfortunately my advice is limited!

    • June 22, 2005 at 10:45 pm #757285
      bitasean
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      I’m surprised that anyone who isnt a full-on professional is using a student version of a programme when copies of the full version abound among students and the net.

    • June 22, 2005 at 11:59 pm #757286
      daalaa
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      @munsterman wrote:

      what do you mean by CAD designer? who (what professions) have you sent cv’s to?

      Mostly architectural companies and contractors, truth be told I am flying kinda blind here….

    • June 23, 2005 at 12:01 am #757287
      daalaa
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      thanks for all the advice lads I appreciate your help and if anything comes of it I will let you know!!

    • June 24, 2005 at 7:56 pm #757288
      Sue
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      And if you ever settle for just being a CAD, instead of a Cad designer, let me know. I have some tips 😉

    • June 27, 2005 at 4:37 pm #757289
      daalaa
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      I’m all ears….

    • June 29, 2005 at 4:21 pm #757290
      fergus
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      I thought you were a kind of software engineer ther specialising in the deigning of CAD programmes by the title CAD designer! I think the formal industry name is CAD technician more commonly refered to as a CAD monkey in conversation.
      did you go to an agency?

    • June 30, 2005 at 12:24 am #757291
      daalaa
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      I Did Go To Several Agencys But They Could’nt Help Me As I Have No Experience… Kinda Frustrating
      I Must Say!

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