Thermal Spray Networking

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In a previous post, ( you can see it in the Drop Down Menu of All Posts in the sidebar ), we had started discussions on finding thermal spray jobs as in gainful thermal spray employment. We had noted that sufficient research into specific thermal spray coatings interests and subsets need to be made. We also talked about doing research into the thermal spray facility’s business health and management at the thermal spray coatings business. You may have done all this and then located the perfect half a dozen thermal spray coatings organizations one of which you may want to spend the rest of your life ( ? ) with. But who is hiring ? Which thermal spray shop is hiring or which thermal spray researcher is looking for help may be harder to locate. We shall discuss that further here.

Finding thermal spray jobs just like finding other good jobs in other fields is best done by networking with other professionals in the same field. By joining professional organizations such as the International Thermal Spray Association and the like, you come in contact with other thermal spray research engineers and thermal spray business owners with whom you can network and get your name in the market. Additionally, if you have the opportunity to attend thermal spray seminars and exhibitions, there is another opportunity to network. Another method of networking is by reading articles on thermal spray in flame spray and metallizing journals and corresponding with the author. You may have comments, questions and the like and may be some brilliant suggestions and suddenly the author knows about you and he may himself be looking to hire someone or he may recommend you to one of his colleagues. Does networking take time; sure it does but that is a good way to get to know who is really hiring. Sometimes, a research scientist may not have been looking to take on an assistant; but may be after reading your comments about an article he presented or after reviewing a brilliant suggestion that you put forth, he may feel that you could be an asset to his team and he may initiate a hiring request; in this case you started the hiring process yourself. If you plan on networking and you are currently employed, you need to know never to belittle or speak ill of your competitors. You may not like the company that fiercely competes with your current employer and you may not like the fact that they are a thorn on your side, but there is no need to belittle and speak ill of them. Always conduct business in a professional manner and compete on fair and friendly terms. The whole thermal spray industry will take note of your professionalism. I always used to say “Compete based on your strength; not based upon belittling your competitors.” In a future post, we will deal with the thermal spray resume and face to face meeting – what to add and say and what to refrain from and avoid. See you then.