Sydney

Hi All,

I have recently completed my coursework for a B.E. in Aerospace Engineering. My main professional interests are in the areas of aerodynamics and aeroacoustics, and am keen on pursuing a career in one or both of those areas. 

I have been applying to a number of positions, but even so, I know that the competition in these fields is fairly fierce, with openings being few and far between. I have also been led to believe that simply responding to job advertisements isn't necessarily the best way of landing a job and that developing connections will likely yield better results.

Bearing the above in mind, I have a few questions:

1. Does anyone have any good general strategies for developing professional connections within the fields of aerodynamics and aeroacoustics? I have tried looking people up on LinkedIn (and here) and emailing them, with very limited success. Any and all suggestions will be appreciated!
2. In the event that opportunities within the aerospace industry prove to be too elusive, is it perhaps worthwhile pursuing fluid mechanics related jobs outside of the aerospace industry (e.g. building-wind interaction analysis, hydrodynamics, etc...), or would that pigeonhole me outside of the aerospace world?
3. I have noticed a fair few 'entry-level' jobs requiring some ten years of experience. Is this typical?

 I have attached a copy of my resume, as well as my <g class="gr_ gr_998 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling multiReplace" id="998" data-gr-id="998">honours</g>/senior thesis for reference.

Thanks in advance for any and all advice!

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Moshe Hollander
Student
UNSW
Aerospace Engineering Student at UNSW
mhollander0@gmail.com
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