Auto Mechanic Training Can Help Your Career Networking

Your big day is about to arrive: college graduation! As you prepare for life in the working world, you will discover that the friendships you developed with classmates in your mechanic program can provide a foundation with which to kickstart your career ambitions.

We are currently living in something of an automotive renaissance, one that very few people would have predicted just a few short years ago. However, with innovative technologies emerging and taking over traditional car mechanics and manufacturing, and a much quick return to health at a number of major car makers, the automotive industry remains a huge force on the North American economy and job market. And while this resurgence of the industry offers tremendous career opportunities, it also makes competition for work that much fiercer. Car lovers looking to break into the auto world will need to have three things when looking for work:

• certification or education at an auto career training program


• experience of some kind, either through past jobs or with co-op or internship opportunities at auto mechanic schools


• an extensive network of contacts

It may be sad to say, but it's still very much the case that success is often contingent on who you know, and there may be no better way to get to know people in the auto repair industry than through a mechanic career training program. Some of the very best of these schools and programs will involve expert instructors who have worked in the industry (and who may still have ties to it). In addition, classmates and students are all future aids in the search for a well-paying and fulfilling career. in fact, with this kind network, a job opportunity will often come to you (without having to look for it).

In short: developing and maintaining connections with others in your profession can help you start your career.

Interestingly enough, though, keeping in regular contact with the other graduates of your mechanic program can also help you develop your career down the road. Your contacts could help you:

• get a job and find a new one in the case of job loss


• find service providers


• get new clients


• find new employees to fill positions in your company


• make the right management and staff choices

Auto mechanic training, in other words, can provide far more than skills and knowledge. It can provide a support network that can last a lifetime.

So, after you enroll, take that extra effort. Be the first to host a post-graduation BBQ. Start a class newsletter. Organize monthly outings for fellow graduates of your mechanic program to get together on an informal basis. The many benefits will be mutual.