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Tech Careers and Skill Development Expert - Answered on Sep 11, 2024

Dr Dipankar Dutta is an associate professor in the computer science and engineering department at the University Institute of Technology, the University of Burdwan, West Bengal.
He has 27 years of experience and his interests include AI, data science, machine learning, pattern recognition, deep learning and evolutionary computation.
Aside from his responsibilities at the college, he also delivers lectures and conducts webinars.
Dr Dipankar has published 25 papers in international journals, written book chapters, attended conferences, served as a board observer for WBJEE (West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination) exams and as a counsellor for engineering college admissions in West Bengal. He helps students choose the right college and stream for undergraduate, masters and PhD programmes.
A senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (SMIEEE), he holds a bachelor's degree in engineering from the Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College and a an MTech degree in computer technology from Jadavpur University.
He completed his PhD in engineering from IIEST, Shibpur (formerly BE College).... more
Asked by Anonymous - Sep 06, 2024Hindi
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A doctorate from IIT Bombay in Metallurgy and masters from NIT in Manufacturing with 5 years of experience including 2 years in academics and currently working from past 3 years in industry where I work mostly on finite element analyst of forging and bulk extrusion process and New product development as manager heading a team of 5 people. I have working knowledge of 3-4 FE software related to metal forming domain along with ANSYS STRUCTURAL. Despite that I am not getting any interview calls as I am currently looking for a job switch and have put up my profile both on NAUKRI AND LINKEDIN. Some calls are coming to me but that are all irrelevant profiles in which my expertise is not there. I have been trying for the past 6 months but have not got any positive response. Despite such a highly educated person from premier institute and not getting any response is highly depressing. Could you suggest how to apply and where to apply and any other website where I shall make my profile to get a positive response ? I am open to other roles such as metallurgy, product management, operations, vehicle dynamics based CAE etc but companies are just looking for relevant experience and they are rejecting my profile if relevant experience is not found. What to do ? Please advise

Ans: It's understandable that despite your strong qualifications, you're facing challenges in securing relevant interview calls.
Tailor Your Resume: Ensure that your resume is tailored for the specific job roles you are applying to.
Keywords Matter: Use industry-specific keywords on your resume and LinkedIn profile. Recruiters and companies often use Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) to screen resumes, which rely heavily on keywords.
Take help of professional to restructure your resume suitably.
Beyond Naukri and LinkedIn, explore industry-specific job portals. For your domain, platforms such as EngineerJobs.com, iMetalHub, and MetallurgicalJobs.
Make a list of companies that operate in your domain, then apply of your own.
You can upgrade your skill by doing online courses.
Hope these will help you. Give your feedback.
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