Jobs and Career Opportunities

Created by Emma Kaloupek on 6 June, 2018

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Thomas Dachtler
Thomas Dachtler
17 Sep, 2020 10:32 AM

Hi All


I'm a UK based CAD design engineer with 8+ years experience. Primarily with solidworks but I'm competent in Inventor and Autocad as well. I have extensive mechanical experience in motorsport, machine safety and machine automation. I also have strong hands on experience in sheet metal, and plastic fabrication, CNC routing, manual milling and turning and mechanical assembly so am cabable in regards to design for manufacture.

I have recently made the plunge to go freelance and while I have picked up some work the marketing side of working for myself is very new to me.

My questions to anyone successfully working as a freelance designer are these:

What have been your best marketing strategies?

What websites/recruitment agencies have/haven't worked for you?

I've got no comparison as a freelancer in a pre-covid world, how has the current global situation affected the amount of work that is actually out there?


Any advice on this subject would be greatly appreciated.

Tom

 
William Coles
William Coles
Sep 17, 2020

Hi Tom,


The two best agencies that have given me work are :-

Solid People.

Solid Contracts.


I would give them a call and get on their books (if you haven't done so already).


Best of luck!


Will



 
Thomas Dachtler
Thomas Dachtler
Sep 17, 2020
William Coles Hi Tom,The two best agencies that have given me work are :-Solid People. Solid Contracts. I would give them a call and get on their books...

Thanks Will.

They were on my list, I'll bump them to the top and give them a call.