Engineering/Architecture

Today’s engineers are just as likely to find themselves drawing up complex designs on a mega-powerful computer, or making a presentation to a board of directors, as operating on the shopfloor. There are approximately 600,000 professional engineers in the UK, a third of which are registered with the Engineering Council, working in areas such as mechanical, civil, electrical, electronic and marine.

Engineering covers an enormous variety of roles and services, with organizations being responsible for most of the products and amenities people use everyday, both at home and at work. Consequently, engineers are in great demand, enjoying one of the lowest rates of unemployment of any of the major career sectors, and this is likely only to increase, as society becomes increasingly reliant on technology. Thus, a terrific place to start if you are interested in engineering is an internship – InternZoo lists various opportunities to get your feet wet.