With 8 years of experience as an instrument technician, I want to switch to a career in instrument procurement. What aspects should I emphasize to highlight my strengths during the interview?
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All I can think of now is extensive professional knowledge, practical work experience, and an understanding of the industry. I also feel that this phrasing is a bit vague. Could everyone help suggest other aspects or perspectives through which one’s strengths can be highlighted?
It seems so, brother! I’m also changing careers; so far, nothing has been particularly satisfactory. At this age, when changing companies and jobs, one must be careful and thoughtful – there aren’t many opportunities left
In my opinion, efforts can be made in the workflows of design and procurement, such as the transfer of purchase requests and clarifications between procurement and design teams. But these aren’t problems; the purchasing team should pay attention to your experience
Thank you. Actually, for professional aspects, we have specialized departments responsible for selecting and designing the appropriate solutions (that’s my previous department); procurement is only tasked with choosing suitable suppliers in order to control costs. Sometimes, there are even no suppliers to choose from, so we have to use whatever is available. You always have to say something during an interview, haha!
I haven’t changed companies; I just switched departments, haha! Instrument technicians still need to maintain more contact with large manufacturers in order to find opportunities to switch to working there. They also have to prevent their own company from interfering, as manufacturers ultimately prefer to do business with their own company. Unless you’re so excellent that they no longer want to do business with their own company and turn to you instead, haha!
Since it’s an internal transfer within the company, your capabilities are likely already known to your current department. So I think they won’t ask about your professional skills during the interview; instead, they’ll focus on your work attitude and determination. Good luck!