Hi, I'm from egypt, i've a BSc in electronics and communications (fresh graduate ) and I do love electronics , embedded systems ..etc , but there's no chance for me to work here as there are no factories , companies about that , and i tried to send my CV to usa companies bu no reply
, maybe they wont hire me because im very far and still fresh ..
whats ur opinion ? what can i do ?
You won't like an honest answer. Here is the list of priorities most electronics companies have in hiring electrical engineers these days:
1) You must speak Chinese.
2) big plus if you also ARE Chinese.
The prediliction for hiring Chinese engineers is not necessarily racism based, it is greed driven.
The world's largest and soon to be gigantic market for electronics is pacific rim, and mainly China. They are westernizing and want the kinds of consumer luxury items we have.
Being Chinese is a huge plus because then the engineer can speak to the customer in their language, understands their customs, which gives them an "in" that gets them around what has been (and still is) a racist culture that is suspicious of the west and our values.
The other advantage is that if the companies hire Chinese, they get employees who do not view forced travel to pacific rim as a burden, they see it as a trip home and a chance to visit relatives. The employees will pay a chunk of the travel cost if they get a few days off unpaid to hang out there and visit around. Most people based here see that 18 hour plane ride to Hong Kong as a major pain in the rear and coming back a relief.
I was hired 20 years ago into an electronics company. About ten years ago was the line of demarcation: after that, every engineer hired into our group was Chinese. Notice I did not say Asian, I did not say a person of of Chinese descent: they were Chinese nationals here on work Visas. That's a big plus as well because companies know they can underpay them... remaining in country depends on staying employed, they are not as "mobile" as citizen employees.
So, as time went by, the Monday staff meetings gradually shifted in tone. The year before I was laid off, I was the last non-Chinese engineer left in the group. Believe me, you get the message sitting in a conference room with 14 other people and they are all chatting away in a foreign language.