Only a few weeks left.
SES has offered a good preparation seminar.
Unfortunately online and not on site, but better than nothing.
But can you really be prepared enough?
I think you just have to want it and get involved in new situations.
What I took away from the seminar:
It is very important to listen actively and to respond to the needs of the people there.
My role will be that of a counsellor who offers help for self-help.
Valuing people, their qualities and their abilities.
Slow down and be patient: I don’t know yet how the people there work, but I know that I have to get used to their pace. Just don’t push if things go too slowly for me.
Talk-talk-and talk again: Always seek open dialogue.
What can I take with me that will help me there?
At first I thought of reference books. I found two quite good ones that give a solid overview of automotive engineering. Unfortunately, they are in German.
But try looking for something in English here in Germany.
I haven’t found anything.
If I knew the title, they would have got it for me. But I don’t know the title or author or publisher either.
I thought I’d contact a vocational school or the Chamber of Industry and Commerce – unfortunately, neither.
Next attempt, a colleague who is often at the BMW plant in the USA. After all, they have to train their local employees too. There is no training programme or training material there. Either they already know, have studied or get on-the-job training.
Klaus, with whom I studied and who has lived in the USA for many years, comes to mind.
Klaus gave me a good tip and recommended the “Schriftenreihe von Bosch”. I haven’t received the booklets yet, but I’m working on it.
The other day I phoned Christoph, who has some old CDs in the cellar that could help me.
I still have a few days left.
The other question I asked myself is. – Do they have any tools at all?
Well, they have tools for sure, but also what an electrician needs.
I wanted to call Ganesh again anyway.
He was again very friendly and nice on the phone and told me, yes, of course they have a multimeter and screwdriver.
Well, that’s not bad for a start, but a bit little for what they want to do.
So I started to make a wish list of what they should have.
And what’s the point of having a network? I also took the opportunity to visit my old employer and met with Flo, and asked him what he gives his people when they are on a trial run with prototypes for a few weeks. It seemed like a similar situation to me. The coffee at the M is still outstanding, so that alone made the visit worthwhile.
But I also made good progress with my tool list.
At the weekend I sat down, translated everything into English and added a picture to each. I also added a link to the manufacturer’s website or online dealer. You should be able to do something with that.
When I sent the “wish list”, I received an answer the very next day.
“I passed the list on to our purchasing department, which is currently obtaining a quotation and ordering the tools from the dealer in Germany. When you come in February, the things will be there for sure.”
I thought to myself – I didn’t expect it to be like that.
#StayTuned
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