Improving skills for the first contract-HELP! :D

[Farfocel]

Hello everyone.

I am a, rather successful (I hope ) student of Szczecin Maritime Academy (Poland - 2nd year) - Engineering Department. I am already making some preparations for a long, half-year training at sea. The main problem, and a very important question for all of you is, how to improve my chances of getting a good contract with a prestigious ship owner/company (BP for example )? In terms of English I don’t have any major problems with grammar, as I passed my CAE exams in high school and the only thing I'm working on is my SMCP and typical maritime vocabulary.

The only idea I managed to come up with is to pass the Maritime English Certificate Exams on a at least 3/e level (while still being a second year student hoping to get a nice, few months engine cadet contract), so my future employer may be positively surprised by my good English, but what else can I do to make my CV more attractive??

[rayncyn51]

Can't help with the question, but I'll tell you that your English is better than many people for whom English is thier first language. Good luck with your search! - r