Eskom Opens Four Engineer-in-Training Places for Completed Degree Holders

Eskom is advertising four Engineer-in-Training positions in Generation Head Office Production and Sales. Listing eskom_007534 is open until 6 November 2026.

Requirements and training

Applicants must be South African citizens with a fully completed BEng or BSc Engineering in Chemical, Industrial or Mechanical Engineering. The listing is an internship in Gauteng, identifies the location as MWP, and says successful candidates may be placed across Generation business units.

Eskom offers institutional and on-the-job training. Remuneration is described as market-related, with no amount or programme duration published. The advert emphasises communication, teamwork, professionalism and initiative. Candidates with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Apply through the official Eskom listing. The stated unsuccessful-application window is 28 days after closing without contact.

Turn academic work into clear evidence

The following suggestions are Reign Gigs guidance, not a description of Eskom’s recruitment assessment.

Put degree completion beyond doubt. Use the exact award title, discipline and completion date on your CV, and keep the corresponding academic evidence ready. Do not describe a degree as fully completed if a project, examination or other graduation requirement remains outstanding. Explain unusual circumstances plainly rather than relying on a reviewer to infer them.

Choose one engineering project you can discuss from beginning to end. Describe the problem, the assumptions, the analysis method and the result. Explain how you checked the answer and what limitations remained. If a simulation was used, distinguish the model’s output from a measured real-world result. Do not suggest that a proposed design was implemented unless it actually was.

A useful interview preparation exercise is to revisit a decision you would now make differently. Identify the information you lacked, the trade-off you accepted and what further evidence could improve the outcome. This lets you demonstrate judgement and learning without pretending that every university project was flawless.

Prepare a teamwork example with a clear personal contribution. State the task, what others depended on you to deliver and how you handled a delay or disagreement. Credit collaborators appropriately. If you had to ask for help, explain why and how the advice changed your work rather than omitting the collaboration.

Before uploading a CV, check that diagrams, symbols and dates remain readable in the final file. Keep a plain, well-structured version available if a recruitment system imports the text incorrectly. Review any automatically populated profile fields after upload; an incorrect qualification date or missing discipline can make an otherwise accurate CV appear inconsistent.

Use any offer discussion to clarify the specific placement, training plan, supervision, remuneration and expected mobility. Ask how performance and learning progress will be reviewed. Make financial or relocation decisions only after receiving sufficiently clear written terms, not simply because you have reached an interview stage.

Frequently asked questions

Should I include every technical module?

Prioritise relevant projects and results in the CV. Keep the complete transcript available instead of turning the application into an unreadable module catalogue.