How much OpenFOAM do I need to know, to be able to put it on my resume?

Time4Tea · November 20, 2018, 10:11

Hi,

I am interested in CFD and OpenFOAM. I'm quite new to OpenFOAM, but I'm going through some of the tutorials and trying to learn it.

I know this is quite a broad question, but I am wondering how much experience I would need to have with OF, before I could justifiably include it on my resume? Does anyone have any opinions on that?

I have an academic background in Fluid Dynamics and I have several years' experience with FLUENT. However, I'm guessing that just having gone through a bunch of tutorials in OF probably wouldn't seem terribly impressive to a hiring Manager, unless I can provide some examples of having used it to get some actual 'real-world' results?

akidess · November 20, 2018, 12:25

The first thing I'd do as a hiring manager that is interested in OpenFOAM is ask you about examples of what you did with OpenFOAM. Do you feel comfortable to answer "tutorials"?

Time4Tea · November 20, 2018, 15:23

@akidess: no, not really. I should probably look at building up a 'portfolio' of real-world applications that I can point to. I am currently using FLUENT regularly for my job. So, I guess if I get to the point where I can do in OF what I can do in FLUENT, do you think that would be a good start?

RobertHB · November 21, 2018, 04:45

I'd follow akidess advice: have examples at hand. If you can prove that you've worked with OpenFoam and did your own simulations and did something stand-alone with it, which is not tutorials, than you might put it in your resume.

winnnnnner · December 24, 2020, 18:45

i have a little bit of knowledge in cfd but none ab openfoam

November 20, 2018, 10:11	How much OpenFOAM do I need to know, to be able to put it on my resume?	#1
Time4Tea Senior Member Lee Strobel Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 133 Rep Power: 10	Hi, I am interested in CFD and OpenFOAM. I'm quite new to OpenFOAM, but I'm going through some of the tutorials and trying to learn it. I know this is quite a broad question, but I am wondering how much experience I would need to have with OF, before I could justifiably include it on my resume? Does anyone have any opinions on that? I have an academic background in Fluid Dynamics and I have several years' experience with FLUENT. However, I'm guessing that just having gone through a bunch of tutorials in OF probably wouldn't seem terribly impressive to a hiring Manager, unless I can provide some examples of having used it to get some actual 'real-world' results?

November 20, 2018, 12:25		#2
akidess Senior Member Anton Kidess Join Date: May 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 1,377 Rep Power: 30	The first thing I'd do as a hiring manager that is interested in OpenFOAM is ask you about examples of what you did with OpenFOAM. Do you feel comfortable to answer "tutorials"? __________________ On twitter @akidTwit Spend as much time formulating your questions as you expect people to spend on their answer.

November 21, 2018, 04:45		#4
RobertHB Senior Member Robert Join Date: May 2015 Location: Bremen, GER Posts: 292 Rep Power: 12	I'd follow akidess advice: have examples at hand. If you can prove that you've worked with OpenFoam and did your own simulations and did something stand-alone with it, which is not tutorials, than you might put it in your resume. __________________ If you liked my answer to your question, please consider leaving a "Like" in return

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Time4Tea Senior Member Lee Strobel Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 133 Rep Power: 10	@akidess: no, not really. I should probably look at building up a 'portfolio' of real-world applications that I can point to. I am currently using FLUENT regularly for my job. So, I guess if I get to the point where I can do in OF what I can do in FLUENT, do you think that would be a good start?

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