The “stack” is right. Have your resume professionally written by someone that writes engineering resumes. Many times companies will keyword scan resumes so you may never even make it into the stack if yours doesn’t have the words the scanner wants. Secondly, getting to talk to a human is dead on. Networking is important. Next be careful taking a job that you are overqualified for or is too far out of your field. Studies show that it can take years to catch up in pay to a level that matches your qualifications if you do that. Finally treat your job search like a job, work at it 8 hours a day and be outside the box Good luck.
I actually think this is poor advice. The problem has been using automated resume systems to build and send your resumes. They all have professional formatting, keywords, etc. Half of them aren't even true. But the bots pick their own, and so you get inferior workers that claim a lot of personal skills they dont have, wasting the whole hiring process and having to restart from scratch. After 2 years of beating my head against the wall trying to get a job like a FT job, i decided the best route is to understand this is the new creative field. You need to make something, not try to work for others. You became an engineer for a reason. Build something with it as if you owned your own company.
After talking with a lot of people in the industry places are very hesitant to hire people with a masters because of the pay expected versus their actual experience
@@GauruvVirk True, however, I see people in other fields having problems finding jobs too. Usually engineers and IT, and people in the medical field, are highly sought after. I think most of growth is coming from government jobs and/or lower skill jobs, not the mid/or high skill private sector.
Starting my first semester as a mechanical engineering major and im already fearing tbe job outlook. Even the guy who inspired me to go for engineering is still struggling to find a job. Its bleak but honestly i still cant see myself doing anything other than engineering
With that post, I immediately saw 2 issues: “within and hour of my home” and “about 50 companies” OP needs to apply more and be open to moving. You can be picky with your 2nd job
I gave up looking tbh. There are 0 jobs available, and theres so many veteran people out there looking for anything, including associate or 50 percent pay cuts, that its basically the new creative positiin where you have to not plan on getting a job, but building something of your own.
They are useless, volunteered before uni and did two summer internships and still can’t get a job now other than volunteering after my master’s graduation for 1.5 years.
Stop trying to sugar coat this dhit… nobody needs the thousands of sw devs - it’s been saturated for years… they need cheaper so-called techies to watch the network and its security…
@@zexus9663my advice: prepare to live in abject poverty after going into debt by tens or even a hundred thousand and not being able to get a job cause everyone els got the same degree.
Adult hide and seek is just trying to find a job (and my goodness are there a lot of corners to check)
Adult hide and seek 😅
The “stack” is right. Have your resume professionally written by someone that writes engineering resumes. Many times companies will keyword scan resumes so you may never even make it into the stack if yours doesn’t have the words the scanner wants. Secondly, getting to talk to a human is dead on. Networking is important. Next be careful taking a job that you are overqualified for or is too far out of your field. Studies show that it can take years to catch up in pay to a level that matches your qualifications if you do that. Finally treat your job search like a job, work at it 8 hours a day and be outside the box
Good luck.
VERY solid advice - thanks Steve! 😁
I actually think this is poor advice. The problem has been using automated resume systems to build and send your resumes. They all have professional formatting, keywords, etc. Half of them aren't even true. But the bots pick their own, and so you get inferior workers that claim a lot of personal skills they dont have, wasting the whole hiring process and having to restart from scratch. After 2 years of beating my head against the wall trying to get a job like a FT job, i decided the best route is to understand this is the new creative field. You need to make something, not try to work for others. You became an engineer for a reason. Build something with it as if you owned your own company.
After talking with a lot of people in the industry places are very hesitant to hire people with a masters because of the pay expected versus their actual experience
Ah interesting - that's unfortunate, but I see the rationale
If the tech. industry is so bad right now, and people cannot find jobs, then why is the gov. saying the economy is great and we have growth?
@@Tony-s6z the job market isn’t just tech, and tech isn’t just engineering
@@GauruvVirk True, however, I see people in other fields having problems finding jobs too. Usually engineers and IT, and people in the medical field, are highly sought after. I think most of growth is coming from government jobs and/or lower skill jobs, not the mid/or high skill private sector.
Starting my first semester as a mechanical engineering major and im already fearing tbe job outlook. Even the guy who inspired me to go for engineering is still struggling to find a job. Its bleak but honestly i still cant see myself doing anything other than engineering
The fact that you truly _want_ to be an engineer puts you ahead of most tbh 🤝
I remember being in your position. Wasnt worth it
@@NealiousQ Expand on this
With that post, I immediately saw 2 issues: “within and hour of my home” and “about 50 companies”
OP needs to apply more and be open to moving. You can be picky with your 2nd job
Ya not uncommon to need to make some sacrifices early on
I gave up looking tbh. There are 0 jobs available, and theres so many veteran people out there looking for anything, including associate or 50 percent pay cuts, that its basically the new creative positiin where you have to not plan on getting a job, but building something of your own.
Ya slim options plus tons of competition makes it tough ☹️
Get an internship before graduation
No one wants a graduate with no experience
When the company you're applying at doesn't care that your team got first place in your intramural sports league 😔
They are useless, volunteered before uni and did two summer internships and still can’t get a job now other than volunteering after my master’s graduation for 1.5 years.
I’ve done 2 different internships! And yet I can’t get a job 🙂↕️ so at this point it doesn’t matter.
I have some experience, but it's never enough.
Sisyphus's resume 😔
Should have majored in Electrical Engineering. It's well rounded.
As an EE myself, I am obligated to agree
nah I graduated in Electrical Enginneering and I struggle finding a job
My older son also graduated as Electrical Engineering four years ago and couldn’t find any job. Oh God help us!!
intern ships are key. do as many as possible, network. that's my advice
Can't go wrong with either 🤝
getting accepted into interships is just as hard as jobs. Unless you want to do a free internship.
@@Matt_Castle I did a few free ones and it helped me!
@@hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh-u5jyour internship does not count as work experience.
My father majored in EE and is in Aerospace.
Oh very nice
it has been bad for 10 + years, the market is saturated, to many engineers, simple as. No shortage,
Ya I don't doubt that - it's all relative, but it definitely feels worse right now
you sound like moist critical and mordecai!
big moment for the bird community 🐧🐦
@@GauruvVirk 😭THATS SO CLEVER
Stop trying to sugar coat this dhit… nobody needs the thousands of sw devs - it’s been saturated for years… they need cheaper so-called techies to watch the network and its security…
Cybersecurity stocks: 📈📈📈
Socialize and do networking.
Certainly wouldn't hurt
Hey! I'm in a second-year third-tier college, and I'm just starting to learn coding. Can you give me some advice?
Practice practice practice - also try to create some actual projects of your own that you find interesting, rather than just doing LeetCode nonstop
@@GauruvVirk Thanks
@@zexus9663my advice: prepare to live in abject poverty after going into debt by tens or even a hundred thousand and not being able to get a job cause everyone els got the same degree.
Or just work at Lockheed Martin hahaha
Modern problems require modern solutions
u mean the company that did a 20 second interview and threw people away like trash?
nice
😎🤘🏽💯