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Your view is completely wrong. Its not the experienced gained an internship is basically an audition. I am a Mechnical Engineer and my internship and the company I interned with offered me a job 2 weeks after my internship was up in July. No one is saying you are useless, but from my experience 9 out of 10 people who intern with a company work for that company later. Its all about networking and showing you have a work ethic. That is why the interview process for an internship is so rigorous. They arent truly interviewing you for a temp position, they are seeing if you will work out in the long term.
And you having an EE degree, like i said before it shouldnt be too hard to find a job, it just may not be where you want to be. Every engineering discipline is in high demand these days. I know my plant site and a friend of mine's plant are seeking EE. So you have to continue to be proactive in your search, also make sure your resume is on point its a biggie as an engineer. Also, try Engineering placement agencies like Aerotek they, place a lot of new Engineers in jobs. Also, try your schools career center.
fair enough. can't argue with any of this.
Originally Posted by ThrowedInDaGame
Originally Posted by sreggie101
Bumped because im super down. I now have an Electrical Engineering Degree. But like most people in my graduating class, i got no job offers yet. really scared i may go a while before getting something. so eager to get my career started and start that new chapter in my life.
i don't like waking up in the morning knowing i have nothing to do or will have nothing to do in the future (for now).
misery loves a little company....any new grads with me on this?
Do you have above a 3.0+? If so, you should have a job within 6 months if you play your cards right.
You're going to have to apply for the b.s. jobs in small cities, especially with no internship experience. No offense, but it's going to be difficult to get a job in Silicon Valley or a big city.
You got guys with 3.8s with work experience at Cisco, Texas Instruments, Exxon Mobil, etc shooting for the city jobs. I went to a top 5 engineering school and even here, most students ended up at small companies or remote locations for Fortune 500 companies. Very few are chilling in headquarters or have the Silicon Valley jobs.
I'd shoot for the small town, lock down the 50-60k/year and go from there.
You need to pay your dues in Corporate America.
P.S. I studied Electrical Engineering in college as well
i haven't aimed big like silicon valley. im below a 3.0. if i was above, i wouldn't stress about it so much. ive been targeting smaller areas. i would be very happy with a 50-60k a yr job. esp in this economy. i think i just need keep at the job hunt and give it time.
