I think it's impossible to find a job right now

[Fenixgoon]

i already have a job and i haven't even graduated. govt-sponsored scholarship ftw

 

[Gibson486]

Originally posted by: NatePo717
I'm getting close to a year unemployed. It is so depressing . I've managed to find a few little part time jobs doing some QA testing but that's about it.

I want my old job back..... Was an HVAC Designer.

Ever look into firms that are like CDM, but smaller? PM me for more info...

 

[Gibson486]

Originally posted by: pray4mojo

Originally posted by: Gibson486

Originally posted by: Leros
I have a lot of friends who are just graduating colleges who are getting numerous job offers.

depends on the industry. If you are in enviromental engineer, you are gonna find a job. My firm cannot find anybody and my group has been looking for an Electrical Engineer for 2 years.

how about for mechanical engineers?

not sure, but I know my friend's company is looking for one.

 

[TehMac]

Originally posted by: ahenkel
Mild rant -

Got a call from someone yesterday regarding a job locally, basically she said she found my resume liked it and would be willing to hire me based on the phone interview, I just needed to pass a drug and background check.
Get an email today telling me the position was filled internally
Me a little pissed off

I feel your anger. Good luck!

 

[Special K]

Originally posted by: Gibson486

Originally posted by: Leros

Originally posted by: Gibson486

Originally posted by: Leros
I have a lot of friends who are just graduating colleges who are getting numerous job offers.

depends on the industry. If you are in enviromental engineer, you are gonna find a job. My firm cannot find anybody and my group has been looking for an Electrical Engineer for 2 years.

All of my friends are EE, CE, or CS. There are tons of jobs out there. Our career fair was booming and our job posting board has hundreds of jobs.

Your career fair, let me guess.....it was Parsons, CDM, Raytheon, Lockheed, GE Power, Siemens, untility companies, maybe a few local companies that make power supplies, few start up firms, maybe a company like National Instruments?

there are tons of jobs out there....but lots of them are for enviromental engineering or defense.


Defense is gonna hire regardless of where the economy goes....why? Because years ago, defense companies decided that it would be a good idea to lay off the young peopel and just keep the experienced ones. LIttle did they realize that those old people would eventually retire and that not all of them could handle being in defense for more than 10 years. Now, Raytheon and company are hiring new engineers like mad because they are tons of engineers getting ready to retire.


Enviromental engineering is hiring like crazy because, well, it's the enviroment. For years, municipalities and industrial waste were not paid attention too and regulations were not tight at all. Years later, the govt started pointing fingers and places started hiring bad firms (ie cheapest firms) to do the jobs. Fast forward to today....those places that hired bad forms are left with plants that are about to fall apart. Those plants are a dime a dozen now and now new firms have to be hired to clean up the mess. Factor in the fact that the phase of being green is big now. It's an industry that will grow for another 10 years despite what the economy does.

A couple of thoughts:

1. Companies will often attend a school's career fair regardless of how many positions they actually have open, just for PR purposes.

2. Companies will also reserve positions specifically for graduating seniors. Try going to those same companies' websites and searching for open positions. Your experience at your school's career fair and internal job website most likely isn't representative of the companies' overall job opportunities.

 

[pray4mojo]

Originally posted by: Gibson486

Originally posted by: Leros

Originally posted by: Gibson486

Originally posted by: Leros
I have a lot of friends who are just graduating colleges who are getting numerous job offers.

depends on the industry. If you are in enviromental engineer, you are gonna find a job. My firm cannot find anybody and my group has been looking for an Electrical Engineer for 2 years.

All of my friends are EE, CE, or CS. There are tons of jobs out there. Our career fair was booming and our job posting board has hundreds of jobs.

Your career fair, let me guess.....it was Parsons, CDM, Raytheon, Lockheed, GE Power, Siemens, untility companies, maybe a few local companies that make power supplies, few start up firms, maybe a company like National Instruments?

there are tons of jobs out there....but lots of them are for enviromental engineering or defense.


Defense is gonna hire regardless of where the economy goes....why? Because years ago, defense companies decided that it would be a good idea to lay off the young peopel and just keep the experienced ones. LIttle did they realize that those old people would eventually retire and that not all of them could handle being in defense for more than 10 years. Now, Raytheon and company are hiring new engineers like mad because they are tons of engineers getting ready to retire.


Enviromental engineering is hiring like crazy because, well, it's the enviroment. For years, municipalities and industrial waste were not paid attention too and regulations were not tight at all. Years later, the govt started pointing fingers and places started hiring bad firms (ie cheapest firms) to do the jobs. Fast forward to today....those places that hired bad forms are left with plants that are about to fall apart. Those plants are a dime a dozen now and now new firms have to be hired to clean up the mess. Factor in the fact that the phase of being green is big now. It's an industry that will grow for another 10 years despite what the economy does.

I've heard this many times yet I check these defense company's websites almost daily and come up empty handed.