starting to panic about my kid not finding a job.

[Anonymous]

It's rough out there. He should be applying for internships as well as full-time "entry level" jobs, which, as he's learning aren't really entry-level.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What kind of engineering? If he graduated this summer, it’s only been a couple of months. I certainly wouldn’t have him give up on his career now!

What are you talking about. If he doesn't have a job now it means he either screwed up his junior year internship or wasn't able to find one. That means he has been on the market for 2 years without any success. He definitely needs to reset.

Not all internships lead to full-time offers. It's great if they do but not all companies are staffed that way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's rough out there. He should be applying for internships as well as full-time "entry level" jobs, which, as he's learning aren't really entry-level.

This. Lots of unemployed and layoffs right now, most of which aren't being reported in the news media.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I'm regretting posting this-- poor timing considering all the people in their 30s - 50s facing unemployment right now.

My son will be OK. Maybe he won't get a job in the engineering field but he can go back to doing customer service or maybe get certified in a trade. Or he could move to a different country that still needs entry level engineers.

There are real problems in the world and this is pretty small in whole scheme of things. Sorry to waste DCUM time.

He’ll be fine. Many of us got brainwashed on the idea that going to college will land us a great job in the field when there is more to it than that. A costly time-wasting distraction from what we are meant to do.

I would encourage him to see what he likes doing and go in that direction.

[Anonymous]

If he's willing to teach I bet there are stem openings right now.

[Anonymous]

Look there are the equivalent of engineering temp companies, or job shoppers we used to say, but OP unless you say what kind of engineering we can't help with that.
Civil? Construction? Electrical? Aerospace? Mechanical? Ocean? Or...?

[Anonymous]

My neighbours daughter got a great job at epic in Wisconsin. Apparently they do a lot of hiring and just looking for smart kids.

[Anonymous]

Is he working now (even if not as an engineer)? Has he ever worked (besides the TA job)?

[Anonymous]

OP is he open to moving to a different part of the country if only for a couple of years to get a start?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP is he open to moving to a different part of the country if only for a couple of years to get a start?

+1:to looking outside the DCUM bubble.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For parents with kids still college reading this---your kid needs internships and networking while still in school.

+1 did he not have any internships?

I read an article where it was saying that an internship is more important than your grades or even what you studied.

[Anonymous]

Why would he ever think to work for someone else? What can he do or learn to work for someone else?
He can work any retail or restaurant job while he figures out what service he can offer as an engineer.

[Anonymous]

If he is good with people since he does customer service, would he consider tech sales (entry level SDR or account management)? I worked with many engineering majors who didn't get that first engineering job but did sales/sales support early on and with their people skills, built a great career, or moved into product management which pays much better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My neighbours daughter got a great job at epic in Wisconsin. Apparently they do a lot of hiring and just looking for smart kids.

They have a lot of churn- my cousin's son was so miserable at Epic he quit in this environment without even getting another job. He didn't even consider it a mistake when it took him awhile to find a job- he was THAT miserable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For parents with kids still college reading this---your kid needs internships and networking while still in school.

This. My niece graduated from Cornell University and had job offer doing internships before she graduated. She studies engeneering.