MonsterCollege™

Graduated last spring with a degree in electrical engineering and can't find a job.  Who would of thought?   

You gotta make sure to apply to 1000 places to get 10 interviews and one job.

After 15 years I was temporary layed off (supposedly) from Caterpillar when they decided to separate 2,000 of us from the company. By the way, they layed off 24,000 people in April; one quarter of their global workforce. What I do know is they're always hiring young, fresh out of college engineers. Check work.com">Cat@work.com.

willibe

I graduated last May, with an emphasis in microelectronics and power, no one has called me back.  I am actually working at Wal-Mart, it is the most humbling thing to have an exceptional degree and have to stock shelves.  If I don't get a job soon I will be applying for Air Force OTS.

Google is hiring.

I know... I have mechanical engineering degree and i am working through a temp service making nine bucks an hour..

I'm on the other end of the fence. I have fifteen years of experience and I have no degree. I get shut down all the time with a dismissive sigh. I don't believe that any of this online searching is the answer. There may be the occasional lightning strike but I with the previous posters belief; the only ones winning lately are the HR people who are living their version of the bubble right now.

When I worked in Engineering I was a troubleshooter, a coordinator. I spoke to the parties involved and pushed for a solution when others were mired down in procedure. I was pretty good at it to but the powers that be liked checklists and meetings more. I’m on my fourth month of “free time” now. No degree so the jobs I can do I’m not qualified for. I don’t know if anything traditional is the answer anymore.

I graduated with a degree in Chemical Engineering.  I applied to probably 30 jobs within two months of graduation.  I got 3 interviews, all expense paid trips across the country.  I was told I got the job after the first interview, but then ended up backing out.  The second one I declined because it wasn't within my major and I felt it was a terrible career move.  The third I was told I didn't have enough experience... apparently they thought I had forgot to mention my 5 years in the industry on my resume or the phone interview.  After that nothing for about 10 months and that's with my applying to about 500 jobs (probably 50 that I was qualified for).  Then out of nowhere I get a call from manpower asking me if I'd like to interview for a temp position as an engineer.  I would have taken over for a summer intern and would be paid $20/hr for the 6month position.  After interviewing I was told the job went to an engineer that had 10 years experience.  Another 2 months past and I decided enoughs enough.  I made  of list of every industry that employs chemical engineers within a 150 mile radius and made an email that I would send to all of them.  The email specified that I wanted a position as a process engineer but I was really only looking to gain experience within the field and would take a lesser position.  Nervously sent the first email out at 2am to a local chemical company.  The next day I get a call at 10am for a phone interview.  Within a month I was working for them.  The only problem is that I'm working an operator...  wow kind of humbling to be bossed around by people my age that started working right out of high school rather than going to college.  The $14/hr is a far cry from the $65k I was told I'd be making with my amazing degree in Chemical Engineering.  Maybe it's a start for my career, maybe not.  The one thing I do know is I can finally pay my bills, and i get HEALTH INSURANCE!  So I guess my advise, if I'm even in a position to offer it, is to consider a lesser position within your field.   I think it's a great starting point, and when the economy turns around, which it always does, you'll be in a stronger position to snag your dream job.