Playaa February 10, 2009 Share Playaa Member February 10, 2009 I have a friend who is just out of college with an engineering degree. He's having a horrid time finding a job in this economy and every interview he goes on people only want to hire someone with 10+ years of experience. Do you guys know of any companies hiring entry level engineers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiffy February 10, 2009 Share Jiffy Member February 10, 2009 (edited) ha. this is the case for everywhere, literally. My buddy have a chem E degree and is in the same boat. which type does he have? Try looking at companies that are contracted through the govt. or military. They are recession proof and continue to need things getting done. Like, if he were civil, try an architect firm that helps rebuild military post barracks, or something to that effect? Edited February 10, 2009 by Jiffy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymo February 10, 2009 Share anonymo Member February 10, 2009 Ouch, baaaad business to be in atm. I'll shoot my dad an email to see what he says but I can tell you it's been bad for years. My father has a little over 40 years experience and he's had trouble finding jobs in engineering himself (at least a few years ago). What kind of engineer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playaa February 10, 2009 Author Share Playaa Member February 10, 2009 He's a civil engineer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroDamage February 10, 2009 Share ZeroDamage Member February 10, 2009 He may want to look at the Army or just the military. It is the only guaranteed job right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shropshire Slasher February 10, 2009 Share Shropshire Slasher Member February 10, 2009 IF he is willing to work overseas, he'll find a job. Some travel may be required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroDamage February 10, 2009 Share ZeroDamage Member February 10, 2009 IF he is willing to work overseas, he'll find a job. Some travel may be required. That is true. Over seas contractors are in demand right now. My father and brother are both over seas making 100K tax-free money right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiffy February 10, 2009 Share Jiffy Member February 10, 2009 He may want to look at the Army or just the military. It is the only guaranteed job right now. He by no means has to join the military, nor should he with all his hard work at obtaining a civilian education. It would be vastly under utilized there. But he should contact companies that are contracted out, like i mentioned previously, for work. They are always building. And those civilians make epic bank. trust me. the people that mow the lawn on Fort Riley, KS make more than someone who has been in 5 years.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samurai nightling February 10, 2009 Share samurai nightling Member February 10, 2009 This is exactly why i went into the medical field. No lack of people getting sick, or people that need to care for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discom February 10, 2009 Share discom Member February 10, 2009 The economy right now is just terrible.. 10+ years exp as a pro gamer and can't get a job anywhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovetomatoes February 11, 2009 Share ilovetomatoes Member February 11, 2009 We have an opening for an engineer on the red team right now. That's right, tf2.gcftw.com. Get in there now, and the job is yours! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmerisme February 11, 2009 Share farmerisme Member February 11, 2009 Work for a kitchen for 3 years while trying to get an engineering job with an engineering degree... then find a job in finance for an insurance company completely unrelated to your education. Worked for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwEEziL February 11, 2009 Share dwEEziL Member February 11, 2009 The economy right now is just terrible.. 10+ years exp as a pro gamer and can't get a job anywhere Your years on 56K modem don't count and you know it. You're just trying to pad your resume. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demoner February 13, 2009 Share Demoner Member February 13, 2009 (edited) Does he have any kind of engineering experience like a co-op or internship? Not sure if this link will work http://www.career.mtu.edu/careerfair/spring2009/companies/# (just sort the list by fulltime and civil engineering) but finding a full time job in the engineering field should actually be one of the easier fields to find a job. Those are a list of companies that are looking to hire full time civil engineers that are coming to my career fair next week. Its a start at least to get a list of companies for him to look at least. Edited February 13, 2009 by Demoner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubblegum Bandit February 14, 2009 Share Bubblegum Bandit Member February 14, 2009 I have a friend who is just out of college with an engineering degree. He's having a horrid time finding a job in this economy and every interview he goes on people only want to hire someone with 10+ years of experience.Do you guys know of any companies hiring entry level engineers? What is his locale Playaa? My office in Cleveland will be hiring one to two entry level civils in the next several months. If I remember correctly, you live in St. Louis? Is he located in that area? We have an office there. I'm not sure if we're hiring there or not, but if you want to forward me his resume (todd at tklk.net) I'll get it over to them. http://www.cecinc.com is the website for our company. We do site civil, environmental, ecological, and waste management type of work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playaa February 16, 2009 Author Share Playaa Member February 16, 2009 Just what I was hoping for Bgb! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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