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New Engineer ... HELP!
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| danwhale76@gmail.com 2008-01-26, 3:25 am |
| Hello, Im a recent grad of Electrical Engineering. I basically
concentrated in the computer systems area, low level programming and
hardware...
I had completed some co-op terms for my employment and after being in
industry for a bit, I realized the job market isn't as good as I
hoped. The private sector wasn't hiring, and if they were they had low
security.
I have been offered a government job which is pretty good. Im unsure
whether to take it because I want to get some good design experience
too.
Also, I was considering switching disciplines and doing a civil eng.
degree on top... Might be crazy? But it seems why do this career if
there isn't much opportunity, especially in North America... HELP!
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| Long Ranger 2008-01-26, 3:25 am |
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<danwhale76@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:61a7371e-1be8-4a53-9674-be3c4f25015c@v46g2000hsv.googlegroups.com...
> Hello, Im a recent grad of Electrical Engineering. I basically
> concentrated in the computer systems area, low level programming and
> hardware...
>
> I had completed some co-op terms for my employment and after being in
> industry for a bit, I realized the job market isn't as good as I
> hoped. The private sector wasn't hiring, and if they were they had low
> security.
>
> I have been offered a government job which is pretty good. Im unsure
> whether to take it because I want to get some good design experience
> too.
>
> Also, I was considering switching disciplines and doing a civil eng.
> degree on top... Might be crazy? But it seems why do this career if
> there isn't much opportunity, especially in North America... HELP!
I could go on for a few paragraphs, but let me sum it up like this: GROW A
SET!
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| In article <61a7371e-1be8-4a53-9674-
be3c4f25015c@v46g2000hsv.googlegroups.com>, danwhale76@gmail.com
says...
> Hello, Im a recent grad of Electrical Engineering. I basically
> concentrated in the computer systems area, low level programming and
> hardware...
>
> I had completed some co-op terms for my employment and after being in
> industry for a bit, I realized the job market isn't as good as I
> hoped. The private sector wasn't hiring, and if they were they had low
> security.
Dunno, I'm getting three calls a day from one Monster resume
posting. I do have a bit more experience though (retired once
already though back at it as a contractor, making twice as much ;).
Even a job without a lot of security will be useful experience for
the future dream job.
> I have been offered a government job which is pretty good. Im unsure
> whether to take it because I want to get some good design experience
> too.
Engineering? If so, it's still experience.
> Also, I was considering switching disciplines and doing a civil eng.
> degree on top... Might be crazy? But it seems why do this career if
> there isn't much opportunity, especially in North America... HELP!
Why? Computer architecture is a good job, but I don't think they're
civil engineers. ;-) I'd think mechanical would have more overlap.
--
Keith
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| Bill Shymanski 2008-01-26, 1:25 pm |
| danwhale76@gmail.com wrote:
> Hello, Im a recent grad of Electrical Engineering. I basically
> concentrated in the computer systems area, low level programming and
> hardware...
>
> I had completed some co-op terms for my employment and after being in
> industry for a bit, I realized the job market isn't as good as I
> hoped. The private sector wasn't hiring, and if they were they had low
> security.
>
> I have been offered a government job which is pretty good. Im unsure
> whether to take it because I want to get some good design experience
> too.
>
> Also, I was considering switching disciplines and doing a civil eng.
> degree on top... Might be crazy? But it seems why do this career if
> there isn't much opportunity, especially in North America... HELP!
What forsaken spot in the world are you in where no-one is hiring EEs?
You don't need to hide from the world and get a civil degree, too - that
won't make you any more employable. Now, civil engineers are fine
people who build nice warm dry buildings to put electrical things in -
but it's a pretty common observation that EEs make more money than
Civils, at most points through their careers.
If you can't find opportunities in all of North America, you're not
looking. Go to your friendly local Yellow Pages, start going down the
list of consulting firms and send each one a resume - then pick from the
offers.
Maybe it's computer types that are a glut on the market? Check out the
job ads in the back of IEEE Spectrum, perhaps?
Bill
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| In article <OXImj.21662$E01.18671@newsfe22.lga>, wtshyman@mts.net
says...
> danwhale76@gmail.com wrote:
>
> What forsaken spot in the world are you in where no-one is hiring EEs?
> You don't need to hide from the world and get a civil degree, too - that
> won't make you any more employable. Now, civil engineers are fine
> people who build nice warm dry buildings to put electrical things in -
> but it's a pretty common observation that EEs make more money than
> Civils, at most points through their careers.
>
> If you can't find opportunities in all of North America, you're not
> looking. Go to your friendly local Yellow Pages, start going down the
> list of consulting firms and send each one a resume - then pick from the
> offers.
>
> Maybe it's computer types that are a glut on the market? Check out the
> job ads in the back of IEEE Spectrum, perhaps?
They're not. The market is certainly not cold. I can't imagine the
heat being turned up much more. However, you have to be able to
move to where the jobs are. Staying at home is the biggest mistake
an engineer can make, for several reasons.
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Keith
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| Gerald Newton 2008-01-26, 5:25 pm |
| On Jan 25, 6:59=A0pm, danwhal...@gmail.com wrote:
> Hello, Im a recent grad of =A0Electrical Engineering. I basically
> concentrated in the computer systems area, low level programming and
> hardware...
>
> I had completed some co-op terms for my employment and after being in
> industry for a bit, I realized the job market isn't as good as I
> hoped. The private sector wasn't hiring, and if they were they had low
> security.
>
> I have been offered a government job which is pretty good. Im unsure
> whether to take it because I want to get some good design experience
> too.
>
> Also, I was considering switching disciplines and doing a civil eng.
> degree on top... Might be crazy? But it seems why do this career if
> there isn't much opportunity, especially in North America... HELP!
If you finished an EE program, you have nothing to worry about. You
have problem solving skills that can be applied to any occupation.
Just have a little patience.
Some of the best electricians I have ever worked with were EEs working
out of classification.
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| danwhale76@gmail.com wrote:
> Hello, Im a recent grad of Electrical Engineering. I basically
> concentrated in the computer systems area, low level programming and
> hardware...
>
> I had completed some co-op terms for my employment and after being in
> industry for a bit, I realized the job market isn't as good as I
> hoped. The private sector wasn't hiring, and if they were they had low
> security.
>
> I have been offered a government job which is pretty good. Im unsure
> whether to take it because I want to get some good design experience
> too.
>
> Also, I was considering switching disciplines and doing a civil eng.
> degree on top... Might be crazy? But it seems why do this career if
> there isn't much opportunity, especially in North America... HELP!
The largest percentage of engineers are Civil Engineer - unless you combine Electrical, Electronics, and Computer. We have a list with percentages on this page: http://theprofessionalengineer.com/employment/
You should take your EIT test and work to get your PE license --- even if you don't think you will need it now. It can help differentiate you from the crowd.
We also have some engineering resume help here: http://theprofessionalengineer.com/...eering-resumes/
Best wishes,
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MRDPE
http://TheProfessionalEngineer.com
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