Advice on Entering Job Field

[TheAce]

i'm a recent EE graduate and i've been trying to get my foot in with several manufactoring companies but with limited experience i'm not having much success. everybody wants an engineer with 5 years or more experience. any suggestions?

 

[PSE]

Keep Trying! Network, knock on doors, look at various types of positions (QC, manufacturing, design). Practice interviewing and have various people look at your resume'. Above all, keep trying.

Regards

 

[davidinindy]

I'm in a similar situation, except I have a 12 years of experience, but just an AAS degree. There are some positions that I feel I could do, especially in the plastic product design area, but they require a ME or other higher degree. There is a place for everyone. You and I just need to find that place.
If you want, send your resume to me, and I'll review it. I do tend to have a knack for resume writing. I've gotten many compliments on mine, and others I have helped friends write. sent it to d_e_sloop at hotmail.com (replace "at" with the @ symbol of course)
Like PSE said, network. Let everyone know your'e looking. So far, I have gotten leads from 2 mothers at my daughters daycare, 2 sales reps I worked with in my previous job, the VAR for my CAD system, and a couple from articles in our countys business development magazine.
I've had one interview in 2 weeks though, which is kindof discouraging. It is a position that I could do, but not really what I WANT to do.
Anyway, good luck, and search this forum for a lot of good advice. It's a treasure trove of info.

 

[TheTick]

In ME, a good back-door approach is to work a few contract positions. It's generally easier to get contract positions with less experience. No guarantees, but many times a contract leads to a permanent job, or at least new contacts and good references.

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[beckala36]

Depending on what you want to do, try and get a job as the person who would actually be implementing your work or the end user.

If you want to design electrical systems for buildings, get some work as an electrician.

Design electric for machinery, automation...get a job in a factory or doing repairs.

Building controls...a building engineer (aka a janitor), seriously.

 

[plasgears]

If you have CAD skills, look for CAD jobs, then parlay this into an engineering job there or elsewhere.