Originally Posted by
TSA09
How tough is it to get an engineering job after graduating college? It seems to be one of the most popular career choices. For anyone that's earned an engineering degree, what all would I have to do to be successful with this career? (aside from being a math whiz)
It depends on the area of specialization. A lot of comp eng lost jobs when the .com bubble burst. Pick some of the better engineering schools (e.g. MIT, CalTech, Stanford) and go to their website and career sections. Yes, they are elite schools, but their grads also have to find jobs and the quality of the info will be good b/c the universities want to attract the top students. But engineers have one of the lowest unemployment rates of all college degree choices. Healthcare related is another good choice. There was a recent report on this, I'll try to find it and post.
If Smackie is an engineer, mbe she has more advice.
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