Question for engineers that have been apart of the hiring process

[Catfood]

Go to your college career fairs, that's how I got hired. Two months after I graduated and a billion applications later not more than a couple phone calls. I went to one career fair and talked to a bunch of people and had my choice of work. It helps if your willing to relocate and travel like it says above. I graduated in Oregon and have already flown to California, Florida and I head to North Carolina next week. That's two months into the job.

What you really need is experience. Give it 6 months to a year and you will be able to apply for a job you really want and have some choices.

 

[benulis55]

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Is there anything wrong with Nuke work?

M.E here, I did nuke work during college and hired on after college. Its a very secure, stable field with good pay. I found it to be extremely boring so I left I went to the defense field and am much happier. It all depends on what you want. I found that nuke engineers werent really what I considered engineers, lots of Excel. Especially for EE, all the electronics in nuke plants are from the 60s-70s...very little digital, so all the digitial design and advanced electronic course you took wouldnt really apply

 

[HYBRED]

Not the thing I want to read. My major will be in petroleum engineering and I would ideally like to live in Texas.

Get internships. The experience you get is worth more than a good GPA. And, most internships in this industry will get you that foot in the door.

 

[GodStang]

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Is there anything wrong with Nuke work?

It can be slow but the pay is outstanding and super stable.

M.E here, I did nuke work during college and hired on after college. Its a very secure, stable field with good pay. I found it to be extremely boring so I left I went to the defense field and am much happier. It all depends on what you want. I found that nuke engineers werent really what I considered engineers, lots of Excel. Especially for EE, all the electronics in nuke plants are from the 60s-70s...very little digital, so all the digitial design and advanced electronic course you took wouldnt really apply

Just depends what part of nuke work you do. I am an I&C engineer so we design all the instruments in our building and we are 100% digital. Now there are still many places that are not digital but if you go where they are building a new plant it will be very digital.

DCS systems are the way many plants are going.

 

[BLWN DSG]

with your military back ground and experience and the fact you are graduating with a BS in EE....have you sent your resume to SPAWAR? They are located in North Charleston, SC. I have a good number of friends I graduated college with who work there and are EE's. Especially with your Air Force background it would help get your foot in the door. You mention Northrup Grumman, the company I work for has built probably half of those buildings and ports up there.

 

[yelostang]

with your military back ground and experience and the fact you are graduating with a BS in EE....have you sent your resume to SPAWAR? They are located in North Charleston, SC. I have a good number of friends I graduated college with who work there and are EE's. Especially with your Air Force background it would help get your foot in the door. You mention Northrup Grumman, the company I work for has built probably half of those buildings and ports up there.

I haven't even heard of them man...have a friend that works for the Navy doing advanced Tech and he didn't mention that place :shrug: I'm gonna look into it now though.

 

[UFGatorGuy20]

NASA Mechanical Engineer + MBA here.

1) Short and simple. Whoever reviews your resume will look at it 15-30 seconds. Don't put a goal statement, hobbies, etc.
2) Stick with education and experience. Focus on specifics and success stories (don't just say 2 years field engineer service... anything quantifiable, savings, new processes, improvements, etc.)

Remember, your resume is just to get you to a certain pile for additional consideration and possibly an interview. It's not going to be studied. The company will know exactly what they are looking for based on experience. A resume doesn't get you a job. Experience, references, and an interview does.

 

[yelostang]

NASA Mechanical Engineer + MBA here.

1) Short and simple. Whoever reviews your resume will look at it 15-30 seconds. Don't put a goal statement, hobbies, etc.
2) Stick with education and experience. Focus on specifics and success stories (don't just say 2 years field engineer service... anything quantifiable, savings, new processes, improvements, etc.)

Remember, your resume is just to get you to a certain pile for additional consideration and possibly an interview. It's not going to be studied. The company will know exactly what they are looking for based on experience. A resume doesn't get you a job. Experience, references, and an interview does.

That's the great thing about Air Force EPRs...it's full of all that great yay me stuff. Best part is I have documentation because some of the stuff sounds pretty crazy. One is how I found/fixed a $410.5M equipment account error. I have another where I helped Northrop get a $19.7M contract and they even gave me a chunk of it(a small one). I think I've got everything good to go on the resume now.

How is working at NASA?