Keep your head up, freshly graduated and out of work engineer! According to Forbes, engineering is currently the hardest job right now to fill in America. A direct quote from the story, about why engineers are just so hard to find:
We have whole generations of people loving liberal arts, not going into science and math," says Larry Jacobson, executive director of the National Society of Professional Engineers.
Not only is there an incoming student shortage, but there is a large quantity of baby-boomers on the verge of retirement. Particularly in industries like utilities, companies are desperately trying to fill positions before all of their talent walks out the door, taking decades of experience with them.
So it appears engineering still has a very bright future, even if finding a job may be hard at the moment. Remember your career spans 40+ years, this will hardly be the last dip. Of course, these companies are still not going to take just anyone off the street, or necessarily train you from the ground up like the old days. Some relevant co-op experience or a Master's degree will be an invaluable help.
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