Finding Jobs are hard

[spikespike]

I'm a junior in college with good grades and I'm nervous about finding a decent job when I graduate. My main concern is that I have been looking for internships but I have not been fortunate enough to find one. I would prefer having at least two decent internships on my resume by the time that I graduate since it would be a valuable asset to me during my job search.

Internships are better for connections than they are for experience. Network, meet people, connect and work your ass off. Also: start early! Unless you are sure you want to take time off (which I would actually advise) I would start applying a month or two before graduation. Give yourself a cushion.

 

[nizz]

keep your head up, summer is just slow I think. I graduated last month but have been applying since start of July. I got ZERO call-backs until this past week where I got 6 call-backs

 

[daze]

I gotta say, which a bunch of supportive and experienced people at MacRumors! It's good to see so many suggestions in finding a job...

I was terminated after working 7 for a large oil company after complaining about my supervisor who was harassing me. When I started, I was a co-op student. After graduation, I started working for the organization and haven't worked anywhere else. And let me tell you the obvious, finding a job is a hard job. Takes a lot of persistence and some luck.

Daze

 

[leekohler]

Well I saw this thread pop up on forum spy recently and thought I would let you all know the status.

In the end, it came down to two firms, Schlumberger and Lockheed. Schlumberger had the advantage of being in Colorado (Grand Junction) and higher pay as well as a secure industry. Lockheed on the other hand, dealt in an area I was more interested in and had great career growth and stability (that being working with the Navy and sub/carrier nuclear power plants)

Cons were that Schlumberger dealt with oil (interesting but not as you would say "what I thought as cool growing up") and had very erratic schedules due to the nature of the industry. Plus the fact that you relocated every 3 years or so to small towns as career progresses. I like larger metro areas personally. With that said, it was a very attractive offer for a number of reasons but it really came down to a coin flip in a sense in terms of accepting or not lol

The con for the Lockheed job isn't really a con but it requires moving to New York. Guess I'm a bit nervous about it as it's so far from home but I'm used to living all over the nation so that's not the issue, just this time my family won't be near lol. Guess that happens as you get older huh lol. Regardless it will be exciting times for sure! Now just have to wait for my background check to clear. I also liked how Lockheed has a more "set" schedule and I have a friend from college who will be working there as well so that will be reassuring

That's all I have at the moment, now I just need to get my housing situation taken care of and the like. With that said, anyone that knows the Clifton Park, Nisakayuna, Latham area, feel free to offer input!

Thanks!

Yay for the NYC move! You'll love it, and hopefully you'll have enough cash to live in a decent place. I hear Hell's Kitchen is not too bad. A friend of mine who just got his doctorate lives there now and likes it a lot.