god says dont worry

[deerhunter1224]

Someone was talking about dont worry about what tommorow will bring. My biggest worry is I wont find myself a job within my profession. I have looked went to a few interviews but nothing. I feel bad that dont have a job. I am still living at home and I have year left to go before I have my degree. I worry each day and I feel like a loser.

ORIGINAL: deerhunter1224

Someone was talking about dont worry about what tommorow will bring. My biggest worry is I wont find myself a job within my profession. I have looked went to a few interviews but nothing. I feel bad that dont have a job. I am still living at home and I have year left to go before I have my degree. I worry each day and I feel like a loser.

Holy cow, your expecting a job with a year to go? I interview engineering canidates once a week, sometimes more, and we would never consider hiring a person with a year to go. We might consider with a month to go. Orconsider a person who isat the end of defending thier research.

I realize you probably have friends who have jobs already. But I wouldnt' sweat it.

Your worrying about worldly things. Don't worry I do it too. But we shouldn't. And I found out my best effort didn't get the job done. Let God guide you.

[Chuck7]

I'll pray about that situation Fred..thanks for sharing.
C7

[deerhunter1224]

I know shouldnt worry about worldly things like a job. I am job is sort of impotant. Hey bigcountry have any tips for me on getting a job?

[cr422]

I kinda like you 1224, but I think you worry too much.

When you get close send me your resume. Man, I look at my first resume, and I wonder how I ever got a job. We are very critical about that. I get close to 20 resumes a week,and they all say the same thing. Just have to shotgun and find the resumes that stick out.

Remember, your not getting a serious engineering job at first, so be realistic when they ask you what you want to do.

Don't ever put constraints on willingness to travel, willingness to do any task put before you. Most of all be clear, but be humble.

I see alot of young guys out of college come in and tell me "I don't want to travel at all" or put constraints on thier travel or work schedule or work they will do. Just get your foot in the door and then you can start with demands. I mean we don't travel too many of our engineers much, if at all. But them coming in there making rules, turns me off.

Bring any type of work material with you. Thermal modeling. Even C++ codes, assembly codes, maybe some cool drawings. Show them, that you have the tools, you just want to learn how to use em by being an apprectice.

Also, do not put anything on that resume that you are not ready to take a test on.

When someone says they can know how to use this test gear or that. I will march them in the lab, and say lets see what you can do. Nothing will kill your moral more than feeling like a idiot. I have been there. It sucks.

Research the company. Find out exactly what they do.

Most people get jobs by know people on the inside. Do anything you can for contacts. Save business cards. Contacts are everything.

[deerhunter1224]

LOL! cr422 i dont know anything about you. hey try being in college and looking for a job can be very stressful. yeah you are right I do worry to much.
hey bigcountry the only thing I am not willing to do is move to a different location for a job. i like where i am at.there a few reasons for this. travel doesnt sound to bad as long its not all the time. you said its doesnt happen that much. i plan on graduating in spring 08. you read alot of these companies requirments they say 4 yrs experience, experience in this area and that area. the only experience i have now is 4 1/2 years of college and farm work. speaking of farm work the last interview i went to was very interested in what I did on the farm.

ORIGINAL: deerhunter1224

hey bigcountry the only thing I am not willing to do is move to a different location for a job. i like where i am at.there a few reasons for this. travel doesnt sound to bad as long its not all the time. you said its doesnt happen that much. i plan on graduating in spring 08. you read alot of these companies requirments they say 4 yrs experience, experience in this area and that area. the only experience i have now is 4 1/2 years of college and farm work. speaking of farm work the last interview i went to was very interested in what I did on the farm.

Well, brother I said the same thing. I wanted to live in Ky/WV my whole life. Look at me now. I have lived in 4-5 places over teh country and its the best thing that ever happened to me.

[cr422]

ORIGINAL: deerhunter1224

LOL! cr422 i dont know anything about you. hey try being in college and looking for a job can be very stressful. yeah you are right I do worry to much.

Hey friend, I'm 67 (sixty seven) years old and in my third year of law school right now. Am I worried about getting a job? Absolutely not.

Women?

Jobs?

They're out there. No problem. Just gotta look 'til one turns up.

Things to worry about? For instance; finding a decent used car, gettinga deer next season, remembering to make a haircut appointment. Those are the kinds of things that should be occupying your mind.