<p>I am, more or less in the same position and so I thought to share.</p>
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<p>When you have a Master’s in Engineering it’s time to learn how to find a job rather than learn more engineering. IMHO.</p>
<p>Sounds like that poster on the other forum should move to a new location.</p>
<p>It could entirely be his interview/people skills that’s the problem. There’s really no way to know unless you know the poster.</p>
<p>True, but is the engineering job market really that bad that there arent any jobs for someone with a masters?</p>
<p>A masters degree (or any degree) has never been a guarantee for employment. There are too many unknown factors here to tell if there really are no jobs for the poster.</p>
<p>“When you have a Master’s in Engineering it’s time to learn how to find a job rather than learn more engineering. IMHO.”</p>
<p>What classes do I need to take for that?</p>
<p>“Sounds like that poster on the other forum should move to a new location.”</p>
<p>That poster, from the other post have “applied to ~30-50 jobs per month since January.” I am sure, he or she is open to relocation.</p>
<p>“It could entirely be his interview/people skills that’s the problem.”</p>
<p>From the other post, the same poster commented: “I had 1 successful interview where I was informed that I got the job. Two weeks later I was notified that the company couldn’t hire me due to budget cuts.”</p>
<p>From what I’ve seen, some people who cannot find jobs don’t want to find jobs. They will greatly overstate how much effort they are putting into their job search and want you to believe they have a full time job looking for a job. They use the bad economy as a way to justify doing nothing to themselves and others.</p>
<p>It’s also possible that something is preventing them from getting a job, such as poor interview skills or no real knowledge. I’ve met inanimate objects that could carry on a conversation better than some engineers. I’ve also met some people with graduate degrees and high GPAs that don’t have the slightest clue in the world, but they could test well.</p>
<p>As a result, I am skeptical of anyone who claims that they haven’t been able to find a job in X months/years despite having all these great qualifications and putting lots of effort into it. It’s possible that some people are just that unlucky, but I have a feeling that in many cases it’s something else.</p>
<p>“It’s also possible that something is preventing them from getting a job, such as poor interview skills or no real knowledge. I’ve met inanimate objects that could carry on a conversation better than some engineers. I’ve also met some people with graduate degrees and high GPAs that don’t have the slightest clue in the world, but they could test well.”</p>
<p>Having had “2 years of mechanical design experience” (see post from the other forum), I am reluctant to believe this person have “poor interview skills or no real knowledge” and “don’t have the slightest clue in the world.”</p>
<p>You would be surprised at how clueless many people with work experience can be. I know I was. It’s very possible he lucked into his first job and that luck has since run out.</p>