What's the average entry-level engineering job like?

PurdueEE
Wed, 20 May 2009 02:20:31 +0000

Job requirements are not always set in stone. A new graduate may be able to get a job that requires a few years of experience if he did well in school and has some relevant experience. Just because it requires X+ years of experience doesn’t mean it requires that many years, although if it says 5+ or 10+ years of experience it’s probably not going to be a job available to a new graduate.

Internships may or may not be listed. It’s probably best to check career fair websites from colleges and company sites to find those. Internships are also not necessarily a good reflection of what you can expect to see in a real job. While I’m sure there are some internships that are just like real jobs, companies have to try to assign something that can be done in a ~2-2.5 month window, which is very short, with minimal training. You cannot spend 6 months in training for a 2 month internship.