How long did it take you to land your first mechanical engineering job?

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Not very long actually. I was lucky enough to land a solid internship opportunity through my university, and I ended up getting an offer to work with the company after I graduated. Stayed with them for 4 years before moving on to the next thing. Great experience!

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I started applying to places like 3 months before I graduated. I landed the job the day I graduated. Some companies will wait the month or two to hire you until you have the degree. Some I know will even start you before you graduate too.

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Graduated May 5th, first day of work was July 9th. Biggest thing that helped me was internship experience. All the interviews I got were due to the internships I had during college and I actually landed at a company I interned with, albeit a completely different department. Can’t stress enough the importance of internships in college.

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I was fortunate enough to have a job lined up before my final semester last year but some colleagues of mine who graduated in ME w me and a higher gpa are still unemployed

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4 years ago

53 years,,,10 years ago
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No internship because I was international student. Had to work odd jobs during break to pay for my education and living expenses. Graduated in May, got a job in August. Got into a niche Aerospace supplier company. Pay was low but I got the opportunity to learn a CAD software used by major Aerospace companies for free. That opportunity let me to Tier 1 Aerospace Companies like Boeing and Spirit Aerosystems. Always been in Aerospace, and still in Aerospace.

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