I was hired at a startup after I graduated with a BS in Chemical Engineering. I was a product design engineer for a year before the company went under. I have been unemployed for over a year now (I am very fortunate to have this). I am just feeling very discouraged to get a job in engineering at this point. I've applied to hundreds of jobs and have had interviews with zero offer. I've done career fairs, but mostly using LinkedIn, Indeed and now here for applications.

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I'm really sorry to hear that. I'm in a very similar situation. I don't have a ton of experience in the field and I got laid off a couple of months ago. It was definitely way easier to find my first job than it is now. I really do think it's just part of the job economy right now, a lot of people are dealing with layoffs and hiring freezes. I've even been thinking about trying to get a job at a movie theater or something until I can find an engineering job.

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Unfortunately it's just a rough time to be looking for work. It seems like a lot of places are just moving slowly and not doing a lot of hiring. If you've had interviews that's a good sign, it means your resume is working. You could work on your interviewing skills if you think they could use some refinement. But it may just be that this job market is just plain bad.

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Sad reality of Engineering is that it is a cyclic industry. Thats why i moved to Academia

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