Chances are he did find a job in the last 8 months, but here's my input (maybe someone else in a similar situation can use it): I graduated with a BS in ECE a f

Chances are he did find a job in the last 8 months, but here's my input (maybe someone else in a similar situation can use it): I graduated with a BS in ECE a few months ago, and also felt like I wasted 4 years for a piece of paper, but in those 4 years, I gained a lot of web development experience. While interviewing for the next few months after graduation, I saw that I knew a lot more about web development than EE, and that I was more interested in web development and CS. I landed a programming job where I'm learning more than I've learned during four years of electrical engineering courses. So my advice is to find what you're more interested in, and maybe you have college work or extra-curricular experience that can help. Engineering and CS share a similar thought process, and employers look for this in their technical interviews - especially if they know you don't come from a formal CS education. As others have pointed out, you can (and should) work on personal projects and freelance. Besides helping you learn and gain experience, you might even make some money!