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Some companies hire, some fire. As long as the hiring exceeds, there can still be a shortage. I know very few EEs that have trouble finding jobs.
by mathattack 13y ago
Some companies hire, some fire. As long as the hiring exceeds, there can still be a shortage. I know very few EEs that have trouble finding jobs.
- vonmoltke 13y agoIt took me over two years, and I ended up in a pure software engineering position. I couldn't get anyone to even call be back over EE positions, because everyone wants fairly narrow specialists for everything except entry level, college hire positions.
- mathattack 13y agoInteresting - perhaps because I see so many EEs in software or consulting I don't think as much about hardware. I can see how the field can get specialized very quickly, and the first post-college job is critical.
- Spooky23 13y agoA friend of mine is an EE doing something with chip production. Through a bit of bad luck, poor timing and lack of foresight, he ended up in a career cul de sac where he basically is stuck due to the technology that he is an expert in. Basically, he'll get laid off in the next 2-3 years, and he'll need to start at a lower scale and work his way up again with another semiconductor company, or do something else.
- mathattack 13y agoHe can always go back to grad school to retool also, no? This is an issue in many technical fields, software too. An old friend's dad did his Phd thesis in vacuum tubes. If you can't stay current in your current job, you have to find a way on the side. Or do something else. But EEs are in MUCH better shape than liberal arts majors. Their major at least signals that they're smart, good at math, and can work hard.