How I Landed 3 Engineering Jobs Before College Graduation
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In this video I explain how I landed 3 engineering jobs before graduating college. You can also find a link to my resume if you want to see exactly what I used to apply to these full time positions.
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3.81 in electrical engineering are you serious!
He registered only for the courses TAUGHT BY FEMALE INSTRUCTORS....hehe
If only i knew that IEEE is the hardest major. Now, most of my friends passed and im still held back because i failed some cources.
P
man I am bearly 2.97!
and dude specialise on RF, literally the most math-heavy (and hardest) uni course u could ever taken
Let me share how I landed 3 offers with a shit GPA. I was enjoying college too much, and over estimated my studying abilities. I thought that could pass by without much effort. Everything changed when I landed in academic probation. I was holding onto each semester, hoping I would be able to boost my GPA, or get the boot from engineering. The first and biggest thing that helped me, was getting an internship. You might be wondering how the Heck I managed to land an internship with a shit GPA (and no, I did not have people who hooked me up). I did it by taking initiative. I never had any luck at my school's career fair and I was sad that my friends were all landing internships and I wasn't. So I decided to take things into my own hands. I went out and cold called every local company who could use a mechanical engineer and discussed what I wanted from them (the old school method). If there were signs of interest, I would literally come into their office dressed up with my resume when they opened. One of my key point was that i was in it for the experience and wanted to learn and shadow them and wouldn't mind doing it for free. The head engineer at one of the companies I visited gave me a chance. He told me that he liked how I took the initiative and how no one searches for a job the old fashion way like how I did, so he took the chance and gave me an internship. That led to 2 additional internships else where and ultimately allowed me to have 3 offers. I graduated with a 3.1 for those wondering. As long as you meet the minimum req. You'll be fine. The key is to physically go network in person. I've done some recruiting myself for my current company and as long as you meet minimum requirements, all that matters is whether or not I like you and what value you could bring to the company. You gotta learn to be a people's person. Another Huge help are national organizations career fairs. SWE, NSBE, SHPE, and SASE are all worth the trip. They will literally give you an interview on the spot and and offer too. Ive always been pretty successful at all the national conference i went too. A must at these events is to attend their little networking events. This is where they will automatically sign you up for interviews if they like you before the actual career fair even takes place. (They don't tell you this ahead of time. This is from personal experience and people I've talked too.) Hope you found this information helpful. I know it was tough and scary having to figure it all out on my own.
Wow, this is amazing story. I hope you don't mind if I share it on my channel. I feel like more people should know about this!
@@alexisidro yeah go for it. Now I work for a fortune 500
@@spacewalker9375 Thank you very much, John. I'm sure many people will find your story inspiring and motivating to get out there and get something going.
@@spacewalker9375 Which company you work for, btw?
Wow this is amazing. I'm an introvert and have social anxiety. But I will take your advice and just go talk to people.
The best engineering channel so far in TH-cam. :)
Thank you!
Wow 3.81 GPA !!!!!
You are legit the realest engineer. I've seen every video of yours. I'm glad you started showing yourself because it adds more depth to your sincerity. You have definitely helped me. I'll start giving you some donations to keep up this info for those in need, like me. Maybe you can hire me one day. All I can say is that you have been my virtual mentor.
Agree engineering truths in the other hand speaks too biased, tends to be opinionated and only speaks for the money.
Correction 3.0+ is EVERYTHING. So it definately is a factor.
From if 100 is perfect how much is 3.0
redge fleming 3.0 is a b average
@@redgefleming1535 If 100 is perfect, that's an A. An A is 4.0. 80 is B. B is 3.0.
I agree
redge fleming
93=4.0
90=3.7
87=3.3
83=3.0
Internships and experience are EVERYTHING. Companies would rather hire someone with a 3.0 GPA with experience, then someone with a 4.0 with no experience. No degree is safe anymore, you need something that sets you apart from people. Networking with people, experience, projects, are way more important now a days then GPA
Networking 100%
Then what is the point of classes and exams and knowledge then?
@@Diaming787 don’t confuse knowledge with tests. Tests see how much information you can study and remember in a short amount of time. Doing a calc 3 equation will only help you in very few jobs. Your engineering classes teach you the fundamentals of engineering. You should not expect to go into the industry, industry ready. You gain real life work experience that is invaluable in the real world. You don’t make the same circuit someone has made 100,000 times. You don’t solve the same problem that has been solved a million times. That’s not what school is made for. School is to get you that piece of paper to separate you from others that don’t have it.
School, especially in engineering, is made to keep things from being saturated. Already there are tons and tons and tons of applicants for every job. And those people HAVE an engineering degree. A degree keeps things from being saturated. It’s a hoop you must jump through to get to the real world outside of school if you want to be an engineer at 99.999999% of places. Internships and Co-ops are the best way to get a job outside of school. But above that, you gain networking. Someone you worked with left and made their own company, and you performed very well, so they sought after you to get a job. Internships lead to networking. But even with that, linkedin is great. Career fairs are great. Getting your name out there in any way is good.
You are awesome.
I 100% agree with what you said. Over the past 18 months or so, I applied so many times I've lost count. I kept getting rejection after rejection, some were my fault completely (messed up some applications and interviews) and some were because of the pandemic. But I kept applying - even for the ones I didn't feel like I was qualified for. Always the youngest person in the room. Finally, I landed a job at a great company that is going to put me through my degree all while giving me experience of working as an engineer in multiple different departments. They've got the nicest recruiters I've ever met despite being a pretty huge company that works globally with some of the biggest companies in the agriculture and construction industry. It still feels unreal to think about it, but I made it. And once again, the video is extremely accurate. You should put as much information about the sort of hardware and software you can use as well as the sort of projects you did, as reasonably can.
This is amazing! Still a sophomore in high school but gonna take all of this in consideration lol. No harm in knowing ahead of time and be prepare!
You one of the genuine guys in TH-cam. No one interacts at this remarkable level to help people. you showed almost your full resume..... Your content is relatable and understandable by common people like me . people like me will share this video to my friends and so on. If you just continue to approach people at their level... Your channel will rocket to 1M within a year. You make videos from public's point of view which is quite rare and unique.... I hope that the success graph increases here on and never quit making videos like this as your style of presentation is quite endangered.
Thank You
thank you for the kind words and hope the channel continues to help you!
I have an engineering degree and passed the FE exam in electrical engineering. My GPA was 3.45. I did everything this guy did and more, and I never got a sign that a real human ever even looked at my resume. I graduated in 2015. Getting an engineering degree was the worst financial mistake of my life, even worse than randomly giving away half of my net worth because I had given up on ever accomplishing anything in life. If you want to go work in a warehouse, go work your butt off and get into debt getting an engineering degree.
Have things improved for you?
That's rough to hear man. I hope you give it another shot--applying for entry level engineering jobs, I mean
@@bradturner7678 I got my first engineering job a couple months ago, but it pays less than the last warehouse I worked in. I hope I will get engineering pay after a year or so.
3.81!!!, You're King!. Thanks for this video.
"Looks pretty advanced but I had no clue what I was doing."
I felt that.
I remember how painful it was to create my first CV - included every shit such as classes I took, projects I did and internships. Now the problems is what to leave from the CV after 6 years in Industry :)
Men I’m graduating next year and watching your videos give me hope in the most difficult moments of my times as a undergrad student 👨🎓 thank you for your content.
You have given me hope in finding a job !!
Thank you so much for this! You don’t know how many lives your channel is helping! I’m really grateful!
How did you get a 3.81 GPA while majoring in electrical engineering?
must be a genius
That's funny. I'm an electrical engineering major trying to go to Cal Poly. I have a 4.0 gpa and got put on the waitlist. I can't make an appeal until I'm denied. Guess my chances of going to the school I've been hoping for is out the window because I need to make decisions on living right now if I don't get in. This channel has really helped guide me through the last few years, so thank you.
I’m graduating in May and have been freaking out about not having a job soon after but you have giving me hope. I have been applying to many places but no responses yet I’ll keep trying. Awesome video thanks!!
Leyzer Keep trying man! You'll land one!
Leyzer just curious. Do you have internship experience?
No, and thats what makes me worried but I have friends that are already on the field and hopefully through connections I cane land something soon
Leyzer how about now
Could we get an update
This is definitely one of the most realistic videos that describe what it is like to search for an engineering job
Great video! I never thought to include relevant course work in the education section of my resume.
Great video! This was almost my exact experience nearly 2 decades ago when I was in a likewise situation. Big thumbs up from me.
I'm really glad I'm at RIT, they setup Co-op's while you are there so you make a ton of connections at big companies
Any updates? Was it worth it?
man bro, you are inspirational to so many.
Engineering majors should not be worried about getting a job! Theology majors on the other hand...
LOOOL duuude
Priest
Don't say ignorant shit. Getting an engineering degree was the worst mistake of my life. I would have been better off spending my parents money on booze and hoookers. And I got a 3.45 GPA, even though I didn't take my studies seriously in the first year.
Brendan Golledge well geez. That seems dramatic. But hey, maybe engineering wasn’t for you. Why did you regret getting the degree though? Im curious.
Ah man actually you do even more I think so many people are so smart
3.81 GPA...DAAAAAAAMN!
really I done know how I can appreciate to u for ur great motivation, thanks a lot we need more awesome people like u.
3.81GPA wow good for you
I had a 3.62GPA in Biomedical engineering
But as you said it didn't really matter after all, I'm working with people who barley passed and they have a higher salary than me
I remember researching entry pay and then being asked once by a small business owner/manager how much pay I was looking for. I said something like around 60k, he laughed and then asked if I would accept around 30k. I said no, and he said thanks and have a good day. Dude had a baaaad attitude to go with it.
So even if you have an engineering degree, you still need to do tons of work to get a job. Imagine how hard it is for the "impractical" majors. Jeez
I enjoy your videos so much more now. I learn while getting some eye-candy.
This has been the most informative video I’ve ever listened to
I just moved to Canada to study Applied Energy Management-Renewable Energy, a graduate certificate. I am a graduate of electrical engineering specialising in power systems. Seriously, I have been scared about getting a Job. But you said something that lifted my spirit and gave me hope.
Your channel helped me gain the confidence to study electrical engineering at Uni. Thank you.
Hello Mr zach. I am really inspired by your video. Thank you. Love from Malaysia 🇲🇾♥️
Working for an aerospace company is my dream!
@@livethefuture2492 The world isn't only the US. There are lots of aerospace companies outside the US.
Live The Future ah USA, the country of freedom, student debts and medical bills
Bro, your videos are so informative and helpful! Thank you so much brother! You're amazing!👑❤
great video,
i am a computer engineering student who has three offers and i started applying in jan. before May 2018 graduation. there are a lot of companies who will never response with a yes or a no.
a lot of NOs
and a few interviews.
i have no intership engineering exp. but still managed to land a sw engineering job
if your a lower level student really focus on the projects and don’t forget to document everything for later reference.
How’s life since graduation with your career if you don’t mind me asking?
These are great videos for our future decision. Keep the great videos up
Thanks for this.
Sometimes it enrages me the internships some people get; like one chick who got an internship with GM all because she knew a guy working there. One of her first jobs was to read and revise documents, and she said she hates reading.
Lots of people with great jobs hate to read. How ironic.
Oh man @majorprep you are a life saver! Your videos are so helpful to me, a sophmore in high school considering many STEM jobs! A huge help to me and I am sharing your channel with all of my friends considering STEM! Thank you so much!
Seriously @MajorPrep I love the complete honesty and specific details like including resume. A huge help to me!
Happy to help! Yeah i want to include everything I WISH people had told me before entering engineering so I’m totally willing to share what I can. Thank you so much for sharing the channel!
I enjoy this format much more! Keep up the good work :-)
YESSS! THIS IS WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR
Watching your video right after coming from school makes my day. Good video bro.
thanks man!
that was a great and informative video. thanks!
Good shit man an EE fits in well at the defense contractors NGC, RTX, Lockheed, etc.. i think you were also fortunate to attend school in California. I'm stuck here in Chicago where the market sucks for EE. EE's thrive in Texas and California for electronics roles. Michigan is great for Automotive.
Looking sharp, great video as always
Thanks dude, very helpful info !
Great video! I'm really thankful for all the effort you put in your videos, you help me a lot!
If you have the time to do it, could you talk about nuclear engineering?
Greetings from Argentina!
Great video. Your high GPA route seems like what I'd want to go for
Thanks mate, I got an interview.
Great Vid!
I like your honesty.
Thank you Zach Star
It’s interesting even with 3.81and a few internships you received rejections, networking and luck really seems to trump all wouldn’t you say?
I'd say that prior work experience and a good personality is worth more than grades. When we hire at out firm we mainly choose people who will work well with the group. You're going to learn 10x more by working than what you did at school anyway so that's the reason that grades doesn't really matter. When you're at school you won't even have access to the same programs and books that you will spend 99% of your time with when you start working. The degree mainly tells us that the person will be able to learn things really fast and be able to apply our way of doing things.
He registered only for the courses TAUGHT BE FEMALE INSTRUCTORS ....hehe
@@LouieGrind Im an introvert and not good at talking with people i guess engineering is not for me
@@justplay2508 Not all engineers have contact with clients so it's fine being an introvert.
Hello major prep, great video as always but do you think you can make a video on software engineering?? I would really appreciate it. Thanks
I really want to! Need to find someone in the major still but I’m looking!
I did the same lux meter with Wilson. That was a beastly project.
I love your videos!
I hear back from so many job applications but always fail the online assessments even after trying to studying for them
A junior trying to get my first internship and I am frightened
Respect!
very informative
I enjoy your videos because they’re very informative and i have a interest in engineering. However is engineering technology a good field to go in?? I’m interested in Mechanical engineering technology at my university because it seems more hands on which is something I do and i like the concepts of it.
You are awesome
"Literally anything that will give me money"
yes, yes, every human in exsistence
Can you make a video on going to grad school vs getting a job right after finishing undergrad ?
That’s a good idea! Definitely can do that
@@zachstar I’m going into Civil Engineering next year!
You are the best
3.8 and getting 3 interviews out of 100 applications, and that was in 2018....
This video literally saved me, i needed this resume example, thank you so much, i am a junior at Purdue right now in EE and am really worried about getting internship this summer cause my resume feels so flat
So glad it helped! Yeah you definitely aren’t alone. When I starting applying my resume felt terrible
career fairs are a really great place to get a job.
This guy literally said I don’t think I did much, then said first thing I did was apply A LOT
Thanks for the resume upload and permission to use the format. I do have two questions, though, as my resume is kind of void, imo.
1) If you're still a sophomore level with not a lot of experience or relevant coursework in the specific field you're aiming for, could you still put previous coursework and future coursework (classes you plan on taking)?
2) I have some experience in research with a group and a professor, but would you put jobs you've held/currently hold even if they're irrelevant?
In my video on ‘how to write a resume for college students’ I put a link to my freshmen year resume cause I had the same issue. You can put future and past coursework but don’t go TOO far in the future. Don’t put your senior year classes or anything. Then if you have nothing else to put, include jobs you’ve had even if not relevant. On my freshman year resume I think I put my first job which was at big 5 sporting goods. It at least shows someone else was willing to hire you.
Thanks, I'll be sure to check it out. Resume building sounds simple enough, but when actually writing it gets complicated if you don't have enough/too much stuff for one page.
Hi, so I'm a junior EE major, I noticed on your resume you included what seemed like your senior design project. If I'm a junior and I've done my junior labs such as Buck and Boost Converters, Analog Pulse forming circuits, and other small labs related to my Electrical Engineering Junior Lab course am I able to include those like you did? Also does the resume need to be one page long it could it be longer? I'm trying to apply for internships for the summer and some of them have deadlines soon and I would like to make my resume better by including projects I've done. Thanks in advance!
I just put "negotiable" for salary on apps
I am 15 and got an internship at a cnc shop and I make parts I designed in Cad
I like this brute force method of applying lol for my situation I have no way other way. My only choice is to apply!
Oh my gosh! Why am I just finding out about this channel?! 😅 thank you for the video! I am going to start my junior year after two weeks for Electrical. I do have questions, when is a good time to take the FE exam? They have made it mandatory and I have to take it. Also when do I have to start applying for next summer internship? Thanks 🙂
Glad you found it! I never took the FE exam but I was signed up for it my senior year of college. I decided not to take it cause I ended up hearing it wasn't really required for me but otherwise I feel your third of fourth year is a good time. Then I say start applying as soon as possible cause you never know when internship opportunities will open up. However, I started towards the end of November and kept applying throughout march.
Thank you
Do a cover letter video
Well i haven't started college yet...
finally see your face
he makes my resume look like crap lol. Wish i was his level!
One question what's your name?
Zach
Can you talk about how to get an internship or share a resume without experience?
Organize the comment section by New, and read John Le's comment
Should we mention that we have not yet graduated in our cover letter?
I don't think this is true. To become a professional engineer you have to have. Proffessional Engineering license which takes 3 years of professional experience to get. You can get an engineering technician job or become an engineering intern but you cannot get a professional engineering job unless you have that license. Also get you EIT it's super important.
DOD contractors will hire anyone
tbh you should be more specific about the whole job thing.. after all most jobs (EVEN JOBS FOR STUDENTS!!!) require some kind of experience before you can start working
bro you are at 3.8 GPA
so he was top 10% and got GOVT gig ... ya no sh!t !!!
I love you Zach star you are the best. No homo
??? In my country you need 500 hours of industry experience to graduate
Lacy Paile What county are you from?
Australia
Lacy Paile we really don't believe in apprenticeships here in America. This is why I implore younger people to learn another language and move to a place like Sweden or Germany and study and stay there or come back to America and maybe get a higher pay job than they would have gotten
I have a 3.78 GPA in EE...0 job offers. 0 interviews. Wtf.
Do you have any experience like projects and internships?
Hey - Thanks for the video. I'm in my 3rd year now, and will be doing internship soon. My concern is: What do you do when you get 3 job offers? My interpretation of this is that they all come at different times, sometimes within a range of months, so do you keep all of the companies waiting, or what? Thank you if anyone knows what I mean, and can answer
Good question. I wouldn't keep all companies waiting. The obvious approach is to respond to the one you want to work at first and give them an answer or at least some notice that you are considering other offers. I'd ask them when they need an answer by, and go from there. If you don't hear back from the company you really want, I'd follow up with them and ask about the status of your application.
I was in the same situation. I basically asked what type of work (EE) i would be doing. Then i considered other things like comute and pay. But like Alex say dont keep them waiting for too long.
Any advice or tips for the interview process? It makes me nervous..
You just list Assembly language without describing the target architectures?
Lol yeah didn’t put much thought into that part cause I hated assembly language.
Bruh, a 3.81?!?!?!
You are cool