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Sugarcoat is extremely annoyed. After years of hard work at a pair of tough schools, she's more than ready to use what she's learned to make a difference in the world and claim her independence. But, rather than an opportunity to ply her trade, she has instead been met with naught but rejection after rejection. At this point, finding bigfoot would be an easier task than finding gainful employment. Now, she just wants to vent, and by god, vent she shall.
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I know what that feels like...
I'd offer to help, but the company I work for is a glorified party planner for Big Pharma; not a lot of call for physical engineers here.
Sorry man, I'm in IT so I've got nothing.
But I was in a similar situation and my old college Dean got me into my job I've had since college.
Don't be afraid to reach out and I wish you luck.
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I knew that already, and figured as much. Thanks anyway.
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I totally understand, and appreciate the well-wishing.
And hey, even if this doesn't net me a lead like I was hoping, I still got some new followers out the deal.
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If you are inclined you could look oversea. Or try designing or making product prototype some of my friend do that to pad their cv.
Still a student myself can't help much.
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Or travel the world.
I don't know what your exact field of engineering is, and I'm not in the field myself. However, I do have a recommendation. Government. Specifically civilian contractors for the military or infrastructure. Department of the Navy is always looking for engineers to the shipyards, and from what I hear they prefer to hire people rather than resumes. I imagine a lot of the other branches are hiring civilian contractors as well; I know Air Force is opening up new programs. The logistical engineering positions (or just the Engineers specifically) that keep everything running generally need people. A couple of my buddies just went directly into the military; specific to your situation, one went into the Navy with his Engineering degree and he has fulfilling work with great benefits after just a couple years (and I don't say that to reduce his service to a mere job, but he did pick the Navy for the career). Another thing to do is look for where there are big public works projects either going up or expanding (dams, infrastructure, the background stuff that keeps cities running but no one notices when it's working). A lot of these jobs don't have as much young blood as they'd like. It makes it easier to get past the paperwork and into face-to-face meetings. If your engineering degree is of the sort that lends itself to learning troubleshooting, picking up the correct programming languages could net you an IT job (ask IT personnel for what languages help). If your degree is adaptable to construction/maintenance/house/business work, that's an aging demographic of professionals who don't have young apprentices to replace them - meaning the ones they find are highly sought after. That's a lot to throw at you, but I hope this helps, and Godspeed to you.
As to the story:
"Reignedin and Indubitably." Clever. I cracked up at that.
Bringing Cinch in (and the way they played off each other) was an good choice. Unexpected, but that's part of why it works.
Savage. And totally on point for the character.
I know the story was more about the job situation than anything, but it was still a good short and a rare moment of humanization for Cinch. Well-written and worth reading.
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I mean, it was intended to be a good little story too, and I'm glad you liked that aspect. I figure, hey, lots of people channel their personal angst into their art and it turns out well.
I have tried applying to government jobs before, but the online application process is so needlessly complicated that I couldn't even figure out which forms I was supposed to use. Neither could my mother, and she pushes paper for a living. The bigger issue is getting a security clearance. A friend of mine who happens to be far more traditionally well-adjusted than I am got rejected for one, so I figure my odds are even worse.
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That's rough; I'm sorry. If it's any reassurance, my Navy buddy is hardly the traditional sort, so perhaps it's partially a matter of who handles the paperwork and how many people have been applying at a given time. But I definitely understand the frustration - I worked a government job a couple years ago and the paperwork was like rubbing my face with a cheese grater. Sometimes local government jobs (i.e. city-level) have fewer hoops and restrictions based on security clearance. Mine only needed finger printing and a basic background check. Depending on the town, it might be easier to get face-to-face. Alternatively, the private companies that contract for cities tend to not have the same paperwork.
I'm certainly familiar with the pain of not being able to find a job in my field of study. If I may be so bold, sometimes finding a job in one's field that one can be passionate about is a matter of broadening one's definition of one's field. My education is in history, but for the past few years I've mostly worked for charities. My military history background has given me a good grounding in understanding people, logistics, and administration, but that wasn't something that I considered my degree applying to years ago. That said, I'm happy where I am now, and the work I do is fulfilling because the underlying concepts which drew me to history (the concepts of justice, truth, and humanity) find an outlet in my work. It might be that the underlying concepts which drew you to engineering might find an outlet in another field that would be equally fulfilling. If nothing else, it might be worth considering.
I'm not saying any of this to lecture, to be clear. I've been on the receiving end of that and know the frustration. I'm more sharing my own experiences, having gone through the pain of not being able to find a job in my direct field of study, despite my qualifications, in the hopes that it may be helpful to you.
I've been there. I can empathize with both you and Sugarcoat so much it hurts. Took me YEARS to actually get a job. Then I lost it and got another one. And that's not counting all the internships and part-time positions in between.
That's code for "we only hire people who already know what they're doing, or people who've worked for us as temps or interns before applying."
What The Blue EM2 said.
The job market is the work of the devil.
Dude I’m right there with you. I graduated with an English degree and then got a law degree and despite having multiple internships I couldn’t get a job to save my life. It was soul crushing. Thankfully I finally found something but I still feel unsure. Best I can offer is keep at it
"You can be whatever you want to be" is one of the biggest lies we've ever told our children. Or half-truth anyway. Sure you can be whatever you want to be; doesn't mean anyone's going to pay you to do it.
Seeing as how this was written a few years ago, I hope you're doing better TP. I graduated with a degree in Chemistry and had the same problems as you: There was a huge push to get people into the physical sciences when we were younger, promising us all lots of money and easy jobs. And it worked so well that it's now almost impossible to get a job in a physical science without a masters. Eventually I just gave up and started working in a call center, since that pays about 33% more than anything you can get with a BS in chemistry.
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Thanks for the well-wishes! I am doing better now; I have a secure position as a design engineer. Here's hoping things turn around for you too.
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That's good. I love happy endings.