Want to become an electrical engineer but have a few questions about hiring

In summary, the speaker enjoys computer gadgets and is interested in a hardware design job, particularly in companies like Apple or Microsoft. However, they have found it difficult to get hired at these places and are not interested in jobs related to the oil industry. They are seeking advice on other companies to consider in the electronics and software industry.
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I enjoy computer gadgets like smart phones, ipods, computers etc. I would like to be part of the team that helps to design these devices, so i guess that would fall under a hardware design job title? also what's a good company to start at after college for this type of thing? i have found out that it is extremely hard to get hired at places like apple, microsoft, etc. all the jobs i have seen have been related to the oil industry which I am not interested in. where should i look?


I appreciate your advice!
 
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Where are you in your education / career? It's hard to answer your question without knowing any of your background. Apple and Microsoft would be perfectly good places to start for EE, and plenty of other companies also build or design electronics and software.
 
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Lots of places need electrical engineers. Just look around you; our world is electrical. You need to widen your scope. There's a bunch of manufacturers that do R&D for designing smart phones, music players, chips on motherboards, audio devices, etc.
 

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