Job Skills When would it be appropriate to stop trying to find an entry level engineering job?

[nnjoo]

If you had no luck securing internships, or entry level work in engineering with an engineering degree when would it be reasonable to stop looking for an engineering job. I know degrees have expiry dates and after a certain period of time your education becomes useless. And if so what jobs are you able to get with a useless engineering degree if one has zero skills and zero aptitude in anything.

 

[.Scott]

What engineering degree do you have and what job locations are of interest to you?
What kind of job are you interested in?

 

[Lnewqban]

And if so what jobs are you able to get with a useless engineering degree if one has zero skills and zero aptitude in anything.

You never stop looking for an opportunity.
No engineering degree is useless.
With the proper attitude, you constantly develop your skills and aptitude, regardless the job your luck has put in front of you.

 

[.Scott]

Hello @nnjoo :
The way you have phrased your OP, it is unclear if you are talking about yourself or some you are trying to help.
Until you state otherwise, I will presume that we are discussing your own situation and I will address you that way.

I know degrees have expiry dates and after a certain period of time your education becomes useless.

Since you are new to this engineering field (whatever it is), I suggest you stop worrying about "expiry dates" until more senior engineers pick up more information on your situation and tell you to worry about it - and I'm not predicting that will happen.
With regard to your "education becoming useless", in the engineering fields I am familiar with, that doesn't happen - new stuff just piles on. For example, having spoken to EE professors on these forums, the college curriculum is designed for adaptation to the workforce - where you will likely specialize. Certainly as a Software Engineer, it is rare for me to complete a workday without learning something new.

And if so what jobs are you able to get with a useless engineering degree if one has zero skills and zero aptitude in anything.

This is probably the biggest tipoff that you are talking about yourself. Who else would describe you that way? You need to convince me that your engineering degree is useless. There's such a thing as a "Chocolate Engineer", but if you were willing to relocate, I'll bet you could still land a job. As far as "zero skills and zero aptitude", I hoping you aren't putting that at the top of you resume. Convince me you have zero skills and zero aptitude.

In later posts, I will be asking about what you have done for your job search. But first we need to figure out what you should be searching for.

 

[Choppy]

If you had no luck securing internships, or entry level work in engineering with an engineering degree when would it be reasonable to stop looking for an engineering job. I know degrees have expiry dates and after a certain period of time your education becomes useless. And if so what jobs are you able to get with a useless engineering degree if one has zero skills and zero aptitude in anything.

I disagree with the general assertion that after a certain period of time an education in engineering becomes useless. It is true, however, that your skills will stagnate or atrophy if you don't use them, and if you're say five years past your graduation date have no experience and haven't done anything at all in your field, you're likely to be passed over for more recent graduates.
The key though is to figure out how to keep your skills up and even grow them. There are perhaps more qualified people on these forums to speak to specifics depending on the flavour of engineering you're in, but think about volunteer opportunities, projects, robotics or other competitive engineering teams, teaching/tutoring, etc. Build up your network. Try to get in for job shadows.

 

[CrysPhys]

The OP had a similar previous thread: https://www.physicsforums.com/threa...ss-engineering-graduates-do-for-work.1066822/.

It was closed for moderation and then remained closed.

As well as this other thread: https://www.physicsforums.com/threa...ad-in-electrical-engineering-go-into.1060281/.

Also closed.

 

[vela]

Based on the various threads, I think the OP may need to seek counseling/therapy.

Engineering jobs vary wildly, and it may be that the OP has limited himself/herself to a very small subset of "acceptable" jobs. That could explain the difficulty in finding a job.

 

[berkeman]

It was closed for moderation and then remained closed.

Also closed.

Based on the various threads, I think the OP may need to seek counseling/therapy.

Yeah, I think that PF has done all that we can to help this OP, and the counseling suggestion is a good one.

As with the others, this thread is now closed.