How do you get a entry level electrical engineering job/internship with a BSEE but no experience?
I obtained a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Commerce from a prestigious but small college. But while studying I had interned in banking and went into banking / finance work for a year after college. Then I chose to go from NY to track CA Commerce. I want to continue in electrical commerce, but I have no experience and nothing to show, but my studies. How do you find an access level job or an internship for an EE? I have been looking at job boards, but for the most part, they just want to experience professionals. I applied to the few access-level comments, but I get no answers back. I am willing to take an internship to get my foot in the door, even an unpaid internship is in order. But all that I have work experience in which you will come in college, and I have already completed. I'm stuck with a degree and no experience. I would be for free, just to gain experience of work, but I do not know where to turn.
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It’s a brutal situation. I’ve been in it twice, but hopefully never again as I’m getting excellent experience now.
If you are desperate, look at technical writing or technical sales positions. I did technical writing for three years, writing about plasma etchers used in semiconductor manufacturing. The job paid alright and my commerce degree got me a lot of respect, but I was pretty bored. I got that job off of a local STC chapter website.
Now I work for a power helpfulness. Power utilities are full of people about the retire and the industry in beginning to realize they need new talent. By attending local IEEE meetings and getting to know people, I found out about more power helpfulness companies. When I approached the small transmission helpfulness that most of the public doesn’t know exists (by sending one of the engineers an email whose address I got off of the webpage), they were so impressed I found them that they hired me pretty much at once.
Between these two jobs I got a master’s degree in commerce. Being a native English speaker helped me get a teaching/research supporter position, making the degree “free” (that’s if you don’t count how much cash you’d be making with a real job). I don’t reckon having the master’s degree helped much. If you go this route, try to tie your thesis with a company that facility with the school who might give you a job afterwards.