[0 YoE] I've applied to 400+ engineering jobs and have only gotten a handful of interviews over the past 12 months
I graduated with my bachelor's in mechanical engineering in August 2024. I started applying for engineering jobs sporadically in May 2024 (I know that's very late, but I had a rough senior year, and I just wasn't motivated to do anything career-related). I actually managed to get my first interview in June 2024, which was unfortunately not successful. I stopped applying between June and August 2024 as I was hyper-focused on my summer courses, then I started applying a little more aggressively in August 2024 and have continued applying for engineering jobs ever since. I've also done one interview in February of this year, another in April, and I was supposed to have another one in July, but the interviewers did not even show up for whatever reason. I'd like to work in the energy or manufacturing industries, but I am honestly open to starting in any industry just to get my foot in the door. I know I don't have any relevant work experience, so I'd like to know how I can frame my resume to make myself more desirable to employers.
Posted Aug 13, 2025, 11:45 PM UTC