I’ll be graduating with my BS in automatic engineering when I’m 30. I’m disturbed which employers competence distinguish opposite me formed upon my age. What do we guys think?
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age doesn’t matter, it just a number.
if their can be 16 year old kids walking around on my school campus with degrees, you can get a job as a “entry level” engineer
gotta start somewhere.
i just changed fields in ME from design to plant engineering. I was hired as a green newb (for that field) at 32. It can be done. THe more skills under your belt, the better. Good luck.
Many people don’t remember the years after the Second World War or the Korean war but there were tons of 30 to 35 year old new engineers looking for jobs and industry gobbled them up because they were mature, settled and had some life experiences that made them much more valueable.
I don’t know, but it’s most definitely older than you are going to be when you’re looking for a job.
Instead of looking at it as that you’re out there competing with people mostly in their early 20’s. . . how about looking at those extra few years of life experience as an asset? If you were working or in the military for a few years before you started on this degree, or if you were a part-time working student, I’m pretty sure that at least the good employers will see that experience as a positive. If you needed to take some time off for personal reasons. . . hey, you dealt with it and came back to finish — not everyone does. Basically, try to look at whatever’s made you be older than many of your fellow students as a good thing, rather than as a liability.
It’s not like you’re in danger of wanting to retire just as soon as your employer would get you properly trained at 30.
I think they will jump on your resume.
A 30 year old has more experience and in general is more mature than a 22 year old. I am generalizing a bit here, but I would be willing to bet you will be more cautious, less willing to accept a line of BS, question data sources, stay on task longer and want to be sure you are doing the right think before charging off at the speed of light more than a 22 year old engineer.
I expect you will command a larger salary as a result of this experience, but still not what an engineer with 8 years of experience would command.
You either know how to apply what you have been taught, or you do not. The government, military and most businesses are clamoring for engineers.
Good Luck!