Where are the entry level jobs?

8 Comments

1. Lara Ivey KauchakFebruary 25,2026 at 1:50PM UTC

   apply to the 2+ anyway. Two years isn't alot of experience. If you have had an internship, you would qualify. Its very rare to post a role for new grad or 0 experience. Good luck!

2. Kim PfeifferFebruary 26,2026 at 8:42PM UTC

   Remember that job listings are the "pie in the sky" qualifications. If you're missing a couple, apply anyway. This is an off the rack world, not custom fit.

3. AnonymousFebruary 27,2026 at 1:34PM UTC

   It is a very tough market out there. You will need to look at so called 2nd and 3rd level opportunities. Network. Have you been using LinkedIn over the 4 years of College to make connections with people and communities? Hopefully you have made some contacts during that time. Previous internships are a great place to network. Check with the manager/person you reported to to see if they know of anything out in the job market. College Career fairs on campus are pretty much over at this point. Check with your university's alumni group to see if there any mentors who are willing to help students find a job.

   I was just at a big name engineering school career fair looking for interns. The number of seniors we spoke to are looking for full time work. The HR person with us said this is unprecedented. In the past at this university if you were an graduating Engineer you had a job lined up before December ever came around.

   Side note, I will say a lot of emphasis is being placed on hiring interns in our company as well as others. By participating in an internship this allowed the company to measure how you work and fit into the corporate/team culture.

4. AnonymousFebruary 27,2026 at 4:46PM UTC

   Give it time, most experienced job searches take 6-9 months and you are barely out of school. Spend your time really researching companies that you want to work for and set yourself a one year goal for getting additional hands-on experience. Consider getting a mentor, find one that is either a graduate of your same program or through your college advisor. Good luck, and learn to have a bit more patience in the search because you will need that to get your first working gig.

5. GirlBossanova934974February 27,2026 at 6:07PM UTC

   I have an MS in Industrial Engineering and a BS in Electrical Engineering. I used to run a large council for IEEE. I would work with the various engineering societies and get some job leads from them. I would be attending meetings and making contacts. Those engineering societies are IEEE, IIE, and SME. IEEE is the largest. I would go to a few trade shows for IEEE. IEEE has a huge membership roll and a very large endowment. I also ran an IEEE Section as Section Chair for several years and we ran trade shows.

6. AnonymousMarch 25,2026 at 2:24PM UTC

   Look at some of the agricultural manufacturers or food industry manufacturing. JBS/Tyson/packaging companies.

7. Jason CrosbyMarch 26,2026 at 4:07PM UTC

   You need to find something that you can offer the company that the other candidates dont have.

8. Bobby MarreroJune 13,2026 at 9:53AM UTC
   Drage moje, pozdrav svima i hvala vam na pokretanju ove iznimno važne teme o potrazi za entry-level poslovima. Danas je tržište rada postalo nevjerojatno kompetitivno i sav taj pritisak oko slanja životopisa i čekanja odgovora može biti psihički jako iscrpljujući za svaku ženu. Osobno smatram da je ključ uspjeha u održavanju fokusa, ali i u pronalaženju vremena za potpuni odmak od poslovnih briga kako ne bismo pregorjele. Meni je u najstresnijim trenucima potrage jako pomoglo to što bih navečer odvojila pola sata za sebe, pa mi je provođenje vremena na spinboss.hr došlo kao savršen način da skrenem misli s intervjua i ponovno napunim baterije pozitivnom energijom kroz zabavu. Kada se malo opustite i maknete od ekrana s oglasima za posao, sutradan budete puno produktivnije i smirenije.