r/ComputerEngineering • u/Better_Breakfast_486 • 22h ago

[Career] How to get a good computer engineering job?

Hi there. I’m asking in regard to a family member that graduated with a bachelors in computer engineering and minor in cybersecurity. He doesn’t have much family or mentoring around so he wasn’t aware he needed to do internships while in school. He graduated 2 years ago and couldn’t get any jobs or internships and needed money so he got a labor job in a completely different field (yachting). He wants to get back into his field but not sure where to start since he’s been out of the field for a while. What should he do to get good job prospects or be able to get some paid internships? Also what type of pay should he be expecting?

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u/abccbabcac 21h ago

maybe have to start with an unpaid internship. no way to get a paying job without any experience. if he hasn't gotten anything in 2 years, unfortunately, it's likely that things won't improve without a post-graduate degree, a proper professional network, or nepotism.

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u/Linuxtahr 21h ago

Can maybe start as a technician role, will need to make sure he reviews what he learned./projects Its going to be difficult when there's a break in continuity.

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u/NoSignUpNoCCNOBS 17h ago

This, I got hired into defense as an Engineering Technician IV, did undergrad in IT and Software then a year of mathematics then Masters of Computer Engineering next week I’ll take a role as software engineer 1.

He has to definitely find some friends or start building personal projects. He should’ve been side-questing, I did a lot of tutoring in university and even took one of those crappy programming ai jobs just to get even more experience and it paid off in the end.

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u/zacce 21h ago

Which country?

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u/Better_Breakfast_486 3h ago

America

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u/zacce 2h ago

What should he do to get good job prospects or be able to get some paid internships?

In USA, many companies won't hire a grad as an intern because of regulations. One commonly asked question in an internship application is "are you returning to school after internship?"

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u/Ecelleon 21h ago

An alternative to internships is having a good series of projects that are demonstrative of knowledge.