Engineering grads from the past ~5 years, please help with real data
I'm tired of the hyper optimistic looking employmemt stats everywhere (90% grads employed within 3 months of graduation).
I've experienced first hand how brutal it is to get a job relevant to your field in this market. So please help me gather a realistic picture of what's up:
Year graduated:
First job title, post graduation:
Time taken to obtain first relevant job:
First salary in relevant job:
Your field (Optional): (Mechanical/Civil/CS, etc)
I keep thinking there are way too many graduates for the limited number of jobs I see posted online. Especially when I see the number of applicants in some. Yes I know, not all are qualified or even onshore, but still.
My details:
Year graduated: 2023
First job title: Junior Engineer
Time taken to obtain first relevant job: 1.5 yrs
First salary in relevant job: 55K AUD
My field: Mechanical Engineering