More experience doesnt mean a job apparently in this city...
Soo long story short, ive lived in huntsville since 04' when i attended college. Got my BS in mechanical engineering in 09' couldnt find a real good job at that time, just retail. It wasnt till 7yrs after undergrad where i landed a job with NASA as a contractor, working on the International Space Station program. Mind you i had an internship/co-op my senior yr in college 08-09, for Boeing & NASA on the Ares I program, which is now SLS/Artemis. Anywho was on ISS program contract with 3 different companies at no fault of my own. Then got with JSEG now Amentum in 23' and lost my job along with others due to funding an favortism. Aint been back to NASA since Oct 25-Feb 1 where i lost my job again due to cut of contract time an terms. Have had several interviews even a few i thought and knew i had (partly cuz i had friends who told me to apply) but somehow didnt get. Either cuz i dont have a SECRET clearance or not enough yrs, or in the case of my NASA experience, the DoD side wont hire me cuz i dont have enough DoD experience or a cert or a clearance. O got nearly 9yrs of NASA experience and nearly 15yrs in customer service retail. As a newly married man with a 2yr old an another son due in June, im starting to feel less of a man, dad, an husband. Dont know really what to do.....