Job description vs experience
I have been applying to so many jobs. Like every single one I have the minimum qualifications for. I worked in a research lab in college. I have a BS in Mechanical Engineering. I built a rocket, LITERALLY. But I did it with Solidworks, not AutoCAD so I don’t have that. And a lot of companies want you to have experience with these niche programs that you would only use once you worked somewhere because who is paying thousands of dollars to learn a program on the off chance they get hired. I already paid for the degree like come on. I don’t have experience in manufacturing, construction, or project management outside of manufacturing class. I spent A LOT of time in the makerspace/ machine shop but idk if that counts as manufacturing because it was coursework and then my senior design project. I also machined things for the lab which is on my resume but ig it doesn’t count to employers. I’m not sure if my senior design project (the rocket) counts as project management either. And i definitely don’t have 5+ years experience in anything because I graduated in May. I was going to grad school but I also just had a baby, and that wasn’t working out. The time commitment outside of work (I had to be a student to work in the lab) was way too much with a baby, so I want to get a job but honestly what am i missing???