Current status of my job search as a graduating applied physics student in the US
Thought this might be useful to some of you trying to find work instead of grad school, since I see a lot of these sankey diagrams in the engineering students sub but not so much here.
Pretty much all of my applications have been through online job postings, applying to engineer/technician positions such as test engineer, metrology engineer, applications engineer, (field) service engineer, etc. I find the posts on popular job search sites and applying through the company websites.
Most of the responses have been from small/midsize companies save one large healthcare company, and I've been applying since before January. Also note I have around 2 years of characterization research experience and a plethora of projects related software/hardware development.
Seems like the only efficient way to get in is to know people or to get an engineering degree if you want to be an engineer. Anyways, back to applying and I hope you all have had a good week!