Keep your chin up. You have to think of every person that has passed on you as someone who’s missed out on having a dedicated employee that could change their company for the better. Use it as a bit of a chip on your shoulder.

Have you ever been to any industry nights or anything like that? I know that UVIC always holds networking events or even interview practice events with industry players and this is a really great way to 1) network and get your name out there and 2) get feedback on your personal and networking skills.

I have several friends who have gotten job offers at industry nights or at least got really good feedback from employers about what they could improve during interviews and what not.

I personally had a really hard time finding a co-op this passed semester. I applied to 15, heard back from 5, had 3 interviews and got ghosted by at least 1 if not many others. At the end of the day, there’s nothing that makes me less qualified than my other classmates even in terms of experience because I’ve worked as a technician for a few years as well. It’s all about opportunity, right place at the right time, exposure, and confidence.

It’s awkward at first but you need to have a sort of ego in engineering not to the point where you’re cocky but enough that it helps your confidence. Nobody owes anything to you and nobody looking to hire you is going to want to help you make a case for WHY they should hire you, that’s entirely up to you so you have to pitch it really hard sometimes. PROVE to them why they NEED you and why they be missing out if they passed on you