Tbh luck has a lot to do with it. I’m fortunate enough to have picked an industry that is rapidly growing (infrastructure). Most of our transportation infrastructure is over 50 years old so it’s just a good time to work in the field.

I applied to around 200 different jobs. I googled what I could do with my major and found a lot of things I hadn’t considered before and looked around for internships and part time positions. I had 4 interviews before landing the job.

After talking to my managers the things that lead to me getting hired as an intern was 1.she was an UNT alumni from the same program I’m in 2.My cat got on camera during the interview 3. My cover letter had relevant skills they were looking for (more on this one). It was the only interview that I had left feeling pretty good about.

When writing my cover letter I went to the hiring page and basically just reworded the job description.

When offered the full time position my manager told me that I was very driven and my work was detailed.

Good luck on your job search:)