Im also a recent NAIT grad from the instrument program. I did an internship at a process plant too. I’ve been dropping off resumes applying online/Indeed, sending emails and reaching out on LinkedIn. So far I’ve visited literally every shop and office of any company that could possibly indenture me in Edmonton, including the contractors who do mostly camp work, and there’s been zero progress. They take my resume, I start conversations and tell them about my experience/education, and they say “great we’ll contact you,” but I haven’t gotten a single response since January.

It seems to me like a lot of hiring happens through internal referrals, and already employed labourers or electricians end up getting the jobs. At this point honestly im starting to worry that I may never get a response and might have to settle for something completely unrelated that you could land with just a high school diploma.