<p>So, I just was thinking about this. Now, I'm not making any excuses and this isn't the main reason I can't seem to get a job but, when I apply for a position with a lot of human interaction, I wonder if saying I am in Mechanical Engineering can hurt me. </p>
<p>I am talking about a job (just college kid home for summer stuff) where I am talking to customers or trying to sell something or whatever. I wonder if an employer sees "Engineering" and imagines one of those really socially awkward engineers that have poor people skill and fall apart around a pretty girl (or guy if your one of those 6 female engineers (haha?)). </p>
<p>I would think Dean's List Engineer at Michigan, why the hell not hire him to a minimum wage summer job of selling random ****, but that's just me.</p>
<p>Anyway do you think some people think of engineers in this light?</p>
<p>P.S. Again, not making excuses, this just came into my mind today after filling out my 12th 80 question "What Would You Do/ Personality" questionaire</p>
<p>I think your possible employers will be in one of two camps. </p>
<p>One would be those who would look at your resume and say “wow, what he did do in college is super impressive, I’m sure he can handle anything.” This would obviously be what you want. </p>
<p>The other probably will look at your resume and say “wow, he did super well in engineering, he must be an awkward antisocial guy who just studied all the time and never learned any people skills, and why is he applying for this job, he should be doing something related to his major.”</p>
<p>You can possibly save yourself in the second option by having a really good interview and proving you have social skills (assuming you do), but you might be at a slight disadvantage compared to someone who is majoring in whatever kind of job you’re trying to get. Also some summer jobs like you to have a certain major, and there are definitely more jobs that would like you to be communications/business/marketing, for example, than engineering, that’s just the way of the world.</p>
<p>I think some people certainly consider engineers as socially awkward nerds with no people skills, and may not think they would be a good fit in other kinds of jobs. Are a lot of people like that? I have no clue. I think some definitely are, though. But later on, you can get an engineering job when others cannot, so there is a bonus for you.</p>
<p>No, I think you are worried about nothing. </p>
<p>Being in Engineering will not hurt for these summer jobs, no one will even care. Any impression about social skills will be made in the interview.</p>
<p>Seriously, in this economy they’re probably looking at hundreds of resumes, engineering this, business that, on and on. You are all in school, what they will be looking at is work experience.</p>
<p>Only dumbass’s gauge out one’s social skills from a resume, that’s why they have interviews.</p>
<p>Like I said, I didn’t thinkk it was a big deal, it was just something I thought about. I am also not really sure how to apply to a job in my major after one year of study. There aren’t exactly that many internships around here. All I want is your average summer job, so I don’t think they are looking for just business majors or whatever.</p>
<p>If anything I wouldn’t hire me because I’ll leave in less than 3 months and never work for you again…</p>