No job, go for internship?

DS is a senior majoring in aeronautical engineering. He has struck out at career fairs for internships in the past and ended up working at some local engineering firms in our hometown the past two summers. The first big career fair was earlier this month and he only landed one interview. I’m wondering if maybe he should target internships again instead of a full job offer in the hopes he may be offered a position after the internship. I know some of my friend’s kids have gone this route. He has an OK GPA, I think it must be how he interviews. Any advice on this tactic?

Highly unlikely they would hire a graduating senior as an intern. It’s generally harder to get internships than full-time jobs anyway.

Try going to the career center to polish his resume and get some help working on interview skills. The career center may also be a resource for job listings.

It is usually easier to get a full time job than an internship.

Have your DS’s resume looked at by a professional resume writer. Amazing the difference it can make. Also, it can take some time for a large company to process and get that resume to the right manager. Keep submitting resumes.

The best time to get your resume out is the fall for a June grad. That’s when we did most of our searching for those June grads.

A lot of internships have the requirement that you be returning to school for at least another full semester upon conclusion of the internship.

Getting an engineering job is not as easy as people may make it out to be. It is still extremely competitive.

Thanks all for the replies. He has had his resume reviewed by a couple HR people. I think some interview skills need working on though. Thanks for taking the time.