check out www.usajobs.gov

As a Vet you will get a bit of a boost when the hiring decision is made.

One caution, though. Unless you are a Doctor these jobs do not pay as well as you might have heard.

PM received. I tried USA jobs when I was unemployed two years ago. I found it difficult to navigate, but managed to find a couple positions to apply to, none of which panned out. I will probably have a look at it again tomorrow, as I take generally take weekends off from job hunting.

I'm taking ASE certification tests next month (A-series, ie car stuff) and I think I will have a much easier time getting work after I'm certified.

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 401,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 26,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.
99 Mazda Miata 183,xxx miles.

write a good resume, not just a thrown together something, get help writing it if needs be. go here Pay the $19 or whatever it is now for the online only subscription. This will get your resume in a 1000 hands in a week. Be willing to relocate or it will take a little longer. A LOT of firms go contract to direct because if the guys a schmuk it costs them nothing to let him go. If you are OK, Likely they will make you an offer. Dont sell yourself short. Engineers with CAD experience get $40-$50/hr and more if you go short term or go to Minnisota.

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1982 300CD Turbo (Otis, "ups & downs") parts for sale
2003 TJ with Hemi (to go anywhere, quickly) sold
2001 Excursion Powerstroke (to go dependably)
1970 Mustang 428SCJ (to go fast)
1962 Corvette LS1 (to go in style)
2001 Schwinn Grape Krate 10spd (if all else fails)

Taking weekends off is a good thing. Most people forget that looking for work is a full time job.

guess who just found out his degree isn't accredited yet!

I’ve got a few sheepskins. I have to admit though, that I
can’t for the life of me figure out just how much any of them have ever helped me get a job or aided me in my career. Never really used any of them in a hands on environment.

Aviation is a 99% who you know, not a what you know industry. And, a very, very small one at that.

My dad taught me two things when I started out:
1.Take-offs are optional. Landings are mandatory.
2.Never say “no” to anyone who asks you to fly anything.

#1 was pretty self explanatory.
#2 taught me to sarcastically state: “It’s got wings, don’t it?” (I do draw the line at a PT6 chained to a sheet of plywood though.)

I think #2 is applicable in any career. Especially small industry careers.
Eventually, you’ll either run into someone from the past, or your name will come up amongst the “higher-ups”.
The last thing you want is anything negative related to it.

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1980 300D - Veggie Burner !

Damn, that sucks!

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

Its in the process of becoming accredited. I have friends with the degree from UCF that got jobs, no issues.. Its coming out of a University, a real one, not one you just buy degrees from. I guess that theory bs I have to do is worth it.

I know of quite a few people who have "bought" a degree.



Actually, while we are on the subject of degrees, quite a few of the people that I work with have degrees from Universities outside of the US. I talked to my manager about this, and he told me that its almost impossible for him to verify their education. Language and time constraints/barriers make it very difficult to get an answer, so many of the people I work with may or may not have a real degree.... O_O

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

we have that trouble as well. they send engineering work to China because a degreed engineer there makes $4/hr. Problem is they give them a degree for standing in a library and learning where to find the books and learning Pro/E or Solidworks. They are not even good enough to be techs here. We fix their crappy designs here all the time and yet managers are still anamored by the $4/hr

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1982 300CD Turbo (Otis, "ups & downs") parts for sale
2003 TJ with Hemi (to go anywhere, quickly) sold
2001 Excursion Powerstroke (to go dependably)
1970 Mustang 428SCJ (to go fast)
1962 Corvette LS1 (to go in style)
2001 Schwinn Grape Krate 10spd (if all else fails)