@WashedOutGundamPilot @birdulon @victor @GabeLakmann electrical engineering is a broad field, there are plenty of engineers that would have a hard time doing that because it's not what they specialize in.

like a lot of things, you need a job to get experience, and you need experience to get a job. I had this problem getting out of college right in the middle of an economic downturn when places were eliminating all their entry-level engineer positions. I ended up just taking a job as a wiring technician and doing the boomer 'work your way up' thing.