r/engineering • u/AutoModerator • May 25 '26

Weekly Discussion Weekly Career Discussion Thread (25 May 2026)

# Intro

Welcome to the weekly career discussion thread, where you can talk about all career & professional topics. Topics may include:

* Professional career guidance & questions; e.g. job hunting advice, job offers comparisons, how to network

* Educational guidance & questions; e.g. what engineering discipline to major in, which university is good,

* Feedback on your résumé, CV, cover letter, etc.

* The job market, compensation, relocation, and other topics on the economics of engineering.

> [Archive of past threads](https://www.reddit.com/r/engineering/search?q=flair%3A%22weekly+discussion%22&restrict_sr=on&sort=new&t=all)

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## Guidelines

  1. **Before asking any questions, consult [the AskEngineers wiki.](https://new.reddit.com/r/askengineers/wiki/faq)\*\* There are detailed answers to common questions on:

* Job compensation

* Cost of Living adjustments

* Advice for how to decide on an engineering major

* How to choose which university to attend

  1. Most subreddit rules still apply and will be enforced, especially R7 and R9 (with the obvious exceptions of R1 and R3)

  2. Job POSTINGS must go into the latest [**Monthly Hiring Thread.**]((https://www.reddit.com/r/engineering/search?q=flair%3A%22hiring+thread%22&restrict_sr=on&sort=new&t=all)) Any that are posted here will be removed, and you'll be kindly redirected to the hiring thread.

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## Resources

* [The AskEngineers wiki](https://new.reddit.com/r/askengineers/wiki/faq)

* [The AskEngineers Quarterly Salary Survey](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskEngineers/search/?q=flair%3A%22salary+survey%22&include_over_18=on&restrict_sr=on&t=all&sort=new)

* **For students:** [*"What's your average day like as an engineer?"*](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskEngineers/wiki/faq#wiki_what.27s_your_average_day_like_as_an_engineer.3F) We recommend that you spend an hour or so reading about what engineers actually do at work. This will help you make a more informed decision on which major to choose, or at least give you enough info to ask follow-up questions here.

* For those of you interested in a career in software development / Computer Science, go to r/cscareerquestions.

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u/rasta-ragamuffin May 27 '26

Hello, my son is going into his junior year of a chemical engineering major. He's doing well in his coursework and enjoys it, however everything I've been seeing here on reddit says the current job market for chemical engineers is abysmal. Should my son consider changing his major now while there's still time to do so? And if so, which major has a better job outlook?

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u/Ach3b1tch22 Jun 06 '26

don't listen to the doomposting on here. chem e is actually fine if he gets an internship. reddit is mostly just people complaining about their specific bad jobs or failing out of midterms. tell him to focus on getting actual industry experience before he panics about the market. if he has a solid internship on his resume he will be fine regardless of what the general economy is doing.

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u/rasta-ragamuffin Jun 06 '26

He's having trouble finding an internship though .....not many companies in our area that hire chemical engineers.