[aigel]

The main issue here is that after school you have only had one job which lasted for 6 months and this is 2 years ago. Any hiring manager will wonder a) what happened, why did you not last more than 6 months? and b) What have you been doing for the last 2 years?

You need to fill the last two years. Hopefully you have been gainfully employed for a longer stretch and even if it is outside of your education, put it down. Even if it is short order cook at the local burger joint. If you haven't worked, then hopefully you have volunteered somewhere or been on a mission with your church? Or you can put down that you were independently restoring classic cars?

Instead of waiting for someone to hire you as an engineer, you may want to bite the bullet and get a job as a technician / entry level job at a company that is hiring in your field. (Oil industry, aerospace etc.) Then work your way up. Many in my industry struggled out of school in the 2012 time frame and took operator / technician jobs to get started. Then worked their way into engineering roles at the company. It was a bit tough on them for a couple years, i.e. taking a night shift job, but nobody asks 5 years later.

You also need to absolutely be mobile, not look just in your location, be open to temp agencies as well.

The resume could be a bit better, you have some advice there, but the resume really isn't the issue here.

Good Luck!

G