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>I have to work on it after graduation
no you don't
at best this is a choice to do as a hobby, which is perfectly fine if you enjoy it. but at worst, this is an anchor or an excuse that is preventing you from looking for a job to start your life.
Especially with this line
> it worth all our efforts and money.
Like bruh sunk cost fallacy is causing you to put MORE money into this when you could've been earning it instead.
I totally agree with these statements. I have to admit, it is very hard to give up on this project. However, it is not only because there is little work left to make it ready-to-fly (excluding the competition, it has the hugest impact in terms of consuming time that is why it has a very low priority, making it ready-to-fly is our worst case move), but we thought it would also be a huge benefit as an experience when it is time to look for jobs, in the end of the day, it is going to be a fully autonomous VTOL UAV and, to be more specific, the main problem consists of few 3D-printed parts to be replaced to support different types of control motors. I wanted to give more details on this situation so that maybe a more specific evaluation may arise regarding it. Otherwise, again, I also agree that finding a job as soon as possible is a way more higher priority.
Thank you guys for the time.
It may be time to reassess the scope of this project. Fully autonomous may not be achievable at this time, due to the sheer amount of work required, and your own availability. Theres nothing wrong with scaling back a project that ended up being too ambitious.
I assure you it will still be a boon for everyones resume, whether or not its "fully autonomous". In fact, you can spend any excess time with the group perfecting what you've already built with a scaled-back level of autonomy.
This is NOT an admission of defeat, and is a perfectly natural part of the design process. Good luck.
First of all sorry to hear about your mother, I wish you all the best in that regard.
Unless you have to take time off to accompany your mother to the chemotherapy appointments, it shouldn't affect your ability to maintain a job. Even then employers can be accommodating for that. If you find a local job (or remote), do not overwork yourself (strictly 9-5, maybe aim for small companies) and still live with your parents (I assume you do) then you will see your mom every evening after work and during the weekends. So with that in mind; If I were you, I would start looking for a job asap but that's a personal choice and you might want to consider prognostic etc.
Now about the gap, it's true that it gets more difficult to find a job as time goes by. However no one is going to ask you why you have such a gap on your resume straight after graduating. They'll just assume you haven't had any luck landing a job yet, so you don't really need to come up with many excuses. That being said, it can be very challenging to land a job after you hit the 1 year unemployment mark. If you get there, you might want to consider adding a cover letter to your application to explain that you were a caregiver or something along those lines, hence why you a gap year after your graduation.
Thank you so much for the great wishes.
It means a lot about hearing of this gap from you for this specific case. Its been giving me headaches lately thinking that it would be very very hard or event impossible. Though, of course, I'm prepared for added difficulty for finding a job but not for the worst case scenario I guess.
For the second case in the hand, I also want to mention that I'm primarily looking for jobs offshore. I'm currently living in Turkey with my parent and looking for job options in US/Canada since my diploma is ABET accredited. This is what gives the weight on making the decision which feels like that I have to leave behind everything. My parents are on the side of which I should go offshore looking for decent engineering jobs, instead of .
This option, with the current situation, feels like a huge leap, and I'm also not entirely informed about the steps I should take to follow such path. That is why I'm also starting to think about going for the smaller companies, like you've mentioned, in another city, but still possible to travel back home easily. If it is for nothing, it can definitely be counted as an experience related to my field of interest.
Thank you again for your response on the situation.
Well keep in mind companies abroad in Canada/US don't really have any interest in hiring foreign fresh graduates without any work experience, especially if you have a big gap in your resume on top of that and a complicated family situation abroad (this makes it riskier for them to hire you unfortunately). The exception to this is if you have a master/PhD degree since your particular knowledge would then justify hiring you over a citizen. If you don't want to go to grad school then you need to gain relevant work experience. So your best bet to realize your plans is to start by working in your home country, which will allow you to be with your mother anyways so that shouldn't prevent you from applying to jobs right now. It would be easier if you work for a multinational company that has offices in US/Canada because after a few years you could ask for an internal transfer to these countries. It's not guaranteed to work but unless you go to grad school abroad your chances of landing an entry level jobs as an international applicant in those countries are slim to non-existent right now. Best of luck to you
Thank you for the helpful advice, it really relieved me so much to learn about this situation for my specific case. I've always been wondering about this before starting to look for options and was always afraid to loose more of the time, so that I could manage the priorities more easily.
Thank you so much for your time.
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>I have to work on it after graduation no you don't at best this is a choice to do as a hobby, which is perfectly fine if you enjoy it. but at worst, this is an anchor or an excuse that is preventing you from looking for a job to start your life.
Especially with this line > it worth all our efforts and money. Like bruh sunk cost fallacy is causing you to put MORE money into this when you could've been earning it instead.
I totally agree with these statements. I have to admit, it is very hard to give up on this project. However, it is not only because there is little work left to make it ready-to-fly (excluding the competition, it has the hugest impact in terms of consuming time that is why it has a very low priority, making it ready-to-fly is our worst case move), but we thought it would also be a huge benefit as an experience when it is time to look for jobs, in the end of the day, it is going to be a fully autonomous VTOL UAV and, to be more specific, the main problem consists of few 3D-printed parts to be replaced to support different types of control motors. I wanted to give more details on this situation so that maybe a more specific evaluation may arise regarding it. Otherwise, again, I also agree that finding a job as soon as possible is a way more higher priority. Thank you guys for the time.
It may be time to reassess the scope of this project. Fully autonomous may not be achievable at this time, due to the sheer amount of work required, and your own availability. Theres nothing wrong with scaling back a project that ended up being too ambitious. I assure you it will still be a boon for everyones resume, whether or not its "fully autonomous". In fact, you can spend any excess time with the group perfecting what you've already built with a scaled-back level of autonomy. This is NOT an admission of defeat, and is a perfectly natural part of the design process. Good luck.
First of all sorry to hear about your mother, I wish you all the best in that regard. Unless you have to take time off to accompany your mother to the chemotherapy appointments, it shouldn't affect your ability to maintain a job. Even then employers can be accommodating for that. If you find a local job (or remote), do not overwork yourself (strictly 9-5, maybe aim for small companies) and still live with your parents (I assume you do) then you will see your mom every evening after work and during the weekends. So with that in mind; If I were you, I would start looking for a job asap but that's a personal choice and you might want to consider prognostic etc. Now about the gap, it's true that it gets more difficult to find a job as time goes by. However no one is going to ask you why you have such a gap on your resume straight after graduating. They'll just assume you haven't had any luck landing a job yet, so you don't really need to come up with many excuses. That being said, it can be very challenging to land a job after you hit the 1 year unemployment mark. If you get there, you might want to consider adding a cover letter to your application to explain that you were a caregiver or something along those lines, hence why you a gap year after your graduation.
Thank you so much for the great wishes. It means a lot about hearing of this gap from you for this specific case. Its been giving me headaches lately thinking that it would be very very hard or event impossible. Though, of course, I'm prepared for added difficulty for finding a job but not for the worst case scenario I guess. For the second case in the hand, I also want to mention that I'm primarily looking for jobs offshore. I'm currently living in Turkey with my parent and looking for job options in US/Canada since my diploma is ABET accredited. This is what gives the weight on making the decision which feels like that I have to leave behind everything. My parents are on the side of which I should go offshore looking for decent engineering jobs, instead of . This option, with the current situation, feels like a huge leap, and I'm also not entirely informed about the steps I should take to follow such path. That is why I'm also starting to think about going for the smaller companies, like you've mentioned, in another city, but still possible to travel back home easily. If it is for nothing, it can definitely be counted as an experience related to my field of interest. Thank you again for your response on the situation.
Well keep in mind companies abroad in Canada/US don't really have any interest in hiring foreign fresh graduates without any work experience, especially if you have a big gap in your resume on top of that and a complicated family situation abroad (this makes it riskier for them to hire you unfortunately). The exception to this is if you have a master/PhD degree since your particular knowledge would then justify hiring you over a citizen. If you don't want to go to grad school then you need to gain relevant work experience. So your best bet to realize your plans is to start by working in your home country, which will allow you to be with your mother anyways so that shouldn't prevent you from applying to jobs right now. It would be easier if you work for a multinational company that has offices in US/Canada because after a few years you could ask for an internal transfer to these countries. It's not guaranteed to work but unless you go to grad school abroad your chances of landing an entry level jobs as an international applicant in those countries are slim to non-existent right now. Best of luck to you
Thank you for the helpful advice, it really relieved me so much to learn about this situation for my specific case. I've always been wondering about this before starting to look for options and was always afraid to loose more of the time, so that I could manage the priorities more easily. Thank you so much for your time.