I just wanted to share some recent good news. I didn’t have a chance to post this sooner as I was down in New Orleans for a week for Spring Break.
Almost a year ago, a friend of a friend mentioned to me the possibility of getting a job with the US Patent and Trademark Office. As a senior in college, any possible lead on a job is greatly appreciated and when I heard the job described to me, it’s like something in my mind clicked. It was like a little voice in my mind heard the job description and said “Aha! That’s what I want to do!” After two separate and unrelated interviews, repeated contact back and forth with the friend of a friend and months of waiting, I received a call and a job offer last week. I promptly accepted.
Now, I’m an aerospace engineering major and according to the people I interviewed with, there aren’t very many slots for aerospace patent examiners. This is no problem, almost any engineering major can be hired as a mechanical patent examiner.
The great part of the offer I accepted is this; It was for a job as an aerospace patent examiner and was for about $11,000 more starting salary than I expected.
Hurray! The job hunt is over! Now all I’ve got to do is graduate.