Fair enough , but that applies across the board to anyone . Noone is handing a job out to a random stranger . pending grads have to get out there and beat down the doors , get their resumes out there , and proactively land that first job . What I will say as an Engineering Director that hires engineers . The grades do matter , so just picking the major does not equal automatic job . You need to put the effort in to get the grades we expect to see when we hire . Basically , you better not have less than a 3 . 0 , or you cannot even get an interview . The STEM grads that earn the grades will never have a problem finding work . <| sep |> He only got 35 years ? That seems absurdly low . There ' s a good chance he ' ll still be alive by the time his release date comes up .