r/BlueOrigin • u/BlueOriginMod • Sep 03 '24

Monthly Blue Origin Career Thread Official

Intro

Welcome to the monthly Blue Origin career discussion thread for September 2024, where you can talk about all career & professional topics. Topics may include:

  • Professional career guidance & questions; e.g. Hiring process, types of jobs, career growth at Blue Origin

  • Educational guidance & questions; e.g. what to major in, which universities are good, topics to study

  • Questions about working for Blue Origin; e.g. Work life balance, living in Kent, WA, pay and benefits

Guidelines

  1. Before asking any questions, check if someone has already posted an answer! A link to the previous thread can be found here.

  2. All career posts not in these threads will be removed, and the poster will be asked to post here instead.

  3. Subreddit rules still apply and will be enforced. See them here.

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u/revali_splat Sep 15 '24

I graduated w/ my master's in June, and have been applying to roles in propulsion/fluid systems for a long time. I made it to the panel interview twice, but got rejected afterwards both time. Does this make me less desirable as a candidate? I know the process is long but I'm worried that my window of opportunity is closing up since I've been out of school for months, and the closer we get to the holidays the less companies are hiring.

For context, I casted a wide net and have continuously applied across the entire industry for a year but Blue was the only company to ever give me an interview. I don't know what my options are at this point, and I want to keep trying to get in but none of my applications are getting moved up to review - I haven't had an interview for over a month. If anyone has any advice or inside perspective to offer on what Blue's priorities are when it comes to hiring people straight out of school, it would be helpful.

Thanks.

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u/silent_bark Sep 16 '24

I don't think being in multiple panels lowers chances, I doubt hiring managers see that info - that does suck you're close though! Definitely keep applying, it sounds like you're a great candidate.

I will say a lot of my coworkers got hired out of school, but way more are people who worked in related industries and then applied to Blue. Some work in the space sector, but a lot more (myself included) worked in aerospace for a year or two and then moved to Blue.