This is a pretty hard time to get into the trades, simply because they are not building much and the union will be protecting their senior guys. You can still work on your education. For one thing, you can usually "sit in" on CEU classes for free if you don't want the CEU credits. That will help you along later, no matter what you choose to do.
It also might help you "network" into some work, even if it isn't a union job. No matter where you land in the electrical field, having some code background will be helpful.
Do you have the credits from college to sit for the PE test in your state? What do you need? That opens up a lot more possibilities. It is sure refreshing when you find engineers with some screwdriver time.


Greg Fretwell