How to get government jobs after finishing engineering in ECE?

For a lucrative career....is Engineering, Econ Honours or working now better?

• I'm about to complete my (accelerated) Bachelor of Business majoring in Economics. The program includes direct entry to Economics Honours next year. Honours is required to work at the treasury and reserve bank of Australia - though the pay is definitly not high compared to the private sectors. But its hard to get jobs.I have only progressed to the interview level of graduate and cadetship programs int he government and then not been accepted. This is despite my stellar GPA of 7.0/7.0.Under the work now option, I could continue my search this year and hopefully work next year. Engineering - I come from a family of engineers so its in my blood and I think I'd be good at it. I've enjoyed a few units I have taken. If this were my path, I would either do 2 extra years of engineering to get a Double Degree in Business/Eng or 4 extra years to get a second degree in Eng. Though I don't think the double degree would necessarily make me competitive, I wonder if I will even be able to get a job in engineering firms? Which path is most lucrative in the long term? Thanks

• Answer:

  for the engineering firms you will need to be licensed and that needs 4 years.