One of his friends at ETH was Marcel Grossmann who was in the same class as Einstein. Einstein tried to obtain a post, writing to Hurwitz who held out some hope of a position but nothing came of it. Three of Einstein's fellow students, including Grossmann, were appointed assistants at ETH in Zurich but clearly Einstein had not impressed enough and still in 1901 he was writing round universities in the hope of obtaining a job, but without success.
Isa ng kanyang mga kaibigan sa ETH ay Marcel Grossmann na sa parehong klase bilang Einstein. Einstein sinubukan upang makakuha ng isang post, pagsulat sa Hurwitz na gaganapin ang ilang mga pag-asa ng isang posisyon ngunit walang dumating ng mga ito. Tatlong ng Einstein ng mga kapwa mag-aaral, kasama na ang Grossmann, ay hihirangin assistants at sa ETH Zurich ngunit malinaw na Einstein had impressed sapat at hindi pa rin siya sa 1901 ay sumusulat sa lahat ng panig sa mga pamantasan sa ang pag-asa ng pagkuha ng isang trabaho, ngunit walang tagumpay.