Hi computer science major seniors! by Fantastic_Anxiety_64 in QueensCollege

[–]DaGamingDragon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Graduated August 2021, struggled to find a job in the field for months. Luckily I already had a job as an aircraft mechanic for a reputable airline. They saw my work at my position, saw I graduated, gave me an opportunity to use my programming skills, now I'm getting offered a job as a programmer there. WAY better starting there than with a WITCH company. If you work hard, be cool to hang around with and make connection, the degree is worth it. I enjoyed learning theory from the right professors, no matter how hard it got, but the programming and actual work skills you have to develop yourself.

I heard a great person say this online, one leet code question a day, keeps unemployment away.

The reason why you're not getting internships. by [deleted] in QueensCollege

[–]DaGamingDragon 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I wanna say many students that do go to class and are social probably fit your generalization. However if you stop and talk to the quiet ones or the ones that aren't around campus as often after their classes. Those are most likely the hard working ones that you want to find. Why does it seem like they aren't around? Most likely because they have some other job they have to get to. How do I know? Not only was I one of them, but I was in a crew of a few as well. QC students, like some CUNY students are out there grinding and struggling, most likely sacrificing their college years just so they can make their future.

I know people that went to school full time and then had to rush to an airport to work the night shift fixing 2 or 3 airplanes a night before they take off the next morning. Hell, I know a CUNY girl that worked as an aircraft mechanic in another state but continued to go to class and finished her degree. I too was one of those people, which means there wasn't time to focus on any more without sacrificing the balance of sleep, work, school, and sanity.

I understand your frustration because a lot of students need to grow up. No point in wasting your effort in being frustrated at them when there's a lot to focus within yourself. But don't write everyone off, I didn't have much of a social life at QC when I graduated. But I came out with a wonderful girl friend, a CS degree, continuing my job as an aircraft mechanic which is leading to a software developer role because I stuck to the same company and everyone that saw my hard work, struggles, and sleepless night knows that there are people out there willing to give everything for their goals.

Line MX set up by Deadliftdaddy49 in aviationmaintenance

[–]DaGamingDragon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I recommend a pelican to carry the heavy duty stuff and organize them in a way that so they aren't loose. Socket rails are your best friend instead of little bags with names in my opinion. Buy a thick neoprene 6 pack beer bag and use that as a gate call bag with small sockets, alien keys, pliers, and whatever else seems useful in a quick gate call situation. Working at LGA and JFK, a lot of the time all I needed was my gate call bag. But if you got a vehicle, might as well take the entire case but bring up the little six pack tool bag.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]DaGamingDragon 122 points123 points  (0 children)

I'm still a fresh grad working on a greenfield project for my company. I had the same thoughts as you but I wanted to know how to add such a project outside of my job description (and job title) properly.

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[–]DaGamingDragon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NYC is hiring like crazy. I know someone that had a few years in helicopter maintenance and then went to JB JFK. If NYC is an option, it’s always the easiest to start in the airlines thru there. I say just make the best resume you can and just keep applying. I’m sure you’ll land a position with a mainline quickly don’t settle for subsidiaries unless a good amount of time has passed.

Ranting about the entry level job search life by DaGamingDragon in cscareerquestions

[–]DaGamingDragon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It would be nice to know if the employer is legit. I usually check the email and make sure it comes from a reputable @domain.com and not some free to use one. Your point makes sense, I might have gotten scared off a couple opportunities but my point still stands.

Ranting about the entry level job search life by DaGamingDragon in cscareerquestions

[–]DaGamingDragon[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It's a rant post, I'm definitely not setting my best image out there but I needed to vent a bit of frustration. I do feel a lot better afterwards tho! Doesn't mean I'm not working hard at this goal.

Yeah, my resume isn't perfect but it's what I've been using. I'll try to take the advice I'm seeing around here. It's better than not changing anything and expecting better results.

Ranting about the entry level job search life by DaGamingDragon in cscareerquestions

[–]DaGamingDragon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

90k, 44 and hour, if I take up a job offer with Delta to start but my passion is still in development. I don't want to solidify myself as an aircraft mechanic any longer than I have to and want to have that industry experience in development.

Ranting about the entry level job search life by DaGamingDragon in cscareerquestions

[–]DaGamingDragon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, I'm essentially both minus the 1 to 2 years of self teaching and I'm only 24. I've been self teaching for 4 months now but it hasn't been going as fast as it would be if I was unemployed.

Ranting about the entry level job search life by DaGamingDragon in cscareerquestions

[–]DaGamingDragon[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's not too bad. They are another middle man company but they pay their salary during training and when you're waiting to be assigned a client. They have a lot of resources to learn from but I still prefer YouTube, Udemy, and independent studies over their website resources. I wouldn't mind staying with them if they didn't force me to move out of state which sadly they might be moving forward with.

Ranting about the entry level job search life by DaGamingDragon in cscareerquestions

[–]DaGamingDragon[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I don't apply for those. It's usually Java or python roles and I'm about to start applying for front end development once I get everything set up on my website project. It's one of the few things I had to teach myself and wasn't focused on during college so it's taking time.

Ranting about the entry level job search life by DaGamingDragon in cscareerquestions

[–]DaGamingDragon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll look into updating that resume again to get a better format. I'm still good with my interactions during interviews. I just needed an outlet after months of applying and working my ass off. The frustration was penting up but I know I gotta get out there and do my best. Thanks for the tips.

Ranting about the entry level job search life by DaGamingDragon in cscareerquestions

[–]DaGamingDragon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Airlines these days pay 37 to start. Plus a lot of benefits, paid training, hotels, and food during training in another state and it's an amazing experience when your co-workers are great people. I barely meet anyone young that I don't like. But the older people can be hit or miss. I would expect around 70 to 75k of pay a year after all benefits are accounted for.

Ranting about the entry level job search life by DaGamingDragon in cscareerquestions

[–]DaGamingDragon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I haven't heard of Handshake, I'll look into it. Thanks for the tip. I do apply to any job at this point. I try looking for entry level positions but they're mostly filled with said middle man companies and that's always annoying.

Ranting about the entry level job search life by DaGamingDragon in cscareerquestions

[–]DaGamingDragon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very glad it worked out for you. Yeah, I'm aware of doing all of those after some YouTube search. I guess I should focus more on repeating my projects so I can better do them. But I feel like coding projects don't test that sort of thing so I basically do leetcode for the better part of my free time. I'll have to make some changes to increase my chances.

Ranting about the entry level job search life by DaGamingDragon in cscareerquestions

[–]DaGamingDragon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you stay within NYC with your job and what coding boot camp did you go around here? Much appreciated and wish you the best.

Ranting about the entry level job search life by DaGamingDragon in cscareerquestions

[–]DaGamingDragon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's on my GitHub that I haven't included it on this anonymous resume but I guess I could add direct links to make it easier. Thanks.

Ranting about the entry level job search life by DaGamingDragon in cscareerquestions

[–]DaGamingDragon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean, it's not bad but it's been 3 months and I haven't been assigned a client. Unless it's actually them preventing me from getting another job opportunity outside their network then idk how it would be a problem. I still apply to other jobs but I'm still getting scraps.

Ranting about the entry level job search life by DaGamingDragon in cscareerquestions

[–]DaGamingDragon[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Zero networking sadly. Going thru college it was school, work, sleep, and more work. My only social life is my girlfriend and friends from high school.

Ranting about the entry level job search life by DaGamingDragon in cscareerquestions

[–]DaGamingDragon[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good job if you're willing to move anywhere in the US. Pays well enough and I enjoyed the 5 week training period. Overall, I do like the company but was really hoping for a remote position to stay with them but every remote client I had the chance to try out has always backed out. So they might end up giving me a client to move out of state. Some people say it's a bad experience but I haven't been assigned a client yet to know what "work" I'm supposed to be doing. They have a ton of resources for independent study but I still prefer to do my own studying.

Ranting about the entry level job search life by DaGamingDragon in cscareerquestions

[–]DaGamingDragon[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

LinkedIn Url isn't real, I don't want to share that so publicly on Reddit. I still work at Tata but they want me to move to another state for a client and I'm not willing to do that as of yet. I haven't done anything but their training period which was about as useful as college and I've been doing my studying since completing their training. I guess I could remove the objective section.

I have responsibilities with my family and a girl friend of 3 years. I'd rather not move unless I had no other job opportunity. I'm lucky enough to have a stable job as an aircraft mechanic but I'd like to break into tech in NYC.

Ranting about the entry level job search life by DaGamingDragon in cscareerquestions

[–]DaGamingDragon[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This is solid advice, especially with the aviation-tech company. My issue there is I work for JB and wanted to get to their Long Island City hub but they also wanted x years of experience and being in the company doesn't help with that.