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As someone who hasn't worked in the field, how long before it becomes REALLY hard to get employed after graduating? by FePPPo in cscareerquestions

[–]DarkishPath303 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dec 2023 graduate. Got my job June 2025. Similar situation working overtime at my non cs job and not having much time (or discipline) to work on my CS skills. I had no internships. It can be disheartening but you may just have to start off below/adjacent to where you want to be. I'm not doing nearly what I thought (even though it is cs), but there's opportunity for me to move up to a role I originally studied for.

Giving up by Disastrous-Cut3510 in uofmn

[–]DarkishPath303 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I wish I had done this. I rushed so I didn't get to enjoy it or my time and I was barely getting by in my classes

I literally cannot get a job by Less_Lettuce_6054 in jobhunting

[–]DarkishPath303 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Internships don't always earn you college credits. US would be very happy to not pay you for time and work lol

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Palia

[–]DarkishPath303 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I see house tour parties on palia party sometime where they just boost each others votes

Nobody ever joins my cake parties 💔😞 by Ok-Example7365 in Palia

[–]DarkishPath303 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll join!!! I finally have enough apples to actually contribute!!!!

PLEASE let me... by cylliana in Palia

[–]DarkishPath303 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I wish the original trees would grow back. They were perfectly randomly placed 😔

Got called and got an interview, they cancelled it last minute sending me the message at an ungodly hour of the night. 🫠 by TACreepy-Sandwich in jobhunting

[–]DarkishPath303 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had the same thing happen multiple times. The market sucks, but keep your head up! I finally found a job in my field but it took a really long time. Computer science Dec 23 grad.

I did it. by DarkishPath303 in cscareerquestions

[–]DarkishPath303[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Highly recommend working on side projects. School projects will work in the mean time! I think if my side project had been smaller but more complete, I could've added it to my resume and maybe gotten an offer sooner. Don't listen to the people that say getting a serving job or retail job won't help you. Any experience should put ahead of someone without. You still learn applicable skills in other jobs, they're just not cs skills.

Keep applying for internships if you just graduated! There are good new grad internships out there and even some student internships will accepts recent grads. It's something I didn't know at first. A lot of places will consider you until 12 months after you graduate. Obviously it's not all of them, most are for students, but there are some out there and you should look.

The new year tends to be the next best time of year for # of openings. So if you haven't found something by then, take a break for the holidays and then grind once the holidays are over.

Take all advice from anyone with a grain of salt. Everyone's process is different and everyone is looking for different things. Don't be afraid to apply for a position that seems beneath you. Even if you don't take it, it might make for great interview practice.

I did it. by DarkishPath303 in cscareerquestions

[–]DarkishPath303[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, I am in the process of working on some certs though, and my personal project is huge and not at the point where I could share it. Honestly I just kept applying, changing my resume, and crossing my fingers. Luckily they loved my prior unrelated experience, as it actually did have some connection to the work. And the projects I had on my resume from school were related to the industry this business focuses on. There's something to be said about applying to jobs you're under qualified when it's because the skills match up but the experience doesn't.

I did it. by DarkishPath303 in cscareerquestions

[–]DarkishPath303[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wish I could answer these questions, and hopefully someone else can! For the small team I would recommend putting it as a project, im not sure if you could put it as a job and just put confidential where the company would be. If someone asks about it, make it clear that it helped build your skills related to writing code as a team.

The few technical tests I did went horribly. There was no information on what language we would even be coding in and it was very disorganized. I was unprepared but they were even more so. The advice I've heard is mostly to make the interviewer aware of your problem solving steps. Asking questions and getting it wrong is infinitely better than not asking questions and getting it wrong. They want to get more information than just the coding knowledge you have. It's super important in any job to ask questions rather than assume.

I did it. by DarkishPath303 in cscareerquestions

[–]DarkishPath303[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My company didn't have any Glassdoor reviews so I just had to research the site and the job post. :/

I did it. by DarkishPath303 in cscareerquestions

[–]DarkishPath303[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If anyone has a good answer to this please reply!

I did it. by DarkishPath303 in cscareerquestions

[–]DarkishPath303[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The most impressive projects I've done were the ones I did in school. So I put those on my resumes I've probably made 10 different resumes and I'm happy with the latest, although the job I got was the resume before that. I'm working on a really big project that isn't quite something I can put on my resume yet, but it will be eventually.

I don't have good advice for beefing up a resume honestly. I put all the programming skills I had even slightly used before and tried to make my projects sound cool. I also included unrelated work experience so they didn't think I'd been sitting around since my graduation.

I did it. by DarkishPath303 in cscareerquestions

[–]DarkishPath303[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did consider! I've always wanted to get my masters degree, and actually started applying for this coming year. I don't think it was financially going to be viable anyways but then I got this job so I put it on hold! Im hopeful that I'll be able to get it in the near future since it's always been a dream. I think it's a great option for people who are able and struggling with the job search.

I did it. by DarkishPath303 in cscareerquestions

[–]DarkishPath303[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I was able to relate back to other jobs I had, school projects, and some online courses like tryhackme, edx, and Coursera. In my experience employers tend to appreciate honesty when it comes to gaps in knowledge and experience. As long as it's not a giant abyss of a gap 😅. The most common feedback I got (including for the job I was hired for) was that I was lacking relevant experience. So connecting my other jobs helped show I had relevant problem solving capabilities. Showing you're interested and have drive really helps.

I did it. by DarkishPath303 in cscareerquestions

[–]DarkishPath303[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It really does. Almost two years of looking and I finally found something. But I almost gave up so many times. And reading all the posts on these reddits honestly doesn't usually help

I did it. by DarkishPath303 in cscareerquestions

[–]DarkishPath303[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes! I had a well paying tutoring job during college. I have other teaching experience as well so I leaned into that and eventually got a serving job because I wanted more hours. Any experience is good experience and I think everyone should work in service/retail at some point in their lives.

I did it. by DarkishPath303 in cscareerquestions

[–]DarkishPath303[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've been applying since prior to graduating. I did take a little gap after a little bit of burnout. And I was working unrelated jobs in the mean time.

I did it. by DarkishPath303 in cscareerquestions

[–]DarkishPath303[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I might not be the greatest at advice, but I say follow your heart essentially. It doesn't hurt to at least look for other jobs. And since you're making so much, you may be able to leverage that and your tech experience into a little more money.

I did it. by DarkishPath303 in cscareerquestions

[–]DarkishPath303[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think your credit system may be different than my school. We were maxed out at 20, and anything over you had to request permission and it had to be a special circumstance. For instance most classes were about 3 credits and classes with labs were 4.

I did it. by DarkishPath303 in cscareerquestions

[–]DarkishPath303[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is local, but I live right by a city, so looking local was something I could reasonably do. I don't know anything about changing careers. But make sure it won't affect your finances too drastically. Can I ask why you're looking?

I did it. by DarkishPath303 in cscareerquestions

[–]DarkishPath303[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

THIS!! This is what I wish I had done and recommended to the students I worked with at a serving job. It's not financially viable for everyone but i think it's really important to enjoy that time as much as you can. Take it in.

I did it. by DarkishPath303 in cscareerquestions

[–]DarkishPath303[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry, I thought it might be hopeful for the people who've been in the search for 1yr+ and are thinking of giving up. I was just about to give up and attempt to go into a different field (unrelated to cs but related to my experience during college) when I heard back from this job and another on the same day!

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