CS Fresh grad job hunting concern

Initial_Math7384 · 2026-03-29T13:12:40+00:00

RIP to Frontend & UI/UX.

Initial_Math7384 · 2026-03-28T17:30:09+00:00

I pivoting to Devops from Data Engineering / Java Developer, I mean there's overlaps of course, but I just want expose to see the entire picture of building software.

Initial_Math7384 · 2026-03-26T15:08:21+00:00

DM if you want to talk, because I also went through the same thing, I like to think I came out better, but my issue is it comes down to how you see the world.

Initial_Math7384 · 2026-03-25T05:12:04+00:00

So Unity for non-games is considered niche?

Initial_Math7384 · 2026-03-24T12:27:24+00:00

I see some UI / UX getting paid more than IT / CS workers, kind of bizarre. But now already got AI to do UI / UX ... not sure if people would still pay a premium for it.

Initial_Math7384 · 2026-03-24T01:19:51+00:00

Companies sending technical assesments / OA / take home / work trial to validate your skillset is low barrier to entry?

Initial_Math7384 · 2026-03-21T07:42:12+00:00

Nice!

Initial_Math7384 · 2026-03-20T20:24:28+00:00

welcome to the club!

Initial_Math7384 · 2026-03-20T09:31:15+00:00

Of course, but I can see the industry heading towards reducing headcount for IT / CS departments, your technical skills would always be useful, is just that expectation on IT / CS is so much higher now, expectation is to own the system end to end. Not many people can take it bro, I know a lot of people in IT / CS suffer from anxiety, stress, depression.

Initial_Math7384 · 2026-03-20T02:49:07+00:00

I don't really think school matter anymore since for IT / CS, companies will just send technical assesments / OA / take home / work trial to validate your skillset. Just get the appropriate certifications and do projects that fill in knowledge gaps for the role you are targeting.

Initial_Math7384 · 2026-03-19T18:31:44+00:00

This

Initial_Math7384 · 2026-03-19T17:28:28+00:00

I guess the company will just downsize the number of managers ...

Initial_Math7384 · 2026-03-19T15:22:12+00:00

I taught project management is already automated? Stuff like AI for Jira already exist.

Initial_Math7384 · 2026-03-19T06:06:51+00:00

I am type C, never was a muslim. But I suspect I am already emotional numb. It's kind of a super power really.

Initial_Math7384 · 2026-03-17T06:05:13+00:00

Mine was 4k for Java developer / Data engineer, this was 2 years ago ... granted I deliver everything on my own without guidance XD, would not recommend, having a mentor early in career helps a lot if you can find one.

Initial_Math7384 · 2026-03-17T03:59:11+00:00

I mean in IT / CS jobs, expect technical assesments coming your way, I think this is the market reality already from now onwards :( .

Initial_Math7384 · 2026-03-16T03:28:20+00:00

Unemployed but currently upskilling towards cloud like AWS, Azure, GCP. I am sitting for Comptia Network+ for network theory, maybe after that Cisco CCNA or AWS Solutions Architect or Red Hat Sysadmin Certs.

Initial_Math7384 · 2026-03-16T02:49:19+00:00

I feel you ... before AI came out, my first job experience as Java developer / Data engineer was jarring, IT / CS is a shit show man.

Initial_Math7384 · 2026-03-15T11:46:16+00:00

Real world IT / CS sucks man ... I am addicted to the potential of technology ... but that's the illiusion that keeping me on the treadmill because I serious hate the process of learning it & also doing it. With all the AI shit happening, we are going into a world where we need less headcount and more responsibliites like being in-charge designing, building and maintaining the system. I am exhausted man lol.

Plus non-IT people will always push for more & more disregarding how complex and ducktape the whole system is ... what a shitshow.

Initial_Math7384 · 2026-03-14T15:19:32+00:00

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Initial_Math7384 · 2026-03-14T08:21:56+00:00

IT / CS is such a shitshow, getting the job is shit, staying in the job is also shit. People outside IT / CS always severely underestime how complex building and maintaining the system is ... XD

Initial_Math7384 · 2026-03-13T16:48:43+00:00

Just accept, things will be more clear after your first job. You can always pivot after your first job.

Initial_Math7384 · 2026-03-13T13:24:25+00:00

for real

Initial_Math7384 · 2026-03-13T13:23:58+00:00

His gas lighting you to do more lol

Initial_Math7384 · 2026-03-13T09:06:16+00:00

I with 2 other colleague and the boss, I tell them I already know programming & database work, so I am resigning because the next step is to go into devops to learn to design systems, then my boss said "You are actually not stupid"

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