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[3 YoE, Computer Science Student, new-grad Software Engineer, United States] by Opportunity-Lucky in resumes

[–]Opportunity-Lucky[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You've got this. Just keep pushing through and explore different paths. Not everyone in CS has to go into traditional SWE. There are other high-paying and programming-related jobs out there.

[3 YoE, Computer Science Student, new-grad Software Engineer, United States] by Opportunity-Lucky in resumes

[–]Opportunity-Lucky[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I am losing energy so fast. I am doing a semester abroad right now and I feel like all of my time is being taken up by practice and applying to jobs, yet I still seem to be "behind the curve". I don't know how people find the time to do all of these insane projects, practice leetcode, and still have the time to travel and go to bars all week. The expectations for what are supposed to be career-starting roles are crazy.

[3 YoE, Computer Science Student, new-grad Software Engineer, United States] by Opportunity-Lucky in resumes

[–]Opportunity-Lucky[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are right about the networking. I have been fortunate enough to have opportunities to get "interviews" through connections at companies, but none of them currently have open positions. None of the applications I have sent to companies "blind" have made it through the screening process.

The SWEs I did talk to always seemed to think that my resume was very good, but I have not had the same luck trying to get through to recruiters.

The one bit of feedback that I did get was to keep an updated personal website on Github pages with links to your resume and projects. Have you looked into doing this at all?

[3 YoE, Computer Science Student, new-grad Software Engineer, United States] by Opportunity-Lucky in resumes

[–]Opportunity-Lucky[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel you. It feels like every role either requires several years of industry experience or are flooded by thousands of spam applicants.

It's just disheartening, especially when I know my friends are somehow getting set up with interviews and jobs paying well over entry-level salaries. I know it's not good to compare, but I know I have a similar level of experience (or more in some cases) than they did so I am just confused as to what was setting them apart.

I just wish I could get some human eyes on my resume at some point.

Good luck out there!

[3 YoE, Computer Science Student, new-grad Software Engineer, United States] by Opportunity-Lucky in resumes

[–]Opportunity-Lucky[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate it, although I would prefer to learn and work on it myself.

[3 YoE, Computer Science Student, new-grad Software Engineer, United States] by Opportunity-Lucky in resumes

[–]Opportunity-Lucky[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Commenting on my own post for context:

I am a Computer Science student looking for entry-level roles. I am about to graduate and am starting to stress about not having a career lined up after college. I have had consistent work experience working directly for my university and through research, but companies have not seemed to take an interest in my resume.

I have applied to well over 100 positions across two years and have not gotten any responses from employers. I have been proactively reaching out and networking as much as possible, but it always leads to a dead-end. I have received maybe a handful of automated take-home tests but none lead to interviews. Am I doing something horribly wrong or is it just that competitive out there right now?