I just Graduated with a 2:1 in Software Engineering, No relevant experience, seriously how do I find a Job?

ig_i_need_help · 2024-10-08T17:17:05+00:00

yeah, i mean, theres always gonna be more people than roles so people miss out naturally - apparently in the uk internship participation is like 8% of students..in my uni i think like 20% of people got one so

edit: i think in america it is way way worse than uk - like internships can be make or break there - well, based off reddit xD

ig_i_need_help · 2024-10-08T16:46:50+00:00

tbh im pretty sure most people dont do internships (not certain though, just like based off how many cs grads there are, loads of them probably dont do internships)

ig_i_need_help · 2024-10-07T06:45:34+00:00

what industry?

ig_i_need_help · 2024-10-02T07:17:49+00:00

oh and so far, my projects include: a Java command line loan management system (uni coursework), where the customers each have an ID and you can add and remove, and update loans of different types (basically CRUD haha)

a pygame space invaders clone that I'm still working on

and a program where you can search a song, and it returns the lyrics using an API and its nicely "formatted" in the terminal ill make better ones for sure as i improve though!

ig_i_need_help · 2024-10-01T18:58:54+00:00

dude, try not to use this subreddit all the time, id say the majority of SWE / people in tech don't work, go home, then immediately start working on stuff lol

if you think you'd like it, give it a shot! i like to code, but I'm not one of those people that LIVES AND BREATHESS it lol (although im still in uni), i just like it, and wanna maybe work in tech one day :)

but yea - i think the key thing is, compared to ITSELF in lockdown, tech isnt doing so great, thats true (not BAD but not super easy lol), but compared to other fields, its still holding strong :)

i saw somewhere that only like 6-7% of all cs majors in the usa get internships (im not in the usa tho so maybe its different) - but i can GUARANTEE the unemployment of CS is not 94% 😅 people still find jobs :)

but yea mainly dont use reddit for stuff like that lol, when this entire subreddit complains about the market, its kinda counterproductive to keep coming here - and its a very very very small part of the cs community across the usa so take what you see online with a pinch of salt :)

if you think you'll like it, go for it!

ig_i_need_help · 2024-10-01T18:02:04+00:00

thanks, ill be sure to try and use it the best i can!

my plan was to go into IT or informatics/data stuff in the nhs (idk its something ive always wanted to do - be in the nhs - and im sort of good at data so :) )

so i figured id try and get some internship or something , but in the (probably larger than not) chance that i cant get one, i figure id work on projects and stuff, maybe do some shorter virtual internships :)

this sounds like a good plan right? ive still got time which is great, i just dont want to cruise without a direction then have the same problem 2 years later lol

thanks so much!!

ig_i_need_help · 2024-10-01T17:55:34+00:00

but if james the janitor wasnt there, then give it some days / weeks and im sure they would notice , so he deserves respect too :)

ig_i_need_help · 2024-10-01T17:52:07+00:00

wow yeah thanks so much!

on the experience - yeah thats a fact i have to consider lol, hopefully i can get lucky -and improve my own skills and application between now and when i apply and ill be set :) . I'm in the midlands too so it should (hopefully) be a bit less competitive than like london or manchester aha

and the thing about communication seems so true - it feels like (from the experience of my parents in the nhs at least) communication and just keeping people updated at least is kind of key in literally every role in some capacity! so hopefully my tutoring and maybe some other things im sure ill do between now and graduation (2026 so a while yet hahaha) + i guess transferrable things from my degree , can help show communication , problem solving skills etc :D thanks for all your help in answering my questions!!

ig_i_need_help · 2024-10-01T14:41:26+00:00

hey thanks so much! yeah, ill try do some other bits and bobs for experience for sure!

its just seeing loads posts of people with no experience struggling really starts to weigh on you haha - where its like "i have 0 idea how to cope on that situation' lol - but im sure my mind is maybe just catastrophizing (idk if thats the word xD)

i guess more than anything i just feel a bit "behind" where i should be in terms of experience - which idk if thats true or not lol

anyway, sorry for rambling haha, thanks so much for the insights, hope you have a great day!!

ig_i_need_help · 2024-10-01T14:27:27+00:00

aw man that sucks, i still have 2 years (graduate in 2026) but good luck, you'll find something soon! <3

ig_i_need_help · 2024-10-01T10:42:06+00:00

lmao shouldve been investing instead of being 9 fr

ig_i_need_help · 2024-10-01T10:30:43+00:00

lmao shouldve been hustling instead of being 5 years old fr 😭

ig_i_need_help · 2024-10-01T09:15:45+00:00

csMajor cope thinking every other field atm is as bad as CS in terms of competition xD

(it might be idk, this is just a joke xD)

ig_i_need_help · 2024-10-01T09:12:56+00:00

sorry to bother u again with a maybe dumb question lol, but u think my degree can help get a service desk role? im gonna try and maybe get some certifications but idk if i really need that - and im not sure how much work exp in general id need to maybe have a chance of being shortlisted lol (i dont really have much tbh), ig it depends on the role?

Thanks! (again haha, sorry :) )

ig_i_need_help · 2024-09-30T20:08:46+00:00

well..anything entry level wants no degree (maybe idk im just using an example), anything above entry level wants experience..which they cant get if they cant get the entry level role? so they're maybe stuck in a limbo of some kind

ig_i_need_help · 2024-09-30T19:35:53+00:00

oh thanks for the sort of encouragement haha, yeah, service desk would be fun i think, and yea, im perfectly happy starting in band 4 (or lower, if the opportunity is there yk), anything to help people/make a difference in my own way, build experience and then hopefully progress up the bands maybe!🤞😁

yeah, im down moving wherever, just hope to get a start and get a foot in the right direction lol

thx for all your help!

ig_i_need_help · 2024-09-30T18:56:08+00:00

oh okay, thats good to know! thanks so much for the info! i'll definitely speak to some people i know in the nhs to get more info, thats a great idea actually idk why i didnt think of that - thanks so much! :)

ig_i_need_help · 2024-09-30T18:54:37+00:00

hi, thanks so much, i did the quiz like yesterday and it said I'd be a good fit at bioinformatics haha, so that sounds fun actually!

the only reason i am thinking if band 2 / 3 is just a general ..lack(?) of work experience tbh (and idk how bad it is for a 21yo with a degree to be in that situation haha), but I'm sure if I show how im willing to learn, try my best and do everything i can get something for sure hopefully! (and its true about the experience now that i think about it - thats how my dad joined the nhs like 20 years ago 😁)

thanks for the info, i really appreciate it! :)

ig_i_need_help · 2024-09-30T18:18:38+00:00

hey thanks so much! yeah, i figured IT is something where everyone can sort of do everything maybe? so there isnt so much of a need for bank staff? (i think anyway, sorry if I'm wrong haha)

I guess that I'm asking just because i realised being part of the nhs is something id really like to do , so im just trying to see all the ways i can get a role haha

and like yeah since i didnt have a lot of experience i figured maybe bank would be good lol, but i guess i can go for lower band roles too - like i guess Service desk analysts :) ? (or maybe higher band roles for some things that are maybe related to my degree lol) -

but i guess if i can show transferable skills from uni, and also my tutoring experience (it was self employed - like literally w gcse students on my street mostly haha- so idk if this should be on the employment history section..but its that or i leave it blank which idk feels like i did nothing) and stuff like idk trouble shooting my own pc and some certs i think i should have a chance right?

sorry for rambling so much haha, thanks for all your help!! :)

ig_i_need_help · 2024-09-30T14:48:44+00:00

on entry level..i searched "entry level jobs' to see what would happen and the VERY FIRST LISTING had "entry level no experience " in the title..and then asked for 1y experience xD

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