Hey guys,
I’m a senior in computer science with a 3.86 GPA. I know C, C++, Python, HTML. That’s it. In terms of major projects I made my own GBA game in C++, did undergraduate research (built a high end system +, researched thermal efficiency), and as my capstone project plan to make a phone application + using a microcontroller in the PC build I did (which I’m sure I will learn new skills in the process). Yet I’m seemingly incapable of finding even an internship. I have attended career fairs, tried tirelessly to build my linkedin network, worked on personal projects, and yet hundreds of applications and nothing. I know the market is rough. At this point, I’m seriously worried that I won’t even be able to get a job after I graduate. I’m planning on going straight into a masters so I don’t waste months/years sending applications into essentially a black hole. I’m quite literally so desperate for any experience, ANY breakthrough into the industry that I’m willing to work for pennies or even for free. Does anyone have advice on how to secure myself a job that I haven’t already done? I feel like most of my friends who have internships or jobs got one through a family member. Unfortunately, I know 0 people in tech other than the connections I have made at job fairs and in school.
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r/cscareerquestions Hey guys, I’m a senior in computer science with a 3.86 GPA. I know C, C++, Python, HTML. That’s it. In terms of major projects I made my own GBA game in C++, did undergraduate research (built a high end system +, researched thermal efficiency), and as my capstone project plan to make a phone application + using a microcontroller in the PC build I did (which I’m sure I will learn new skills in the process). Yet I’m seemingly incapable of finding even an internship. I have attended career fairs, tried tirelessly to build my linkedin network, worked on personal projects, and yet hundreds of applications and nothing. I know the market is rough. At this point, I’m seriously worried that I won’t even be able to get a job after I graduate. I’m planning on going straight into a masters so I don’t waste months/years sending applications into essentially a black hole. I’m quite literally so desperate for any experience, ANY breakthrough into the industry that I’m willing to work for pennies or even for free. Does anyone have advice on how to secure myself a job that I haven’t already done? I feel like most of my friends who have internships or jobs got one through a family member. Unfortunately, I know 0 people in tech other than the connections I have made at job fairs and in school. submitted by /u/Background_Meeting58 [link] [comments]
Hey guys,
I’m a senior in computer science with a 3.86 GPA. I know C, C++, Python, HTML. That’s it. In terms of major projects I made my own GBA game in C++, did undergraduate research (built a high end system +, researched thermal efficiency), and as my capstone project plan to make a phone application + using a microcontroller in the PC build I did (which I’m sure I will learn new skills in the process). Yet I’m seemingly incapable of finding even an internship. I have attended career fairs, tried tirelessly to build my linkedin network, worked on personal projects, and yet hundreds of applications and nothing. I know the market is rough. At this point, I’m seriously worried that I won’t even be able to get a job after I graduate. I’m planning on going straight into a masters so I don’t waste months/years sending applications into essentially a black hole. I’m quite literally so desperate for any experience, ANY breakthrough into the industry that I’m willing to work for pennies or even for free. Does anyone have advice on how to secure myself a job that I haven’t already done? I feel like most of my friends who have internships or jobs got one through a family member. Unfortunately, I know 0 people in tech other than the connections I have made at job fairs and in school.
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