Need advice for future job hunting – New Grad /u/Switchoroo CSCQ protests reddit

Hello everyone!

I’m a Computer Science CO ’24 student, us citizen, who has been looking for a job since around August, and wanted to get some advice regarding how to proceed.

In terms of experience, I had 1 internship in 2022 and another one right after graduation, but wasn’t able to receive a return offer, as the second company didn’t have an intern conversion program. I also have 3 college organizations listed on my resume where I worked with web development, and 3 projects listed on my resume.

I’ve applied to around 180-200 jobs: not that much compared to many people, I know, but I feel like it’s genuinely difficult to even find jobs that I can apply for in the first place. Out of those, I had two final interviews, both which I did well on but was not selected. Now in 2025 I feel as if my status as a New Grad is rapidly vanishing and I need to overhaul my efforts at applying for a job.

Here’s what I’m planning to do to try and secure any Tech-related job in the near future:

1. Acquire an AWS certificate (CPP, and maybe SAA if I gain more experience with AWS)

2. Apply to more government jobs (hell, jobs in general)

3. Work on newer personal projects and remove some older ones from the resume.

4. Maybe create a second resume I could use to tailor myself towards IT as well and get an A+ or Network+ certification if possible? Not sure if this is a good idea, because I don’t have any IT experience.

I was just wondering if I didn’t get a job by June, would it be worth it to try and pursue a Master’s so I have a second chance and could apply to more internships and then hopefully convert to a full-time job? I know the job market is just rough for everyone, so it would be quite difficult to find a job without significant effort.

Hello everyone!

I’m a Computer Science CO ’24 student, us citizen, who has been looking for a job since around August, and wanted to get some advice regarding how to proceed.

In terms of experience, I had 1 internship in 2022 and another one right after graduation, but wasn’t able to receive a return offer, as the second company didn’t have an intern conversion program. I also have 3 college organizations listed on my resume where I worked with web development, and 3 projects listed on my resume.

I’ve applied to around 180-200 jobs: not that much compared to many people, I know, but I feel like it’s genuinely difficult to even find jobs that I can apply for in the first place. Out of those, I had two final interviews, both which I did well on but was not selected. Now in 2025 I feel as if my status as a New Grad is rapidly vanishing and I need to overhaul my efforts at applying for a job.

Here’s what I’m planning to do to try and secure any Tech-related job in the near future:

1. Acquire an AWS certificate (CPP, and maybe SAA if I gain more experience with AWS)

2. Apply to more government jobs (hell, jobs in general)

3. Work on newer personal projects and remove some older ones from the resume.

4. Maybe create a second resume I could use to tailor myself towards IT as well and get an A+ or Network+ certification if possible? Not sure if this is a good idea, because I don’t have any IT experience.

I was just wondering if I didn’t get a job by June, would it be worth it to try and pursue a Master’s so I have a second chance and could apply to more internships and then hopefully convert to a full-time job? I know the job market is just rough for everyone, so it would be quite difficult to find a job without significant effort.