I don’t normally post but I’ve been getting kinda anxious about this as graduation gets closer.

I started seriously looking for jobs in mid-March and have sent out around 25 applications so far with the oldest being a little over 3 weeks old, and the only responses I’ve gotten are what seems like 2 auto rejects I got almost immediately after applying with no other contact otherwise.

My undergraduate was in chemical engineering but I did a master’s in data science bc I wanted to pivot into more-techy jobs. Idk if my lack of a cs undergrad is hurting me a lot or what.

Maybe this is normal and I’ll start hearing back from places soon but I just wanted to hear someone else’s thoughts.

  • save_vs_death [they/them]
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    4 years ago

    completely normal, until you get your first job you're radioactive, they go "well nobody paid them before so how do I know they're any good"

    after your first job you'll be getting job offers without doing any searching and you'll be looking for ways to get recruiters to stop contacting

    disclaimer: i live in europe

    • MerryChristmas [any]
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      4 years ago

      This has sadly not been my experience. I'd love to hear from a recruiter right now - anything get out of this job.