I have a degree in Computer Science and recently finished a 9 month software development Boot Camp. Been sending out resume and applications to quite a few postings off of LinkedIn but so far getting very little response. I have an interview tomorrow but not sure how legit it is, outside of that I haven’t been called up for any interviews yet. Comrades in the software industry please help me out with any advice you can. I’m willing to relocate to pretty much anywhere as long as I can get employment in this field that will lead to good experience and development.

  • American_Badass [none/use name]
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    2 years ago

    I always wish I had better advice for this, papa emeritus had solid advice. I get messages from recruiters on LinkedIn when I've had my profile set to looking for a job or whatever.

    I'd look into state and federal, if you're American. I've seen them have internships that are specifically for recent grads. I've worked federal and found the interview much more reasonable there. Any friends from college are a great resource, if they're in industry. I had a guy I did a project with in school message me, and because I know the hiring managers I got him an internship no problem.

    I never had to have a public repo, but I may have just been lucky. If you're into remote work, I'd expand my search and apply to rural areas. I know some programmers down here in the sticks that find it very difficult to hire. Even if not listed remote, you could ask.

    For my first internship, I found a junior developer at the company and spoke with them to get a feel about what the interview would be like, blah, blah. Much better than speaking with a recruiter.

    Edit just to say development and experience is a crapshoot. I'd honestly get my foot in the door somewhere. You could transfer teams or something afterwards if you find a good one you think would be good mentors.