Hi everyone, I am graduating next week with a Computer Science degree and I still don’t have a job lined up. I’ve applied to like thousands of places, but I honestly don’t even know if I’m applying to the right jobs anymore.
Most of the time I either get rejected, never hear back, or the role wants way more experience than an entry-level person would realistically have. I’ve applied to software roles, analyst roles, IT roles, internships, new grad roles, and tech-adjacent roles, but nothing has worked out yet. Im applying to stuff that’s not even my major related just so I don’t feel like an unemployed bum.
At this point I’m starting to feel like I chose the worst major possible. I know Computer Science used to be seen as a good major, but now it feels like everyone is competing for the same few entry-level jobs. It’s making me feel so useless even though I did go to school, worked on projects, and tried to build experience. I have done 2 internships already and non of them hired full time and my current internship is about to end this month.
I’m not trying to complain just to complain. I genuinely don’t know what I should be doing differently.
For anyone who graduated without a job lined up, especially CS grads, what did you do next? What kinds of jobs did you apply to, and how did you eventually get your first full-time role?
Any advice would be appreciated because I feel really lost right now.