I have a major problem, I'm a college grad in computer science with 0 years of experience. That PSU allows this when granting a degree is sad, but that's another issue for another time. Everything I can find is for senior level people and a lot of the programming jobs require .NET or some other Microsoft thing. Short of an internship, no college graduate can have experience programming in a Linux or any other environment professionally. How do you land a job in this market? With Intel laying off so many senior level people, I cannot compete with the talent out there. The tech industry in Oregon doesn't need college graduates and doesn't seem to want them either.
I'm thinking of volunteering somewhere, possibly at freegeek. Thing is, I need coding experience. The only other thing I can think to do is build a code repository and certify in Java. Don't know if there are Python, C++, PHP, and Perl certifications that companies care about. I'm looking at seasonal work in retail because I can't get a computer job. That doesn't cut it, I worked too hard for a degree in computer science to be shut out of the field. I need in, I'm too old to wait: 1, 5, or 10 years longer for that first progamming job. I've been job hunting for 2 years as it is. Interested in any good tips or advice people may have. I admit I'm discouraged, but I'm not giving up. Giving up won't solve the problem of being unable to land that first programming job. This isn't a situation I want to deal with much longer, an entry level programming job would be very welcome. Barring that, all I can think to do is prove I have the experience necessary to function in a more senior position. That's a heck of a place to start though. _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
