Re:Ask HN: How did you get your first programming job?
by JamesBarney on Saturday December 10, 2016 @05:20PM
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Pretty boring.
Finished college. Applied to a bunch of places. Had a lot of conversations along the lines of
"We're super interested in you, btw you forgot to put your GPA on your resume."
"Oh.... well don't worry I'm sure you'll find something. You seems like a smart guy, your resume and experience look great, and you're really enjoyable to talk to, so I'm sure you'll find something."
As soon as the recruiter started apologizing to me that's when I knew I was fucked. Eventually found a job that gave IQ tests instead of checked GPA's. I said I had C# experience(an large exaggeration), read a book on the bus ride to the interview... and they hired me. Been a .Net dev ever since.
Finished college. Applied to a bunch of places. Had a lot of conversations along the lines of
"We're super interested in you, btw you forgot to put your GPA on your resume."
"Oh.... well don't worry I'm sure you'll find something. You seems like a smart guy, your resume and experience look great, and you're really enjoyable to talk to, so I'm sure you'll find something."
As soon as the recruiter started apologizing to me that's when I knew I was fucked. Eventually found a job that gave IQ tests instead of checked GPA's. I said I had C# experience(an large exaggeration), read a book on the bus ride to the interview... and they hired me. Been a .Net dev ever since.