Ask HN: What to do when you're denied to every New Grad position?

Re:Ask HN: What to do when you're denied to every New Grad p... by staunch on Friday February 24, 2017 @05:27PM (#13728515)

You may want to specialize. Not many companies hire "Programmers". They mostly hire "$LANG Programmers" but that's fine because you can learn many values of $LANG.

So if you want an ASP.NET, NodeJS, or C# job then learn ASP.NET, NodeJS, or C#.

The trick is to specialize in something you're actually excited about, so that you can become proficient.

1. Learn ASP.NET (build projects, do free work, whatever).

2. Change your resume to say "ASP.NET Programmer".

3. Apply for ASP.NET jobs.

4. Ace ASP.NET interviews.

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Re:Ask HN: What to do when you're denied to every New Grad p... by EugeneFedotov on Saturday February 25, 2017 @09:18PM (#13735253)

I have no idea what I like besides being a competent developer. All I know is I want to work on interesting stuff, with competent and great people, and for a company who cares about their employees and understands that developers are not worth $19/hr (less than my barber).

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