r/gatech • u/Deranged-Turkey • 7h ago

Question Graduated CS, no job? What to do?

I had an internship this summer and I won't know if I get a return offer until October. I'm trying to apply to stuff but haven't gotten any interviews back.

Any advice for a newly unemployed and graduated CS major?

It seems like entry level/junior level positions market is super rough right now. I've had 3 internships and have a decent amount of experience in web3 area or backend software engineering.

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u/riftwave77 ChE - 2001 6h ago

Apply like hell. Not just to CS jobs. Project management jobs, sales jobs, anything you could qualify for

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u/Ancient_Astronaut547 6h ago

Network hard for referrals, and apply for things outside of SWE

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u/goro-n Alum - CS 2019 7h ago

The first thing I would recommend is go to any career fairs GT is doing, like the all-majors career fair or the CC career fair. Companies coming to those will usually have some entry-level jobs they’re looking to fill.

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u/GoatZizGoat25 CS - 2026 6h ago

Not the case anymore. Last time, the queue to get in wrapped around the whole building. They all just tell you to apply online.

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u/Deranged-Turkey 6h ago

Yeah that is how it was when I was a junior.
I probably will still go and try to network a bit. Surely it will improve my odds a bit.

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u/dormdweller99 Alumni CS - 2023 6h ago

I gave up on landing anything after half a year and went for a masters degree (not at GT).