| ggggrraaaaaaaaghhhhh im never gonna get a job!! |
by Pandilex |
2009-02-10 10:47:29 |
Anyone want to hire me? I've been looking for IT jobs for over a month now with zero success. I haven't heard a single thing back from the 15 or so jobs I've applied for, and IT recruiters call me up to clarify my CV and I hear their resignation in their voices when I say I haven't got any commercial experience.
I have a degree in software engineering, I was a UK finalist in Microsoft's imaginecup competition, in my spare time I have done hundreds of thousands of lines of programming, I am competent in .NET languages, I can fix your mum's computer and take it apart and put it back together again, but I can't even get an interview for a job.
Anyone want to hire me? I am at my wits end. I see jobs that pay barely above jobseekers allowance that I might be able to get, barely above data entry, despite the fact I could probably rewrite their entire software suite.
/rant
Anyone have any advice before I turn Dr. Evil and show them what it means to mess with a computer scientist? Muahahaha.... |
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I'd love to hire you, but I lack hiring authority | by jpprater | 2009-02-10 11:02:26 |
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hmm | by Pandilex | 2009-02-10 11:10:32 |
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US, yes. | by jpprater | 2009-02-10 11:26:19 |
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Just a month, and just 15 applications? | by vdp | 2009-02-10 11:17:46 |
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If there were more jobs | by Pandilex | 2009-02-10 11:33:33 |
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Looking for work is a full time job. | by abaron | 2009-02-10 11:39:18 |
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You're right of course. | by Pandilex | 2009-02-10 11:42:40 |
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And another piece of advice | by vdp | 2009-02-10 12:00:19 |
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{{{Pandilex}}} | by firehawk | 2009-02-10 11:21:21 |
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Thanks | by Pandilex | 2009-02-10 11:40:10 |
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Oh, get over it! When you hit TWO YEARS, come talk | by SouthpawPL | 2009-02-10 11:21:49 |
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Unlucky... | by Pandilex | 2009-02-10 11:43:47 |
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a month is nothing... | by deadweasle | 2009-02-10 11:26:54 |
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Thanks for your advice | by Pandilex | 2009-02-10 11:46:34 |
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Talk to your school | by rfrovarp | 2009-02-10 12:06:12 |
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Redo you CV | by abaron | 2009-02-10 11:32:26 |
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Understood | by Pandilex | 2009-02-10 11:38:30 |
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An HR rep spends about 10 seconds on a CV | by abaron | 2009-02-10 11:47:45 |
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Thanks again | by Pandilex | 2009-02-10 11:49:54 |
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if it even gets to a human | by basher20 | 2009-02-10 11:52:28 |
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Exactly. So, make certain that different variation | by Klaranth | 2009-02-10 13:06:13 |
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Patience my young Jedi | by basher20 | 2009-02-10 11:38:45 |
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Great advice | by Pandilex | 2009-02-10 11:47:56 |
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try craigslist.com (n/t) | by joecrouse | 2009-02-10 11:49:23 |
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Concurred. | by mpicklesimer1 | 2009-02-10 13:08:08 |
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only 15 job aplications in a month??? (n/t) | by joecrouse | 2009-02-10 11:40:33 |
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You will... but it's gonna take time. | by urbanmyth | 2009-02-10 12:56:22 |
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Don't wait to hear back. | by jiteo | 2009-02-10 13:06:59 |
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On resumes Think its worth it to | by joecrouse | 2009-02-10 14:33:13 |
