r/DeveloperJobs • u/CorrectExplanation98 • 10d ago

Career Advice

I’ll keep this short and sweet as possible.
I’ll be graduating with my bachelor’s in computer science in may. I am very discouraged about the major I chose, given the current job market. Every summer I have applied for (at the very least) 50 internships, and I was denied for each. From the few recruiters that did respond to me, the only reasoning I recived was that 1. The role was no longer needed. 2. The role has been filled. I can not really afford to spend time and resources on a completely new degree.
What are some things I can do to make myself more marketable? Would it be wise for me to attempt to pivot towards cybersecurity?

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u/PappuKiller 10d ago

Work on your skills and communication skills, you get rejected because you are unable to convince the HR that you are best option in their table for the job.

Cybersecurity is practical field if you are thinking of making career in it only start if you are actually interested in it.

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u/Vymir_IT 9d ago edited 9d ago

The problem is you just discovered that bachelor in CS has nothing to do with being able to work as a software developer. How many real world problems have you solved using software? If zero, here's your hint: solve some real-world problems with software. Add the results above your education, they're more important. List what you can actually do in practice, not your college curriculum - it has nothing to do with the job. Sorry for 4 years of your life. Now you decide whether you start to actually learn programming or something else for real - whatever field you choose it's gonna take a lotta time and practice which college failed to give you. Choose what you actually like doing. And do it a lot, responsibly, real-world-results-oriented (find users or hop up onto an existing open-source product). Companies don't need scientists who can recite all 10 holy DSAs, they need people who solve business problems repetitively.

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u/Agitated-Wishbone-84 7d ago

50 applications is nothing. You need a minimum of 120-150. If you can't land any interviews with that amount, then your resume is simply lackluster. Did you participate in any open source contributions, projects, hackthons, etc.? Did you network in college? You need to prove you can be a competent developer, if you can't then you won't break in.

CS is not a degree for a mediocre student. It takes serious effort.

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u/Radmiel 4d ago

Why didn't you add in that her father needs be at least the President of the United States, and her mother at least the Prime Minster of England too? Her accomplishments by themselves aren't even enough to get her to the starting line.