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re: Computer Science graduate find first full time job.
Posted on 3/31/22 at 5:19 pm to tdme
Posted on 3/31/22 at 5:19 pm to tdme
Check for Jobs on Dice [.] com
Also IT work can mostly be done from anywhere. Do not limit the job search to just South Louisiana companies. You can literally work remote for companies located almost anywhere.
I agree with getting a couple of baseline or entry level certs to get his foot in the door. It might show that he is self-starter and set him apart from other candidates.
Also IT work can mostly be done from anywhere. Do not limit the job search to just South Louisiana companies. You can literally work remote for companies located almost anywhere.
I agree with getting a couple of baseline or entry level certs to get his foot in the door. It might show that he is self-starter and set him apart from other candidates.
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Posted on 3/31/22 at 6:16 pm to Tiger Vision
I’ve yet to find a recent graduate with no entry level experience I would hire regardless of whether their degree was IT, Comp Science, ISDS, etc.
The real world of IT doesn’t operate in the fantasy land of most of the degree programs. The foundational knowledge is great for knowing the bigger picture, but there is a 99% chance you are going to end up working somewhere on or with a system you have never seen, within the bounds of however that company does IT. Everyone ITs the same but completely different at the same time.
My last assistant director had a marketing degree and outperformed all candidates with IT related degrees in the interview and testing phases of the hiring process. He beat out a guy with a masters in IT on the skills test, by a lot.
With CS he should be good in the programming area, if it is a true CS program where he graduated. If it’s something more lime ISDS then he will have all the functional business unit knowledge as he moves up the food chain, but until then he’ll be stuck working his way up from the bottom.
The real world of IT doesn’t operate in the fantasy land of most of the degree programs. The foundational knowledge is great for knowing the bigger picture, but there is a 99% chance you are going to end up working somewhere on or with a system you have never seen, within the bounds of however that company does IT. Everyone ITs the same but completely different at the same time.
My last assistant director had a marketing degree and outperformed all candidates with IT related degrees in the interview and testing phases of the hiring process. He beat out a guy with a masters in IT on the skills test, by a lot.
With CS he should be good in the programming area, if it is a true CS program where he graduated. If it’s something more lime ISDS then he will have all the functional business unit knowledge as he moves up the food chain, but until then he’ll be stuck working his way up from the bottom.
Posted on 3/31/22 at 6:51 pm to rmc
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Is it the same
No. CS usually means programmer.
ISDS means system administrator type skills.
My experience today is most new grads do not want to start at the bottom. For informatics they typically want to skip the pc support stage and go to administration. That is hard to do with just a degree. Especially because everything is so cluster and virtual machine driven these days. Have him bite the bullet and take the entry level for 3 years and get experience, then step up the game. Salary should be a minor concern for the first IT job. Experience is king in IT.
Check LSU there are full entry level jobs open. He will not make as much but the experience working in an enterprise environment will pay down the road.
Posted on 3/31/22 at 7:53 pm to tdme
If he's coding, the hiring process is grueling. Horrible tests that have next to nothing to do with a developers's day-to-day knowledge, 4-5 interviews, etc. People have to apply to tens, if not hundreds, of jobs to get hired.
Posted on 3/31/22 at 9:38 pm to tdme
6 pages and I don’t see anybody mentioning networking. Where are his classmates/friends that had the same major now working ? Does he stay in contact with them ?
I know ULL prides itself on its strong computer related programs. It would seem that there would be a lot of interest for someone who went there.
Is there anything else about your son that you are not mentioning here ?
I hope he gets started and can move ahead.
Good luck to him.
I know ULL prides itself on its strong computer related programs. It would seem that there would be a lot of interest for someone who went there.
Is there anything else about your son that you are not mentioning here ?
I hope he gets started and can move ahead.
Good luck to him.
Posted on 4/1/22 at 10:55 am to charminultra
charminultra
He emailed you
He emailed you
Posted on 4/1/22 at 11:08 am to tdme
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Horrible tests that have next to nothing to do with a developers's day-to-day knowledge
That’s because “coders” are not developers. You will see tons of ads for a full stack developer, you will see none for a full stack coder.
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