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about 60 years, then you die

took me 6 months. this is why you start searching before you graduate.

>>16029778
What happened to internships and or networking? Dude, did you honestly miss out on the entire meaning of attaining higher education? This means you literally are BACK at the same level of social value before you were essentially worth nothing without the degree. Nice going, Austin!

>>16029793
>>16029814
I'm so fucked

>>16029778
My (18) coworker (34) graduated without any internships. He took some months to apply, failed some interviews, then he started working at a grocery store full-time. He still works there

>>16029778
you can go to job fairs and such after you've graduated. i suggest doing so

>>16029869
Yep, it's fucking over for me. I'm thinking ending it is my only option

>>16029778
>>16029778
go to meetup.com and meet people way better than firing off resumes into the void

>he has to apply
I got scouted before I even have my degree. What kind of meme school did you go to.

>>16029778
How many BTC u have?

>>16029778
It took me 6 months before I landed a job. After one year I got a 5k raise, then my boss quit I got promoted to his job and a 15k raise. Just negotiated another 8k raise as I come up on three years here. No internship or networking in college and shitty grades. We’re all gonna make it

>>16030029
I make double what I made 5 years ago when I got my first fulltime job, but minimum wage is now $15k when I was making less than that for the first year I was working. Just fuck my shit up

>>16030086
$15/hr not $15k. I made literally 12 bucks an hour when I started working. Now subhumans working at popeyes make more than that

>>16029916
That sounds so scummy. So you meet up with people only to get a job from them? That's worse than theft imo.

none, i got a job from an alum that i met at a networking event

>>16029778
>How long after graduation do you keep applying for jobs?
Until you get hired dummy

got a job through a family member

You fell for the college/university meme.

High paid jobs are reserved for those with charisma, who can play the social field. I don't give a fuck how smart you thought you were, this isn't a meritocracy. Soz

>>16029863
i feel your pain retard, never really bothered to do internship while studying, didn't really needed the money so i never got a part time job while studying.

Now i am 30 and have moved back in with my parents, in my old room.
I applied for a Burger King job the other day, got instantly rejected ( i suppose i failed the personality test they made me take online).

desu, i think it is a bit unfair, no one ever told me that these things are kind of important, it never occurred to me that taking some courses in X instead of during an internship would be a death sentence. Like wtf?

Thought we had record low unemployment!

>>16029778
And another disenfranchised zoomer fell for the uni meme, welcome to the club kid. i heard ASDA are hiring for shelf stackers
t.31yo milennial boomer fell for it too

>>16029869

Graduated CS two years ago and haven't had a job in my field because I got caught up in shitcoins and made a lot of money. Honestly used a lot of Python and web programming doing it though so at least I have employable skills still. The one thing you learn the hard way is that there is no point actually applying for jobs. You need to network and be guaranteed jobs by social connections. Applying is for the goys and you will be poor forever.

It’s the best economy ever though. Everyone is hiring. Try retail!

>go to university for biochem, develop crippling chronic illness that lasts for 3rd and 4th year of college
>miss most lectures, etc. but graduate with a 3.8 gpa
>literally no networking done and only did 6 months of research
>Super sick for like another year
>Can't find a job that pays more than $16/hour so I just sell shit on eBay like 10 hours per week and made $15k this year so far

Feels good not to wageslave but I'm basically screwed because if I make more money I won't get free health insurance. Not that anyone will hire me now anyways.

>>16029897
>>16029897
Are you retarded. What shit University did you attend? Put together a nice resume and head into the career center. It's literally their job to help you find work. Bring some treats, learn something about them and be generally amazing to the staff there. You will have a job in no time.

>>16029778
as a person who skipped college and worked from a night shift all the way to a sweet salaried job. I can say I support loan forgiveness. Jubilee for everyone.

>>16029869

>>16029778
>send followup email 1 wk after applying
>send thank you emails after interviews
>speak to recruiters who seem to have your skillsets/targets wrong anyway
>log into LinkedIn 3 times a week, HR accounts can see that metric
>fuck interview tips and focus on appearing comfortable
>be attractive
>buy a suit and feel good wearing it
>check that your social media is hidden

>>16030773
I don't get interviews.

>>16030735
Career center? What's that? They just give you a job? I have nothing else to put on my resume.

>>16029778
Move out of the city. Find a job first before moving there.

>>16030907
I don't live in the city, I live in rural shithole and it's crazy because there's tons of manufacturing places hiring like crazy and they say they can't find help, but they don't want me.

>>16030897
Took me seven months to get an unpaid internship as an "audition" to get hired to open position. They kept recruiting while I interned and gave the position to some chick with a law degree (not even a J.D.-preferred position), which I guess beat my one degree. Luckily I made myself valuable to my supervisor and he agitated for room in the budget to hire me. First day of salaried work ~10 months after graduation. Supported myself with night and weekend gigs in the meantime.

Hang in there OP

>>16030957
Should I just give up on my degree? I feel like I'm fucked

>>16030747
Eat the corn, Adam.

>>16029778
btw I graduated 2 years ago. No internships. I make 100k a yr now. Na, jk. I do security. Pleb job

Learn to code, retard