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by user5994461 3260 days ago
>>> Hello, I have graduated for 3 months already. I have a B.S in Computer Science... until now, I just got 2 interviews after sending 180 or more applications and countless cover letters.

The only explanation is that your resume is terrible. Please make an anonymized version and send it here for review.

That is keeping in mind that the available jobs vary a lot by location. It's easier to find a job when living in SF or NY than anywhere else in the USA, yet there is nowhere where it should be as bad as 2/180 interviews.

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The explanation is that a fresh graduate provides zero or even negative value to a company initially.
Practically all new hires represent an "initial negative value". It's called an investment.
Have you kept an eye on how much fresh graduates are making in SV these days?
Just for others reading this thread, interns (and new graduates) make around $10,000 per month these days, in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Ref: http://sfist.com/2016/05/02/tech_industry_interns_making_ban...