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by happertiger 2894 days ago
Keep going. Don’t quit. Don’t get discouraged. Keep applying. All careers require “finding your break.” It may take time.

The worst thing you can do is get discouraged. You should put four hours into finding a job every day and four hours into building a commercial product (yes you can do it) that will be your resume and should also be able to rock some revenue if you need to find more time.

You have to hustle. You have to push. Spend your time preparing for your first big break.

Also hit up conferences (open source conferences) and talk to people. You might also find referrals in your co-grads because that’s often a solid channel.

I don’t understand why people think they can just go to some academy and the world will beat a path to their door. You’ve got to be more realistic about what it takes to win. You need hustle! You can do it! Go kick ass and never quit! Be committed to sending 5000 resumes and writing 100 lines of code a day and the world will give you what you want.

Rock fourth and be so committed to your goals that nothing will keep you from your success.

Posting this was smart! Ask for help! Remember most people love to help.

1 comments

Thanks for your words.

Because my other classmates all found their jobs easily. When I apply, just fail and fail. I felt burn myself out mentally.

After reading your comment, just like a lot of Adrenaline was injected into my body. I will push.Wish you the best.