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by hivhacks 4357 days ago
"Unfortunately I never really spent too much time working on side projects"

This tells me as someone who graduated cs 10+ years ago that you have no real interest in computers and took it just for the job/to be trendy. Personally I would not hire you.

That said he's some actual advice. Now that your a recent graduate a company can hire you full time and get subsidized a large chunk of your pay. This will only last 6m-1yr, so make it count (do a good job, meet people which is usually how you get jobs at other companies, work overtime (boo!) and at least pretend to care about whatever time wasting project they put you on).

Theres a lot more advice I can give, but meh.
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munimkazia 4356 days ago
I think it is unfair to assume that he is not "interested in computers" because he has no side project. As I recall, engineering coursework is pretty intensive as it is and some students try to prioritize that infront of anything else.

And secondly, not everyone has a good idea to take initiative for a side project.

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hivhacks 4357 days ago
oh yeah and ignore all the stupid advice to "start a blog" and "journal your development" etc garbage from the social-hacker-marketing-idiots that infect HN like a plague spreading their opinionated FUD everywhere.

Unless your a skilled and seasoned dev this can only hurt you. Seriously, I speak from experience as someone who has looked through many resumes and portfolios.

For better or worse you chose the CS path, not a diploma and not a code.joke.org. You are on the right path, where as most jobs didn't ask for a CS degree before most do now. The landscape is LITTERED with hacks and posers who all seem to have amazing resumes full of amazing synergy, but it's all poop. People will tell you your dumb for taking 4-5 years to get a legit degree and make no mistake, the people saying that have none of their own...

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switch007 4357 days ago
> Unless your a skilled and seasoned dev this can only hurt you. Seriously, I speak from experience as someone who has looked through many resumes and portfolios.

Given your experience, could you explain the reasons for it only being damaging?

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