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> When I got out of college, I applied to about 250 jobs and only got 3 calls. Luckily one of those did pan out. > I keep hearing how there's a war for technic
by phonebucket 6y ago
> When I got out of college, I applied to about 250 jobs and only got 3 calls. Luckily one of those did pan out.
> I keep hearing how there's a war for technical talent. I guess I don't have any.
When I left academia, I struggled for 6 months to get a job. Then, 6 months into my first data scientist role, my company had to downscale and the whole data science team (me included) laid off.
I got three offers in two weeks following that, even though I was more or less the same candidate as 6 months earlier. That one line on my CV of having a modicum of commercial experience made such a big difference.
- gen220 6y agoThis is the reality. Having any work experience at all is huge. I thankfully/sometimes-by-accident worked 5 internships during my 4.5 years in my upper-middling college, and had no problem picking a place to work afterwards. I had many friends who over-indexed on grades and had 0-2 internships. Many of them were really smart, but couldn't get the foot in the door for an interview. Experience (including internships at legitimate companies) will get you past the the resume screen and recruiter call. From that point on, it's your interviewing skill that counts most.
- giantg2 6y agoTrue. The only experience I had was as a freelance web and android dev.