I just helped a completely random recent grad who reached to me in also a completely random way (he is working a customer facing role at my company and pinged m

I just helped a completely random recent grad who reached to me in also a completely random way (he is working a customer facing role at my company and pinged me). Many software devs are altruistic and happy to help. And they usually know someone who is looking for fresh meat. Don't be afraid to ask But my advice would be to apply for an entry role at a consultancy. They are the most stressfull and colleagues often aren't as nice because of the competition and shitty management. But the variety of projects will get you trained fast. After 3 or 4 years you can then apply for a good $ role somewhere else