About 9 months before I graduated I crossed paths with a guy who'd started his own software business. He said "look me up when you graduate." I knocked on his

About 9 months before I graduated I crossed paths with a guy who'd started his own software business. He said "look me up when you graduate." I knocked on his door a couple weeks before my last exam, and told him I was ready to start. Unknown to me, he was overloaded, working 220 hours z month, and his wife was telling him to hire someone. I wrote my last exam on the Wednesday, started work on Monday. That was 31 years ago last month. Sometimes it's just right place at the right time. But I did make the effort to go to his office and knock on the door. Getting the first job can be hard, but showing people you're prepared to put some effort in, is always a good start.