but software is a weak spot

tech jobs are hard to get without a lot of work experience

so by the time they are qualified for those positions, their education is outdated

yeah

tech is eating its own tail quite a lot at the moment

'well its expensive to take in new guys'

'better only hire experienced people'

'oh god there are no experienced workers'

'HOLD THE LINE WE WILL NEVER HIRE A GRADUATE'

that's my nightmare

I graduate this coming summer and I know I have a mountain of certs to get before I even can try for a real position

i applied to the same place like ten times

i got 9 no responses and one yes, immediate interview and job

my advice is

gonna have a damn masters in cybersecurity and will have to probably work fuckin help desk for a year

a lot of the hiring people

are not actually all that smart

they are very fickle

having seen them from multiple perspectives now

including from inside the company

a lot of people actually hate them

so i mean

just bear that in mind

they just know the answer to the question they ask that is extremely technical

theres not neccesarilly an actually good reason for rejection on that front

the other thing is you can apply way before actually graduating

and more or less be in the job by the time you are out

it takes time

I'm gonna be looking into some positions next month

just tell them when you will graduate

didn't want to do it too soon

because some places don't hire that far out

meh some dont

i dunno its probably a good idea to try for it

it took me ages to find a job

i wished i had started earlier

I don't think Lockheed hires anyone past 6 months before grad

im not exactly going to tell you you should definitely do something i was too lazy to do

just say its probably a good idea

why lockheed

I feel like that would be a good place. I want to do contract work with the DoD but I don't want to work FOR the DoD