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How to explain this situation for resumes/interviews

I’m trying to figure out how to apply for jobs with my situation and have some way to spin it so it doesn’t sound so terrible if it comes up. I was a uni student, I failed a few classes during covid cause I didn’t do great with online courses and covid etc and so now I’ve lost my funding. I need/decided to go find a job now. My career path is such that I don’t actually need a degree, people without them get hired all the time and I’ve completed enough that I should be able to do this…(it’s computer science for context) but I’m thinking oh boy how do I even think someone will hire me? It just looks so bad, I went to school and just didn’t finish and lost my funding and I failed a few classes but I swear I did well till covid and…


I’m trying to figure out how to apply for jobs with my situation and have some way to spin it so it doesn’t sound so terrible if it comes up. I was a uni student, I failed a few classes during covid cause I didn’t do great with online courses and covid etc and so now I’ve lost my funding. I need/decided to go find a job now. My career path is such that I don’t actually need a degree, people without them get hired all the time and I’ve completed enough that I should be able to do this…(it’s computer science for context)

but I’m thinking oh boy how do I even think someone will hire me? It just looks so bad, I went to school and just didn’t finish and lost my funding and I failed a few classes but I swear I did well till covid and do know a lot cause I basically finished a degree…please hire me…

I know I’m not literally supposed to tell them that but I have nooo clue what even to say that would make sense of the fact I was a student and now I’m not but please hire me.

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