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Getting an “Entry” level job is such a soul sucking experience

Seriously “entry” level jobs are such a joke. I was working part time sales (retail) throughout uni while studying Computer Science and I quit in my last year to focus on graduating with good GPA and building a personal portfolio. Now I've been graduated for over six months and still haven't been able to find a job. Every junior position I apply to has multiple years of experience required and often on sites like indeed or LinkedIn will have 100's of applicants. I honestly would have been better off working full time in a minimum wage job for four years instead of uni and teaching myself programming on the side because it really feels like uni has not taught me any relevant skills for the work force as most jobs require languages and tools that I was not taught in uni. Instead now I am stuck with no job, having…


Seriously “entry” level jobs are such a joke. I was working part time sales (retail) throughout uni while studying Computer Science and I quit in my last year to focus on graduating with good GPA and building a personal portfolio. Now I've been graduated for over six months and still haven't been able to find a job. Every junior position I apply to has multiple years of experience required and often on sites like indeed or LinkedIn will have 100's of applicants.

I honestly would have been better off working full time in a minimum wage job for four years instead of uni and teaching myself programming on the side because it really feels like uni has not taught me any relevant skills for the work force as most jobs require languages and tools that I was not taught in uni. Instead now I am stuck with no job, having to teach myself new skills that I see in every job post and thousands in student loans. :/

The system is so broken.

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