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Don't sit around being a spoiled brat waiting for the "perfect" out-of-state job to come up; take a job locally and help out around home in your spare time until whatever it is you're looking for opens up.
I'm not trying to act "spoiled" nor am I wanting a "perfect job". I just want to gtfo of where i'm at. Had I went into any other field it would be a different story. I will head the advice given though.
You sound desperate and a bit rattled. You can build that portfolio AND work a lot more hours. Yes, don't be making a frown over on the other side of that computer screen. There is an old saying, "If you want something done, ask a busy person."
The more you work, the more you will be able to work, AS LONG AS the job does not suck every ounce of joy out of your mind. KEEP YOUR EYE on your goal - portfolio and leaving.
DO NOT get hung up on the portfolio. Keep applying out of state. Apply and apply some more. Get a headhunter in on it.
I know in my area, the LA Metro, they are hiring in Comp Sci. I saw jobs ranging from $22 an hour and up starting out. I saw some in the $40 an hour range. I know in Silicon Valley if you can get in to many of the companies there you could get into the $100,000 range easy. Many hit the $1 million range as well.
Have you considered online employment? You could work online in Computer science couldn't you?
I know in my area, the LA Metro, they are hiring in Comp Sci. I saw jobs ranging from $22 an hour and up starting out. I saw some in the $40 an hour range. I know in Silicon Valley if you can get in to many of the companies there you could get into the $100,000 range easy. Many hit the $1 million range as well.
Have you considered online employment? You could work online in Computer science couldn't you?
This post is exactly what's wrong with the millennial generation these days. There have been quite a few posts dissing salaries like $50k and such.
You're basically telling this guy that anything less than $100k ain't worth working for. Yes, go ahead and continue living in his folks' home moving stuff around waiting for that $100k first job to come knock on his door. That's a great idea!
What young people these days don't get is this concept called entry level. They expect to make like $70k/yr fresh out of college and hit $150k/yr in a couple years.
To OP, you can either continue to dream or you can be proactive with your life and find a real professional job where you are. And stop being a spoiled millennial.
This post is exactly what's wrong with the millennial generation these days. There have been quite a few posts dissing salaries like $50k and such.
You're basically telling this guy that anything less than $100k ain't worth working for. Yes, go ahead and continue living in his folks' home moving stuff around waiting for that $100k first job to come knock on his door. That's a great idea!
What young people these days don't get is this concept called entry level. They expect to make like $70k/yr fresh out of college and hit $150k/yr in a couple years.
To OP, you can either continue to dream or you can be proactive with your life and find a real professional job where you are. And stop being a spoiled millennial.
I agree. Posts like that are like telling a girl who has head shots that "in New York, they pay some models millions of dollars."
Experience matters more than most things - don't wait around for the perfect job (out of state, whatever.) You need meaningful experience on your resume to get a job these days, and companies only give fresh college grads that "free pass" on lacking experience once.
Experience matters more than most things - don't wait around for the perfect job (out of state, whatever.) You need meaningful experience on your resume to get a job these days, and companies only give fresh college grads that "free pass" on lacking experience once.
My thinking was by building a portfolio of apps and websites ,I would show employers that I'm staying sharp with my skills. How long until I'm no longer a "recent grad"?
My thinking was by building a portfolio of apps and websites ,I would show employers that I'm staying sharp with my skills. How long until I'm no longer a "recent grad"?
Companies burn through employees like a guy with the flu goes through Kleenex. Recent grads often get a once-in-a-lifetime "free pass" on lacking experience - at least in growing fields - so take advantage of that. While it is true that in software it's possible to honestly do "professional work" at home (unlike my field, mechanical engineering, where one really isn't going to be building automobiles or aircraft in one's garage), you still want traditional professional experience. Remember that most resumes are simply scanned for keywords and tossed - nobody reads them - so you want to match their requirements as traditionally as possible. This means getting an entry level job so you can create a typical resume that won't be auto-trashed by the resume scanners.
My thinking was by building a portfolio of apps and websites ,I would show employers that I'm staying sharp with my skills. How long until I'm no longer a "recent grad"?
Your portfolio of apps and websites will not impress anyone. All it says to them is you couldn't find a job right after college.
Look now. Don't wait. You're killing your future by procrastinating.
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