I'm lost as fuck, Jow Forums. My whole life I've done what I can to make myself an educated/useful person. I paid attention in school, always strived to improve myself, and pursued tech/ software dev as my hobby. 20y/o and live in the DC Metro area, lots of tech companies and gov work here but I can't find a fucking job.
For the past few months I've been applying for software dev/IT support positions but I never hear back. I even worked with a resume writer to present myself in the best light possible without lying. I've done all that I fucking can to not be a NEET, but it's been so long without catching a break I've begun stagnating in learning.
I feel as though I've done everything I can to be the best version of myself, yet I can't find a job that's not burger flipping. I see so many people working positions they're wholly unqualified to handle and it drives me mad. I don't even know how some of them are even functioning adults. Not trying to write a blog post, I'm just so fucking fed up and am figuratively screaming to the void.
make some project. convince some company that you are ambitious.
Anthony Brown
> present myself in the best light possible without lying Don't need to read any further.
Evan Bell
I got my first IT job (hardware/helpdesk) making about $35k/yr. The owner said he was impressed by my cover letter. (2 pages outlining IT achievements, hobbies, projects) At the time I had a bachelors in Econ, but no certs.
I work helpdesk at a different company making $55k/yr now.
Finding a job is a job. Apply to at least 3 places a day. If computers are not your passion, find other work.
Tyler Cox
>paid attention in school do you have a degree? how many applications have you actually sent? >i try really hard to be a good choice not hard enough apparently, what specifically do you do? "pursued tech/software dev as my hobby" is the only remotely software oriented thing in your entire post and you're whining that you can't find work in IT. you apologise for yourself more than your interest in the field comes through. half a sentence in 3 paragraphs hardly speaks passion to me
>what is Indeed I don't like to insult people down on their luck but OP you really should be using Indeed if you have such trouble getting a job
Joseph Green
>my whole life >20 y/o you've got many years ahead of you. find something that interests you and stick with it. also, might be beneficial to post a link to your github to solicit some advice on furthering your advancement. if you want to join a positive community to help you grow, join the #dailyprog irc channel on rizon or access the chat via the dailyprog.org site.
Luke Butler
You should have figured this out by now user, you need to stand out. Do something that is difficult, and that not many people are doing, and make it public.
I'm 20, dropped out of high school, didn't continue studying. Now I'm making 50k a year as a junior dev/sysadmin. Wanna know how I got this job? I make a blog about things I am passionate about, like infosec and compsci. The boss is also interested in sec, so we got talking about the way I designed my PoC malware, and bim bam boom, got a job.
Good luck user.
Josiah Morris
Chin up friend. Nobody likes a negative nancy. Just keep your household in good order and stay alert to any opportunities you may come across.
I had to re-locate to a shared apartment several hours from my home town for my first job in IT, and that was a shitty junior job.
Once you've had one job in IT for some time, it becomes easier to get the next one as people know you could do the first one.
Adam Ortiz
I've worked on various different prototype projects as a means to learn, but have never really nurtured any one to completion. I've lost so much of my drive, though maybe I'd do well to persevere.
I often read lots of listings but tend to exclude myself since I don't meet requirements. Maybe I'd do well to apply to more postions and substitute what I don't know with extra elbow grease.
Probably not enough applications, if 3 per day is anything to go by.
Concerning my achievements I got an internship at a startup in high school and did some pretty impressive stuff, automating things with Python. I wrote shitty, shitty code, but I did some very crafty stuff even by my standards today. I would tell more but am afraid I'd dox myself very quickly.
