Hey everyone. I will be graduating in May 2018. Unfortunately, I have never taken part in an internship or any relevant experience to my field, which is a dual major in computer science and math.
While the school year goes on, I really don’t think about the future, per se (long story short, mental health problems detract from motivation to accomplish anything not immediately necessary). It’s not until summer gets here that I remember, “Oh yeah, I never signed up for any internships.” I have done some searching on Indeed for jobs relevant to my field, but there is nothing available in my hometown. Resume-wise, is it detrimental to only work smaller-time jobs like grocery store and retail jobs? Because unfortunately, that’s all it seems like I’ll have by the time I graduate.
The internship craze is a relatively new phenomenon. You can get work experience by volunteering also. I’d try to take a hard look at what and where you want to be after graduation and start trying to network in those areas, asking for advice. If you don’t end up with something for this summer, you will be positioned to take on something perhaps during the school year that can help your resume and your chances at a job post graduation. Good Luck!
No use worrying about something that it is too late to change. I’d recommend you go to career services in the fall and have someone help you on your resume. Continue to look for opportunities this summer (even if they are volunteer or part-time ) and perhaps you can do something part-time during your senior year to bolster your resume.
Yes, particularly in tech. That doesn’t mean that you won’t find work after graduation, but it will be more of an uphill battle than if you had experience.
Can you look for some academic-year internships in your college town? You could work one or two days a week, or a couple hours a week. You could also get experience by volunteering as well, if you find the right opportunity.
As a CS major you can find plenty of internship opportunities and you can work remotely if nothing is available in your hometown. Startups are still hiring for this summer. Try Angellist.
You should be fine. The most important thing is WHO you know. Tech is a huge field, ask your family/friends, somebody’s uncle’s second cousin probably knows somebody who knows somebody that can help.
There’s… Government jobs where you use no more than ~5-10% of what you learned in school. Like being an “engineer” and doing no real engineering work – you can get in without much experience. I’m doing that while making enough to go to grad school so that I could find internships in what I actually studied.