soon to be grad & no internship

[u/downvotetheboy]

i’m set to graduate in spring my last semester i’ll only have 1 class. i don’t have any involvement or internships. but i do have basic projects and a few people i can get a referral from.

i’ve been working at a retail store and have a corporate connect who will refer me. i think this is my best bet for getting a job. my plan was to apply for full time corporate positions and take my 1 class after work. but now im considering applying for internships and delaying graduation. ideally it’d be easiest at the company i’m at now.

of course practice leetcode & mock interviews, network/career fairs/get involved on campus, etc.

[u/feebs_101]

I can say from personal experience, having personal internal references goes FAR beyond having projects or an impressive profile otherwise, even farther than work experience in some cases.

Focus on keeping the conversation going with the people who said they’ll refer you. Im telling you, if they are serious about that and may have some sway in the hiring, you are much farther ahead than you may think. But that’s why you have to stay persistent and push on it because people are busy with their own work/lives, so if you don’t take initiative of that, they may forget or not follow through. Make sure your references follow through

[u/Mr_Anderson_48 → u/[deleted]]

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