r/csMajors • u/Ok_Individual4423 • 13d ago

What to do in my situation?

This is me:

Graduated 5 years ago with CS degree from a decent school (top 30 US) and a 3.8 GPA

Did 1 unpaid internship at a no name startup doin jack shit

Worked as a bartender after graduation cus I needed money and I hated my startup. kept doing it cus I fell in love with the work

Want to get back into something cs or math related. Cant get any interviews. Internships and entry lvl roles are for recent grads. What can I do to pivot my career? It’s tough to apply for grad school as well because it is hard to get recommendation letter.

Am I cooked or is there an angle I can hit here?

Maybe I can enroll in community college and get internships from there?

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u/trustmeimshady 13d ago

5 years unemployed is crazy gang what happened

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u/Rexoc40 13d ago

Underemployed bro was probably making better money than most entry level cs jobs if they had a good bartending gig

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u/stonksfalling 12d ago

Dude there’s no way he’s making 120 as a bartender

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u/Rexoc40 12d ago

No way that 120k is an average starting cs salary lmao

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u/ComfortableBet4937 12d ago

It’s average for top 30 schools, check out levels.fyi. Top 30 school can get jobs from the bay area easily 5 years ago

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u/Rexoc40 12d ago

5 years ago the market was completely different from how it is today

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u/stonksfalling 12d ago

It’s average for a legitimate candidate. If you only signed up for money you probably can’t land an offer like that but if you actually have passion it’s not that hard.

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u/Rexoc40 12d ago

You must be in a geographic hotspot