sigh
i’m graduating next may and feeling extremely anxious about the whole job thing. i don’t think i’m necessarily awful at interviews, but i’m fucking terrified of them. i’ve gone through several different rounds for internships and i’m just a sweaty, nervous mess no matter how much prep i do. i hate the fact that every round i meet with someone new and i have to re-pitch myself to them. i wish i could just sit down with an engineer and walk through a real-life problem with them. how did you guys go about getting your first industry-related job? am i just targeting the wrong companies?
I had to do an internship (400 hours) to get my diploma in system/network management + tech support, and the place where I did my internship (large, 50k employees) offered me a position near the end of it. I was lucky in a way. I’ve also been in the military for 5 years before that, so that kinda look good on a resume too.
Worked there for 5 years, got laid off but bounced pretty quickly into another job (I was aware of some other position where some friends were working at. I did an interview, nailed it and impressed with my previous job records), where I’ve been working for 12 years so far.
hell yea, i’m liking how different everyone’s stories are!