Ask HN: Good Entry Level Employers

9 points by SworDsy 12y ago ↗ HN

I am graduating in may and don't have a job yet. I did well at a fairly reputable department, completed an internship, and have some experience programming outside of school. I am interested in systems stuff and machine learning. So far I haven't found any jobs that I both want and am qualified for...any suggestions would be welcome

6 comments

[ 4.8 ms ] story [ 28.2 ms ] thread

actionbrandon 12y ago ↗

are you interested in trading? lots of places in Chicago are always looking for people like you.

stephancoral 12y ago ↗

I'm curious about this. Are you saying the 'places in Chicago' looking for programmers to build systems to facilitate trading or is it that OP could become a trader himself with that skillset?

westonplatter31 12y ago ↗

Apply for the jobs you want - and then when rejected, ask what jobs you need to work at to be competitive in 2-5 years. HR people suprisingly give really good advice.

jboggan 12y ago ↗

Drop me a line, we do sometimes hire folks straight out of school (I'm a software engineer on the data team at Factual), you'd definitely get a great exposure to a large range of technologies here.

phantom_oracle 12y ago ↗

If you're American, this is a sort of crisis that a lot of grads are facing. You must have read about it, as it is called "underemployment".

Kudos to you for knowing how to code and using this place to get some 'leads' to a job. Just make sure you earn enough to live (not exist).

build_to_order 12y ago ↗

If you are interested in systems programming, Green Hills Software (where I work) is currently hiring new graduates. We develop tools for embedded programming, including our own compiler, real-time operating system, hardware probe, and development environment. There are lots of opportunities here.

http://www.ghs.com/jobs_usa.html#sw_eng