Anyone who recently finished up, got a job yet?

Will

I just finished CA and am still looking around for a job and a lot of my class mates are too im sure. 3 people I know got jobs that's about it. Not to say others in the class didn't get any, just the ones i know.

Personally I didn't look too hard since I had my eye on another job and was strung along.

Been looking now and the only jobs I'm seeing are ones for well established professionals.

Are the other people from different courses in the same boat? I would imagine so

damn you recession

Kevo

I'm in the same boat. I applied for loads of jobs and IBM are the only ppl who got back to me. I had to cancel before the interview because I no longer have the money to move to Mulhuddart.

I've decided to do a masters or a phd in bioinformatics instead. If you plan on doing the same you had better start applying immediately.
Best of luck,
Kev

BlackWizard

I got a job in retail. Took me 3 months to find that job. Then 4 months after I found that job I landed a job in IT doing monkey work.

When I was looking for jobs all I kept seeing was "graduate job: need 1-2 years experience in J2EE, .NET etc etc". Pretty much all the graduate roles that we would normally get seem to be getting alot of interest from experienced people.

Damn recession!!! :mad:

the butcher

Recession be damned!

Hey Will Last year it took 2 months after exams in May to land the job I wanted dude and that was the start of the recession so I guess it will be alot harder to source a job now, I'd recommend having a plan B in case things go tits up (eg masters, hdip etc).

In the meantime, scour the net for the companies websites, look for any vacancies and apply apply apply. Good thing is to edit your cv to tailor it for that specific job. Places like IBM that announced more investment/jobs, Version1 etc. It will be awhile until this country gets on it feet again (thank Fianna Fail for that)

gizmo

For those of you finishing up in college at the moment, particularly in CA, there is one bit of advice which which should certainly improve your chances of getting a job - have your own portfolio of work. What employers seemingly want to see is that students coming out of these courses have an interest in what they're doing, enough that would encourage them to take on their own projects outside of their college work.

These projects can be done on your own or even better, with a small group of people. Assign specific roles to team members and follow the basic development process as closely as possible. This will show potential employers that you know how to work in a team, whether leading it or being part of it.

Just remember, the aim is to put your application above the hundreds of other IT grads that come on stream every year. Unfortunately, in the current economic climate relying on a bunch of results, no matter how impressive you think they are, may not always get you the job you want so showing off your skills in a practical sense is just as important.

Also, this isn't AH the butcher, leave your hippie government jibes out please.

Mad_Max

Will be interesting to see how quickly DCU publish the employment percentage of this years graduates!

It was similar enough last year in terms of jobs available, many people I know had to wait a long time to get anything. Personally I've started to notice a few more openings around so hopefully thats a sign of good thins to follow.

the butcher

gizmo wrote: »

Just remember, the aim is to put your application above the hundreds of other IT grads that come on stream every year. Unfortunately, in the current economic climate relying on a bunch of results, no matter how impressive you think they are, may not always get you the job you want so showing off your skills in a practical sense is just as important.

Good point, the more practical work you can now add to your cv the better. I wouldnt hold my nose up to any testing/support jobs either as this can lead to other roles. Also you might find that you might enjoy that line of work. The key thing for a graduate is getting experience.

Also, this isn't AH the butcher, leave your hippie government jibes out please.

Lol, noted, thought I was on politics.ie :P

Will

As I said earlier i was sorta hoping and was hinted that i would get a job unrelated to IT, but that fell through and has left me in the lurch.

At the moment I'm back working as a care assistant, what I was doing all through university. Bit hilarious having spent 4+ years in college doing a well respected course and end up doing the same job you were doing all the time

I've been applying but relevant jobs are few and far between. Lots are looking for 3+ years of experience which a graduate really doesn't have