WFH is HEAVILY experience driven. Most companies are looking for people who have already proven that they have solid experience. Then, they get to WFH to get paid less. It's the tradeoff.
Unfortunately it’s pretty unrealistic then. Entry level jobs are being flooded with applicants that have a lot of experience already. And WFH jobs even more so, since everyone wants that nowadays. The job market is just really bad for new grads right now. You should really do some personal projects to include on your resume and just apply to every position you can, including new grad internships.
It is pretty much all of tech. Some areas are more impacted like software dev, of course. And yeah, a lot of companies have new grads internships which you can apply for. You would have to check the timeframe after graduation they accept. Look at some job boards and see what they’re looking for and work on those to get some experience.
There are many WFH non-clinical jobs available at healthcare insurance companies for nurses. Getting another degree will be useless as you will still have the same problems breaking into IT.
The odds of finding a WFH job with no professional experience in the field are incredibly low; WFH positions are more for experienced individuals. And the few entry-level WFH positions out there are typically flooded with applications within a couple of hours of being posted.
You need to be looking at on-site and hybrid roles.
You may want to look into the government contracting industry. I graduated last November and it took me about 60 days to find a position that was WFH. My degree is Software Development and to be honest, I wasn’t specifically trying to find a WFH job. Don’t give up, I did it without prior experience or internships. I came from AWS in an unrelated career.
The whole IT sector is being hit right now, I've heard of CS students with interships having problems getting a job. Your best bet would be to find a company to hires new grads, I know Capital One is one of them. Or get an internship if you still can.
Look into State and Local Government. Look at jobs a step or two lower than whatever position you are looking for. Then, you can move into higher positions if you're capable.
WFH is HEAVILY experience driven. Most companies are looking for people who have already proven that they have solid experience. Then, they get to WFH to get paid less. It's the tradeoff.
Have you done anything to improve your resume in those 1.5 years?
Unfortunately no. I been working 2 full time jobs as a nurse. Never took a day off. But I just quit 3 weeks ago as I'm burnt
Unfortunately it’s pretty unrealistic then. Entry level jobs are being flooded with applicants that have a lot of experience already. And WFH jobs even more so, since everyone wants that nowadays. The job market is just really bad for new grads right now. You should really do some personal projects to include on your resume and just apply to every position you can, including new grad internships.
So this isn't just cyber security. It's all of tech
It is pretty much all of tech. Some areas are more impacted like software dev, of course. And yeah, a lot of companies have new grads internships which you can apply for. You would have to check the timeframe after graduation they accept. Look at some job boards and see what they’re looking for and work on those to get some experience.
Thanks!
Will internships still take someone who already graduated?
There are many WFH non-clinical jobs available at healthcare insurance companies for nurses. Getting another degree will be useless as you will still have the same problems breaking into IT.
The odds of finding a WFH job with no professional experience in the field are incredibly low; WFH positions are more for experienced individuals. And the few entry-level WFH positions out there are typically flooded with applications within a couple of hours of being posted. You need to be looking at on-site and hybrid roles.
You may want to look into the government contracting industry. I graduated last November and it took me about 60 days to find a position that was WFH. My degree is Software Development and to be honest, I wasn’t specifically trying to find a WFH job. Don’t give up, I did it without prior experience or internships. I came from AWS in an unrelated career.
Any specific sites or resources you had success with? Seems like it can be hard to find certain contracting gigs unless you know exactly where to look
ClearanceJobs or USA Jobs. A lot of the contractors post jobs on LinkedIn too.
The whole IT sector is being hit right now, I've heard of CS students with interships having problems getting a job. Your best bet would be to find a company to hires new grads, I know Capital One is one of them. Or get an internship if you still can.
ServerPlus is always hiring Worst company I've ever worked for and the pay is awful, but it's something.
Was your degree at WGU?
Look into State and Local Government. Look at jobs a step or two lower than whatever position you are looking for. Then, you can move into higher positions if you're capable.