I spent a year looking for a job in tech. This is what got me a role.
A recent computer science graduate shares his experience of applying to hundreds of jobs over a year before securing a software engineering role. He emphasizes the importance of persistent skill-building and technical practice platforms like LeetCode in a highly competitive market.
Why it matters
It provides insight into the current challenges faced by entry-level tech workers and the evolving expectations of the software engineering job market.
Jinyoung Oh spent about a year looking for a job in tech. Courtesy of Jinyoung Oh Jinyoung Oh recently got an offer at a software company after a year of job searching . He applied to hundreds of jobs each month, yet focused on building skills through practice problems. "I was locked in. I was ready for this," he said of the interview that led to his offer. Jinyoung Oh, 23, recently received an offer to work as a software engineer after about a year of searching. He lives in Seattle. The following has been edited for brevity and clarity. I started looking for jobs last September, before I graduated in May. When I started college, I thought I would easily find a job, but during my sophomore and junior years, I realized the market was really competitive .
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