Title: A year ago, I asked HN what can I do get an entry job. HN told me to keep on grinding. That I will get lucky. Some HN people offered to look at my resume. I talked to them through email, and they offered advice. I followed their advice.<p>A year later, I still haven&#x27;t been able to get any job. Two weeks ago I had an on-site for a position near Philly. Expected salary would be $40K - $50k. I passed the final interview and was told I was one of the best candidates. I was supposed to get an answer today, but it appears I&#x27;ve been ghosted. I&#x27;ve also been ghosted by another company after doing a phone tech interview with the VP.<p>I&#x27;m currently at the 14 month mark unemployed after graduation with a BS degree in CS. I went to a public state school centered between Philly and NYC. I live by Hoboken, Jersey City, and NYC.<p>Since I&#x27;ve either been ghosted or rejected by everyone so far, I have only one choice left. I managed to pass LaunchCode, then skipped a few steps (since I already have various personal projects and a CS degree), directly into interviewing with a local company. The thing is this will be a $10 - $15&#x2F;hr internship. While I&#x27;m grateful for anything, it scares me to be at this point in time of my career looking forward to a low wage internship.<p>Everyone says there are jobs everywhere for CS graduates, but it&#x27;s been so hard for me personally to get anything. I am not as smart as most HN people here. I did not go to an amazing school. But I am passionate and competitive by heart. Computers have been my life. So, what happens to people who graduate and can&#x27;t find an entry job?<p>Apology if this thread does not belong here.<p>Here are a few other things I&#x27;ve done:<p>1) 2 unpaid websites for a business<p>2) volunteer programming for nonprofit<p>3) attend NJ Tech Meetup every month and some others.<p>4) volunteered PropellerFest in Hoboken<p>5) worked on two unpaid programs for companies during the interview process (spent a minimum of 2 weeks on each)
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