EugeneFedotov

tldr; I graduated. I need job. I'm only good at computer science stuff. Language agnostic.

Proficient: JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Java, C#

What is this: I'm going to keep making these threads until I get hired. I haven't been able to find a job since graduation. I get rejected practically from every new grad role. Even for roles posted by my university (my resume doesn't pass the resume screen, even though the university reviewed it). I don't know why; I've never done a tech interview. Even passing HackerRanks leads to rejections. I do know that I've bombed irritating framework trivia (no, I don't know the order of arguments).

About me: located right by New York City. I have a B.S. degree in Computer Science. I graduated in May 2015. I am a U.S. citizen. I can relocate. I can't work anywhere that requires me to drive a car. Programming is all I know; I have done this for my entire life.

My skills:

Disclaimer: some are ugly and incomplete; others are great. It's a variety of stuff that I put many weeks into for each.

- Spent one year working on an eCommerce website for a business. I worked on the front end, back end, and simple database work involving entering products.

- Volunteer coding for a non-profit involving using the Google Maps API, JavaScript, and XML.

- Contacts manager using ASP.NET MVC and Entity Framework.

- simple Chrome extension that a startup stole code from, and proudly displays on their page.

- 2 month Node.js contract at a startup, involving developing features for their app platform.

- Lib for reading embedded data from TIFF files using C#.

- API that serves RESTful endpoints through Node.js.

- To-do app written in AngularJS 1 and PHP.

While a lot of this is related to web development, I love all areas of computer science.

Other stuff: volunteer at PropellerFest (Hoboken), and meetups and stuff.

Finally, thank you for reading this, and sorry if I annoyed you.

I have been absolutely denied from all new grad positions.

What do I get interviews for? 2+ years of experience and startup positions. What's so bad about that? These companies try to pay you the lowest, while trying to get you to do everything.

One example of a current company I'm interviewing with:

Retail company making at least $1 billion. Associate Developer. I have an interview with the hiring manager, and I have to somehow convince him that I'm the right choice for a $40k position that requires 2 years of experience in Hoboken, NJ (that's about 10 minutes away from NYC, for your information).

What else is aggravating? One day it's ASP.NET interview, next day it's NodeJS interview, next day it's database + C# interview, then back to developing an API in NodeJS, then Ruby, then Python. These aren't even new grad positions. How in the hell am I supposed to know everything? Practically no one asks algorithm or data structure questions.

Finally, sometimes I even pass HackerRanks, but those end up being rejections, and sometimes companies don't even pay for airplane + hotel, so I don't go because I can't afford.

As part of an interview, I have to figure out a solution, then present via an understandable format to technical and non-technical people. The format has to be documentation, and it can have diagrams. I have a solution, but am unsure on how to present it.

Is there a suggested reading or book I can use for ideas? It's something like a Software requirements specification (SRS), but I don't want to make it long (maybe max 1-2 pages), since it's not a complicated solution nor a full blown app.