[nfbcs] How many of you got CS jobs through cold interviews?

[Suzanne Germano]

Where are you located Amanda? I just graduated with a BS in CS in Dec. I
got a full time offer from the company i interned with over the summer.

The number one place for a female to get a CS job is the career fair at the
Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing. I interviewed with several
companies, went to 2-3 level os interviews with most of them. I accepted an
intern offer with USAA and now work there full time.

Grace Hopper is in October and will be in Houston.

>From what I saw nearly everyone in my CS program got their full time jobs
through their internships.

USAA is looking I don't know if it is too late for this round of college
hires.

Suzanne

On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 3:33 PM, Amanda Lacy via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> I just graduated and I'm wondering how many blind people with CS
> degrees actually get jobs this way. I never have. I know one blind
> computer scientist in person and he says that the only way he's ever
> gotten work is through people he already knows. My sighted friend
> seems to think I should be doing lots of interviews, but they seem
> pointless for the same reason playing the lottery is pointless.
> Thoughts?
>
> Amanda
>
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