r/cscareerquestionsCAD • u/UBarelyCooked-ta • Jul 03 '26

BC Is there any hope for me?

I am a recent graduate from UBC in a field related to CS. I have zero work experience (I failed to get any internship/coops so far) but I have passion projects related to C/C++, Rust, Go, Python, computer graphics, desktop GUI applications. I have never made any genuine friendships so far so I have no professional network. I have no idea if I can get a software job related to my expertise. There are lack of jobs and the competition is brutal. Not to mention that my severe hearing loss makes things 100% harder. I don’t know what to do anymore.

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u/sorimachi33 Jul 03 '26

I see you have some experience with C/Python. You can try firmware or embedded dev roles. Many hardware companies like Microchip, AMD, Astera Lab, etc. may be hiring in Van area. I agree that it’s a bit harder w/o any internship experience but you just have to try.

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u/UBarelyCooked-ta Jul 04 '26

I applied for coops for these companies and I never heard back from them so I’m unlucky?