So I'm a final year comp sci student, and really struggling to find a job. I've been applying a lot, doing assessments e.t.c, but people don't seem to like me when they meet me. Am I doing something wrong? I normally research the company as much as I can and try to show how much I know, and try to give the best answers I can think of, but I'm not sure why they don't like me. Any tips or advice?

People will hire you based on how well they get on with you. Be genuine.

Tell the recruiter she has a beautiful family straight out of the blue, that should give you a foothold.

add humor!
dont be so serious all the time - dare to pull a joke off...see what happens

Okay let the guy who will get fired help you. Yes that’s me.

Do mock interviews with friends
Go to cafe and chit chat with pple
Learn to break ice with pple

I can go on and on but another thing landing ur first job is the hardest thing anyone can do.

For a 1000 Call’s I landed 10 interviews of which I failed all. My uncle hired me in his company out of sympathy. My first job. A C student with literally borderline 2.0 avg.

After 20 years I suck At programming and what I learned you become an actor and play the role of a programmer.

Really don’t ask f’ing fibonacci because to this day I stink at all algorithms and puzzles. I just learned to do all and luck lands me to places pple can’t dream of. It is a struggle for us dumb low iq pple who after studying data structures for 30 years still stink. I can make you an IOS App in 30 days just don’t ask me how. Just get results and play the role.

Fool urself into thinking you are all that get confidence and keep rolling the dice.

I just tell them that I'll cry if they don't give me the job. Once you get that lip quiver going they will agree to anything. Good luck!

@JKyll now that'd be creepy

@JohanO hmm I'll try that out

@DarkVoyager Interesting, so I guess its mostly about selling yourself the best you can

@DarkVoyager hmm fair enough, thanks :)

@ihatecomputers :( if only that would work I'd cry buckets just so they'd take me :(

@pandasama selling is definitely important.

How do you sell yourself? Well, in my opinion you have to position yourself. Like take projects or jobs that will give you a chance for positions that are like ideal or dream job.

Like you are in college and want to be an iOS developer then take iOS projects. Join some github open source and contribute. Or small paying projects for money. You pack your resume.

Look at the market and really find jobs that are totally new technology like machine learning, AI, AR, or something. Find out what people really want. Like doing SQL or Java will not get you anywhere because there are Java developers with 20 years of experience and SQL guys date back to Stone Age.

So pick something like Swift or Kotlin. Your competition will only have 2 years on you. Maybe not even that if you already know it.

@DarkVoyager wow I didn't look at it that way, thanks man