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What can I do with an Associate degree in Computer Science?

What is my computer science degree good for?

  • I can't seem to find any jobs that my computer science degree is good for. It seems like every employer wants experience with different technologies that we weren't taught in ...show more

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    The hardest thing in getting that first job is...getting that first job. Once you've got experience, it's a lot easier to get other jobs. Yes, it's very much a circular problem. It also doesn't help that companies are being extra cautious due to current conditions. Many companies have stopped hiring entirely, for now. All I can say is just keep looking and applying for jobs. If someone says they want 1-4 years of experience, apply for it anyways. If you've just done a little of something in college that's similar, that may be enough to get the company to give you a chance. You can also continue to take classes in various subjects at community colleges, just so you'll be exposed to different technologies, programming languages, tools, etc. This is especially true if you see a bunch of jobs asking for the same set of skills or experiences. Your school should have an employment placement office where you can find information about jobs specifically for new graduates, as well as other programs, like co-op or internships. If you haven't graduated already, do everything in your power to get a co-op or internship. Even if you have graduated already, this office can still assist you in your job search. Find out what services they can provide, and exploit them fully. There ARE jobs out there. The computer industry is pretty diverse, so try thinking about what sorts jobs you would be interested in. Most just think CS is only good for software development, or IT, but there's lots more than just that. For development, there's areas like testing, performance, benchmarking, tools, web development, firmware, BIOS, OS, application software, project management (sort of a technical management field), internationalization development, and many more. IT is also a broad field, especially in the areas of information and data security. It's not just about buffer overflows or guessing the boss' password anymore, but things like privacy and data confidentiality, federal and international regulations which will have concrete affects on how data is allowed to be stored, accessed, and even shared across the network. Even tech support is way more than just talking to irate users over the phone. Keep looking, and good luck.

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Little if you did not do work independently of the school while you were taking the degree. Employers want to know what you did beyond what the school asked for. What experience did you give yourself? The Comp Sci guy we hired set up Unix servers while in school for extra money. Something that comes in handy as we no longer need to have consultants come in to maintain our Unix server. That sort of thing.

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Can you teach yourself these other technologies? Can you apply them in a volunteer capacity? For example, volunteer as webmaster for a non-profit organization.

fcas80

you can be a tech support guy like fix computers at an office... actually, my uncle is going for a comp science degree and he works at some kind of water facility and he goes out onto the lake to test the water with these computer robot thingies all the time. it sounds cool

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