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Message: <blockquote data-quote="drothgery" data-source="post: 2828146" data-attributes="member: 360">What I did in a very similar situation (very introverted guy with a newly minted CS degree in 1999, though I was in Buffalo, NY and trying to get a job in Boston, because I'd gone to college in Worcester, and my friends were mostly still in New England) -- and what I don't really recommend was to spend a lot of time on internet jobhunting services, go to job fairs, and all that... and end up accepting a really crappy job that I should have passed on, because I really didn't want to live with my parents much longer. Which went away eight months later. A few months later I started doing some contract work at much better pay, which lasted about another year. And then after another four months of job hunting, still trying to move back by my college friends in New England, I took a flier on sending a resume to a biotech supply company in California. Who flew me out for an interview, and ended up hiring me, and I'm still with them five years later.Basic thing to remember -- somebody does hire entry-level people. It may take a while to get the first job (especially if you haven't lined one up before graduation), or the second or thrid one (because there's a decent chance the first one or two won't work out), but if you work at it, and are good at what you do, eventually you'll convince someone else of it. Secondly, don't be afraid to turn down a bad offer, if you can possibly avoid it.</blockquote>

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