I am looking at hundreds of CVs from students these days, and what baffled me
the most is the complete absense of IT related part-time jobs in there. Students
work in stores, restaurants, as instructors. But noone works in a company that
does some form of software development. 🧵
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Replying to @coderbyheart
I talked to our students (which now obviously have a job in software), but they
confirmed this for #Norway: there is little opportunity for student IT jobs,
simply because of the abundance of people with finished education. This allows
companies to be picky for entry levels,
Replying to @coderbyheart
and they do not have to rely on students to fill the gaps. This is so different
to my time as a student, when many of us had good paying jobs working in small
IT shops, marketing agencies etc. It's such a missed opportunity for many
students to learn more about the field they
Replying to @coderbyheart
are studying in. It's also not great for companies, because they are hiring
people with education, but without much practical experience.