Best Way To Land Entry-Level Job?

chemicaldave writes "I'm graduating this May and have been seeking a programming position for months. It seems that the biggest hurdle to landing an interview is getting past the doorman that is HR. After reading this entry from Coding Horror describing the lack of programming candidates who can actually program, I can't help but scratch my head. I can program! (See how I put that link in?) If I can't land an interview, then even a short online evaluation of my coding skills would suffice. I just want a chance to prove myself. Alas, sending resumes to companies has rarely led to anything but an auto-confirmation email of my submission. I understand that sending resumes online is not the best method to landing an interview, but I come from a small rural school so job fairs rarely offer anything more than IT support positions let alone a programming position. It seems to me that developers are always looking for talented young programmers. We're out here looking for you too. Am I missing something?"

Move to India

[Anonymous Coward]

Your best bet is to move to India and go to a job fair at the IIT (India Institute of Technology). You'll probably find someone to hire you there for about 1/10 of what you would hope to make. Oh, and it will be in Rupees.

Re:Missing something

[WrongSizeGlass]

General Rule For Getting Hired: Don't forget to include a complete collection of your /. postings. I can't think of a better way to impress a future employer than to show them just how funny and clever you really are.

Re:show off your programming skills

[oldspewey]

do virtually anything public programming related

Example: build a race of giant robots and program them to seek out and destroy any HR manager who turns down your resume.

Re:Missing something

[PachmanP]

General Rule For Getting Hired: Don't forget to include a complete collection of your /. postings. I can't think of a better way to impress a future employer than to show them just how funny and clever you really are.

Does this include postings with timestamps between 9-5 during your previous periods of employ?

Re:Friends and family

[PPH]

What's with posting salaries in Krone? This is America, damnit! Use something we can relate to.....

.... like Rupees or Yuan.

Re:Testing is a bad path

[xtracto]

This tells us three things: You actually can cut code,

Not only that, my graduation project consisted not only of CUT code, but also COPY and PASTE code!

So, how much will I earn a month?

Re:Apply

[Hognoxious]

You may have to work for chump change in a lower-level position for a while just to prove your mettle

You didn't spell it as "metal" and thus provoke a huge flamewar between the "languages change" mob and the people who are more literate than a brick. Think of all the missed page hits! The lost ad revenue!

That's why you've been banned.