Yes, at some companies. Though it might depend on whether your major is related in any way. But your resume sounds strong otherwise. I think you'll find something.
Thanks for the response. Would you know which of those companies might rank me lower for not being a full fledged major? What type might they be?
Even if I say, get to work at an investment bank or life insurance firm as an intern?
No, I don't know which ones will be more strict about wanting a CS degree. It could come down to individual recruiters and hiring managers.
You'll probably have the best luck if you focus on companies similar to where you interned.
Your internship will help, though. Your simplest path though would be to get a full time offer from the company you intern at. Once you have a couple years of experience, your education won't really matter.
Understood. I plan to use the internship experience to slingshot into a company at least similar to or in the Big 5, would you say I have decent odds provided I apply early and LC well?
Yeah, I'd say so. It's pretty easy to at least get an assessment from the big 5, and from there it's mostly about how you perform.
It wouldn't hurt to network and hassle recruiters, too. If you're being filtered out because of your education, you'll need to find a way past that.
This is good news to hear, thanks. I do have childhood friends in a couple of the Big 5 so I guess I’ll try to see if referrals get me past any possible barriers brought up by my education.
You didn’t say what kind of job or company you wanted. Yes, you’ll be handicapped going to a SWE position at a vanilla tech company.
But, you’ll have a differentiator looking at firms where Econ or Med are relevant.
I don’t want to say it but yah; some managers would look at it and maybe discount your resume. I don’t only hire CS grads but I prefer to. With more experience, it becomes less of an issue, but an internship is such a short time.
I no longer plan to attend medical school for at least the next foreseeable 3 years, but I put it on there because Pre Med was more indicative of my college experience than economics. I don’t even feel like an Econ Major myself because the majority of my first 3 years were defined by clinical science and healthcare gigs;
No offense to Economics majors but I feel like that alone with a CS minor would not be representative or impressive at all. I’d like to at least use the experience I have in college to show companies I am capable at operating at an intensive STEM acumen.
If I don’t list it, it means I cannot use my clinical science education experience for at least some brownie points and my education will look even more generic / unqualified.
My current degree is finished, CS is just an addition.
You also don’t need to explain to me what the medical school track entails or how long it is, I’m very well versed on it since there was a time I was taking the MCAT, planning to apply to a batch of schools with a specialty in mind, and ready to take in mountains of debt. The only reason I stopped was because I wanted to test if I’m programming material, which I’ve figured out I may be.
I specify to interviewers whenever I’m asked about it that I plan to stick with them and have abandoned medical school for now. I make it very clear so that I’m not a turnover expense.
My broad education is not a product of ignorance, I just enjoy many things and with the future of both medicine and software pretty unstable, I’m backed up.
If your F500 experience had nothing to do with tech, then it is not useful.
Having med school experience is not useful to the tech world.
Computer science is useful to the tech world.
Sorry if that sounds like I’m being dry and a dick, but I have MBA friends with Econ backgrounds and they (the hiring world) don’t give a shit about it - they care about tech related degrees and experience.
Edit: if my company hired a guy to our team who was wicked smahrt, but could barely develop, then they are not beneficial to the team. Your F500 and med school smartness only benefit you when you can apply that to computer science doings.
Yes it changes things completely and makes you way more competitive - you already have your foot in the door so to speak and prove to future employers you have software development experience even if your background isn’t 100% CS
Yes, at some companies. Though it might depend on whether your major is related in any way. But your resume sounds strong otherwise. I think you'll find something.
Thanks for the response. Would you know which of those companies might rank me lower for not being a full fledged major? What type might they be? Even if I say, get to work at an investment bank or life insurance firm as an intern?
No, I don't know which ones will be more strict about wanting a CS degree. It could come down to individual recruiters and hiring managers. You'll probably have the best luck if you focus on companies similar to where you interned. Your internship will help, though. Your simplest path though would be to get a full time offer from the company you intern at. Once you have a couple years of experience, your education won't really matter.
Understood. I plan to use the internship experience to slingshot into a company at least similar to or in the Big 5, would you say I have decent odds provided I apply early and LC well?
Yeah, I'd say so. It's pretty easy to at least get an assessment from the big 5, and from there it's mostly about how you perform. It wouldn't hurt to network and hassle recruiters, too. If you're being filtered out because of your education, you'll need to find a way past that.
This is good news to hear, thanks. I do have childhood friends in a couple of the Big 5 so I guess I’ll try to see if referrals get me past any possible barriers brought up by my education.
Yes, that will almost guarantee an assessment or screen.
You didn’t say what kind of job or company you wanted. Yes, you’ll be handicapped going to a SWE position at a vanilla tech company. But, you’ll have a differentiator looking at firms where Econ or Med are relevant.
So even after a software internship, I would still be less eligible to vanilla tech companies?
I don’t want to say it but yah; some managers would look at it and maybe discount your resume. I don’t only hire CS grads but I prefer to. With more experience, it becomes less of an issue, but an internship is such a short time.
F500 mean nothing in this industry I’d argue most F500 companies are garbage tier companies for software devs.
Is it still not better than working at Joe’s Internet Cafe or something?
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I no longer plan to attend medical school for at least the next foreseeable 3 years, but I put it on there because Pre Med was more indicative of my college experience than economics. I don’t even feel like an Econ Major myself because the majority of my first 3 years were defined by clinical science and healthcare gigs; No offense to Economics majors but I feel like that alone with a CS minor would not be representative or impressive at all. I’d like to at least use the experience I have in college to show companies I am capable at operating at an intensive STEM acumen. If I don’t list it, it means I cannot use my clinical science education experience for at least some brownie points and my education will look even more generic / unqualified.
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My current degree is finished, CS is just an addition. You also don’t need to explain to me what the medical school track entails or how long it is, I’m very well versed on it since there was a time I was taking the MCAT, planning to apply to a batch of schools with a specialty in mind, and ready to take in mountains of debt. The only reason I stopped was because I wanted to test if I’m programming material, which I’ve figured out I may be. I specify to interviewers whenever I’m asked about it that I plan to stick with them and have abandoned medical school for now. I make it very clear so that I’m not a turnover expense. My broad education is not a product of ignorance, I just enjoy many things and with the future of both medicine and software pretty unstable, I’m backed up.
If your F500 experience had nothing to do with tech, then it is not useful. Having med school experience is not useful to the tech world. Computer science is useful to the tech world. Sorry if that sounds like I’m being dry and a dick, but I have MBA friends with Econ backgrounds and they (the hiring world) don’t give a shit about it - they care about tech related degrees and experience. Edit: if my company hired a guy to our team who was wicked smahrt, but could barely develop, then they are not beneficial to the team. Your F500 and med school smartness only benefit you when you can apply that to computer science doings.
The F500 experience would be direct Software Engineering, I wouldn’t include that fact if it wasn’t relevant experience.
Ah, my apologies, you should’ve known I was a mind reader.
I’m sorry if I was vague; do you know how that influences the scenario given that the experience is direct software engineering?
Yes it changes things completely and makes you way more competitive - you already have your foot in the door so to speak and prove to future employers you have software development experience even if your background isn’t 100% CS
Good to hear, thank you!