Life After Graduation: A New Chapter

It’s been a while since I’ve written anything here. This blog has mostly been dedicated to sharing my open-source contributions. However, due to a few things that have been happening in my life, I’ve stepped away from contributing for now. Post-Grad Life Since graduating in December 2024, I’ve been actively applying for software developer roles. Unfortunately, the job market has been quite tough for recent grads. I was lucky enough to land a remote developer job—but I was laid off during my very first week. The reason? Management expected me to have more experience than I actually did. It was a tough moment, but also a valuable lesson in how unpredictable this industry can be. After the Layoff Since then, I’ve been focusing on a side project I started with a friend during our final year of college. The project got accepted into our college’s startup incubator, which was incredibly exciting and gave us a real sense of momentum. I’ve also continued job hunting, but it’s been a bit discouraging. I’ve been applying through the usual platforms—LinkedIn, Indeed, Glassdoor—and it’s frustrating to receive the same “Unfortunately…” email over and over. Sometimes recruiters reach out to me on LinkedIn, but after I express interest, they just disappear without a word. It’s draining, but I know I’m not alone in this experience. What’s Next I’ve decided to go all-in on the project with my friend. It’s something we’re building together from the ground up, and I’m genuinely excited about it. I’ll be sharing updates on our journey here—not technical details, but the ups and downs of building something of our own. My hope is that by sharing this experience, it might resonate with someone else out there trying to figure things out after graduation. Maybe even inspire someone to start their own thing too. I’m also open to feedback, constructive criticism, or suggestions—feel free to leave a comment below!

Mar 29, 2025 - 17:24

It’s been a while since I’ve written anything here. This blog has mostly been dedicated to sharing my open-source contributions. However, due to a few things that have been happening in my life, I’ve stepped away from contributing for now.

Post-Grad Life

Since graduating in December 2024, I’ve been actively applying for software developer roles. Unfortunately, the job market has been quite tough for recent grads.

I was lucky enough to land a remote developer job—but I was laid off during my very first week. The reason? Management expected me to have more experience than I actually did. It was a tough moment, but also a valuable lesson in how unpredictable this industry can be.

After the Layoff

Since then, I’ve been focusing on a side project I started with a friend during our final year of college. The project got accepted into our college’s startup incubator, which was incredibly exciting and gave us a real sense of momentum.

I’ve also continued job hunting, but it’s been a bit discouraging. I’ve been applying through the usual platforms—LinkedIn, Indeed, Glassdoor—and it’s frustrating to receive the same “Unfortunately…” email over and over. Sometimes recruiters reach out to me on LinkedIn, but after I express interest, they just disappear without a word. It’s draining, but I know I’m not alone in this experience.

What’s Next

I’ve decided to go all-in on the project with my friend. It’s something we’re building together from the ground up, and I’m genuinely excited about it. I’ll be sharing updates on our journey here—not technical details, but the ups and downs of building something of our own.

My hope is that by sharing this experience, it might resonate with someone else out there trying to figure things out after graduation. Maybe even inspire someone to start their own thing too.

I’m also open to feedback, constructive criticism, or suggestions—feel free to leave a comment below!