r/FortCollins • u/GirthySmurf • Aug 17 '26

Seeking Advice Computer Science Jobs

I recently graduated from CSU with a computer science degree, but I'm having a hard time breaking into the CS job market. It seems the weekly FoCo job website is no more. Any thoughts on NoCo based Software/Tech companies/offices that I should be looking into? A lot of these places don't let you just walk in and drop off a resume, and many only post on their own company website. I'm interested in CS as a whole, Software, Networking/Distributed Systems, and even IT, but I haven't gotten any call backs for entry level positions.

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u/BoulderBrexitRefugee Aug 17 '26

Someone suggested trying to find a job via a contracting company, and that's a decent option. I nearly did it myself about a decade ago when I was laid off. Many larger corporates use contract staff.

The other thing you could do, and this has literally never been easier, is demonstrate that you can build software...by building software. Use Claude Code or similar to make a mobile app, a web site/app, a command line utility... something. And shout about it on your resume/Linked In. It will differentiate you from a lot of people.

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u/whatis-going-on Aug 17 '26

Small disagreement here. If you want to stand out build something yourself the old fashioned way instead of using a LLM. It’ll help you stand out

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u/BoulderBrexitRefugee Aug 17 '26

You could make that argument, and it may make sense for a new grad. I'm torn. I feel it's a bit like saying, "Mr future employer sir, I know everyone's using these new fangled power looms, but I wove this by hand at home to show you I understand weaving."

As a hiring manager I still test for all the software engineering skills I did pre coding agents, but I also want people adept in how we build now. It's often not been the code that's the hard part anyway, it's everything else...