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CS graduate with terrible grades and no internships. Looking for advice.
Hi, I am a graduate of Bachelor of Computer Science, looking for career wise advices on getting a graduate role as a SWE.
Here is my situation: terrible grade, no internships or other SWE relevant experiences.
I had other obligations and some issues in my life to deal with during I was at uni and couldn't really focus on studying, so I ended up with terrible grades. I couldn't get any internships as well, so I have no relevant experiences in SWE.
I feel quite lost right now that I have two less things to show off on my resume (uni grade, swe experience). Should I fill up my resume with lots of impressive projects? Is that all I can do and hope the companies will consider my resume? To be honest, I am not even sure what sore of projects will even be impressive enough to get my resume not thrown away.
My goal is to eventually end up in big-techs or HFTs.
Any advice will be greatly appreciated.

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anonymousBadgerSoftware Engineer
What worked for me was joining a no name start up that would take a chance on me. Low pay, Long hours. Preferably with newer tech. It was hard but I learned a lot very quickly and it jump started my career
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