How to break in tech field with second bachelors in CS

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I did my bachelors and masters in engineering from a non-English speaking country in Europe.I moved to US after my masters with my partner who works as a SWE. I was unable to find any job in my field of engineering in the Bay Area. I decided to do a second bachelors in CS to have better job prospects.I completed my second bachelors last year but I am struggling a lot to find a beginner level job in tech. I have almost 4 point GPA and a good mathematical and analytical background but I wouldn&rsquo;t say I am really good at coding. I really want to start somewhere and work hard and make my way up. Currently I am working in data entry making ~60k in Bay Area :(Most job openings require work experience in CS. I have submitted my resume at more than hundred places but didn&rsquo;t hear back from anyone.I am really disappointed and feel like I will never get a decent job and I wasted my life savings in getting a second bachelor.Any advice to break into tech will be very helpful.Thanks.

sethammons · Accepted Answer

Have you considered looking for internships? Have you received feedback on your resume? Have you tried a recruiter? Have you looked at any non-traditional background programs? Do you have any projects you can intelligently talk about when you get to the interview?
We've had interns post graduation (as odd as that may sound).
There are some non-traditional background programs. Twilio has one of those, and I hired a former stage director into the program who had done a bootcamp.

joshink1 · Answer

If you don't have any publicly viewable projects, make some of your own, or contribute to others. https://www.donatecode.com/ https://github.com/showcases/great-for-new-contributors