HACKER Q&A
📣 Gary_TheSnail_

Startups hiring new grads/people with little to no experience


Hello community! I graduated with a CS Bachelor's in June and still looking for a SWE or related job. Just wondering if it's common for startups (any stage) to take on people who don't have much experience. So far in my job search, I've applied to big tech and startups but my experience with these applications so far is that startups are not interested in new grads/no YOE, which makes sense, but curious to know if I've been looking in the wrong places or this is the norm. Thank you.


  👤 verdverm Accepted Answer ✓
Most startups don't have the time or bandwidth to support entry level jobs. They need to get stuff done and done fast. You'd be better off finding a larger org (or "startup" that is in the scaling phase, high 100s or 1000s of employees), where you can get good mentorship. ymmv