Please describe your job search experiences, including what helped you locate and secure the position

you held as of March 1, 2021.

I held a supervisory position and got offered a temp. manager position

I was quick to respond to recruiters and, since I had no prior, relevant work experience, I put my school

projects at the top of the resume.

I converted to full-time from the internship I had been working on.

Indeed

I just used Indeed. It has been depressingly competitive due to the pandemic. I saw one job with 2000+

applicants on LinkedIn.

more challenging job searching for statistics related positions as a undergrad compared to post-grad.

I was handed a job at a nonprofit straight out of school.

Secured full-time offer from internship

Mostly networking on LinkedIn and talking to recruiters

Actuarial Career fair at [my school] helped me get several of my job offers

It was a long 6 month process from July to December 2020. I mainly used LinkedIn as my job search and

networking platform. I networked so much with people I met through LinkedIn or through outside

sources. I found my job through a classmate at school who had a similar degree.

Actuarial Career fair held each fall

Alumni networking and just sending in hundreds of applications even if I didn’t think I qualify

my current role from a friend that also works at my company now.

I applied to more than 200 jobs in for new college graduates in data science, software engineering, data

analytics, business analytics, and basically all of the other buzzwords associated with this field during fall

of my senior year. I had secured this job December 2019 for starting in August 2020.

I applied to a lot of jobs on Handshake and Linkedin, and had three interviews for three different

companies. I went with the option that gave me an offer first.

Difficult, I feel like my degree at [school] did not prepare me for the duties of a data analyst. [my school]

only offered 1 major course relevant to post grad job responsibilities [redacted - possibly only offered

by one school]. I definitely had to do a lot of learning on the side to keep up with competition.

I received my job because I went to various small business owners that I knew and offered them free

data analysis. I did an NLP project for a small consulting company. My point of contact was so impressed

with my work, that he referred me to the company I am working for now.

I had already interned at the same company after my junior year and had immediately received a full

time offer, so I didn't do separate job searches.

There are so many people looking for data science jobs that you're forced to apply to hundreds of

companies. Companies are increasingly hiring from their intern pools only, so the internship step is

almost more important than the fulltime one.

Handshake (CMU Portal), Linkedin, Glassdoor

It was really tough being an international student and unemployed during COVID.

Due to COVID, the job search was rather rough and stressful. Applying in bulk and reaching out through

different job platforms made the search gain more traction and fetch more interviews, which eventually

led to my current job.

It was really hard since the situation was uncertain and a lot of companies were putting out hiring

freezes. It was stressful because I was desperate to find a job so I could pay off my student loans. I was

basically applying to any job where I met even 2-3 qualifications that was somewhat remotely related to

my major. There were a lot of lists going around of companies still hiring during Covid, which helped a

lot and led me to find the position I have now.

I had a lot of difficulty in the early months of the pandemic. Fortunately a connection helped me get my

job in late July.

Summer internship in 2019, converted to full time

My friend discussed where he got a job, he referred me and they extended me an offer as well. It was

my first application.

got a few interviews, nothing fruitful. was not ready for the job market quite yet.

It was difficult but not too hard I had secured a job only to have the start date pushed and need to find a

new one for the time between graduation and my new later start date

the best paying position.

[my schools] Career Fair was very helpful. All contact with employers I had was through there

My job offers came from my internship and the career fair. My internship is what gave me the

employment status

departments resources]. Both of these schools provided the tools I needed to get onto the track I am

now.

Career fair, school job board

COVID really changed a lot, but basically I had secured an internship for the summer following my

graduation prior to accepting my full-time job at another company. My search was broad between

insurance and data companies.

I was lucky enough that my current employer reached out to me for an interview.

I work with a family member as an office assitant

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Difficult. Networking with Alumni helped me with securing employment.

I searched for jobs using online resources, such as Indeed, as well as through my college's career fair. My

current job I found on Indeed. I applied for at least 10 different positions and got 3-4 interviews. After I

received an offer for my current job, I did not complete any other follow up interviews.

I was kind of picked out by my employer before I was actively looking for a job. The interview process

was long and thorough so I looked while that ensued but nothing went too far.

I knew that it would be beneficial to gain more experiences in research and/or clinical settings during

the gap between obtaining my undergraduate degree and medical school, so I limited my job search to

opportunities that would fulfill those requirements. I found LinkedIn to be a helpful resource during my

job search.

COVID severely impacted my search. The biggest contributors to my success were the hackathons I took

part in - they were perfect preparation for practical portions of interviews.

I had an easy job search experience, as I simply continued working full-time in the research lab I had

been working in during my time as a student.

This is a part time job I've held since the summer of 2019. Have been filling out many job applications

weekly since graduation with no offers back yet.

something.

Connections, goldpass, [name redacted], indeed.com

Googled data analyst positions

I leveraged my quantitative background as much as possible to stand out as a candidate.

and well needed and it's been a great entry level position.

Campus online resources, career fairs

My senior statistical consulting class as well as [my schools] career network/database helped lead me to

I signed back at where I interned that previous summer

of interviews from the same government agency where I now work, but I took the first offer because it

was the best, even though it was implied there would be more.

I secured my full time offer at the same company I interned with the summer before my final year of

undergrad.

I interviewed at several places for data science positions, never got far. This was marginally better than

the retail job I was working at.

I was using Indeed to find a job

Used Indeed, CareerBuilder, LinkedIn to find positions as well as googled for nearby actuarial firms and

applied on company websites. I also reached out to some people I knew from college to try and get

I have not secured any positions in my field yet. My job was at a local store where I did not utilize my

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(Accounting is not my dream job, but hopefully it will help me get closer.)

I used Indeed and applied to jobs for about six months.

I applied to lots of different companies directly on their websites. I also significantly prepared for the

company.

I had a ton of interviews but only got one offer and accepted it around January 2020

I interned at the company in the summer of 2019, worked part time through the fall semester, and

recieved an offer to start full time in January 2020.

I intered with the company that I now work full time for.

I interviewed for actuarial internships in the fall of my junior year. I had 11 interviews, with 2 leading to

In October 2019, I turned down an offer to be an actuarial student consultant in Indianapolis because

God called me to help plant a church in Virginia. Since the pandemic and moving to Blacksburg, VA I

have really struggled to find a job so I have taken a job picking groceries at Kroger

My first internship after my sophomore year was working with [redacted] at a smaller company in

Indianapolis, IN. This experience provided me something to speak on when interviewing for internships

after my junior year. The internship after my junior year ultimately lead me to accept a full-time off at

my current employer. The majority of my internship searching was done through the actuarial club at

my university.

Networking & just applying. Went to a few conferences, job fairs.

I applied to over 400 jobs and didn't give up. I talked to old employers from previous internships and

eventually got lucky after 6+ months of searching. I also made a video game while unemployed.

I used the recommended job searching site through [my university]. I applied to probably one hundred

places, and my only interview was for the job I currently have.

I had a number of internships throughout college and was involved on campus, which made my resume

job that and obtained that as my only offer.

It was very difficult, initially, searching for jobs in a global pandemic. My mother sent me the job posting,

positions I was interested in and applied through several platforms.

They reached out to me.

Through [my school], an adviser emailed the undergraduates about an internship opportunity. I applied

and was accepted. At the end of the internship, I was extended the full time position.

I applied to job listings of companies that came to career fairs. I also applied to jobs I had a general

interest in. The department of statistics administration team helped a great deal by notifying students of

employment opportunities.

Applied to tech companies

I graduated then applied to everything I could, a few interviews and then was offered this position

I primarily utilized LinkedIn to identify and apply for jobs I was suited for.

Still looking for job related to field of study, currently a substitute teacher

It was tough. I mainly applied online through LinkedIn and company searches. I landed my current job

through a connection, though.

As of March 1st I was working part time in a hospital which I had been working at since before my

graduation from college. At this point I had also accepted a job offer to begin working with a finance

institution starting on April 5, 2021 following my departure from the part time job at the hospital. I do

not think I would have landed the new full time job in finance without my internship or experience

I posted my resume to many online job sites and used those sites to apply for positions. Ultimately, I was

sought out by a recruiter from a recruiting agency and he helped my find my job.

My full-time offer was extended at the end of my internship at the company.

Very difficult to find, ultimately got a job through connections

I didn't really job search because I was offered a full-time position from the internship that I held while

worked for the same college prior to enrolling in [my institution], and received my promotion half a year

after my degree.

Handshake, indeed

I got a job through my internship

Few places were hiring at the time as it was in the middle of covid shutdown.

I began my internship the spring of my junior year and was offered a full time position in November of

my senior year. I did not go through an application process for other opportunities.

Could not secure a position in field of interest. Took a manual labor position found online.

Using campus resources as well as other hiring sites

visit the campus. Other than the job I was offered, I had a really hard time finding open internships I was

was ultimately offered a verbal offer, but could not move forward due to hiring freezes from the COVID

Pandemic. As a result, I ended up moving onto a different position. My other job experience, I had

found through Handshake. It was a company that my friend, also in Biostatistics, had already received a

position for. I received an offer after I had started my current position. My current position was found

through Linkedin. I was contacting by a recruiter for an agency. After connecting, I very quickly had

I was hired out of my internship, but promoted after graduation. I had several interviews elsewhere but

no offers.

All remote, applying to a wide variety of data science/programming related tech jobs on linkedin and

glassdoor. Interviews were all remote as well. Side projects, capstone, and programming classes I took

outside of my major prepared me the most.

Internship from previous summer

I had an internship with the company the summer before.

Had to apply to a lot of jobs before receiving any offers. Started looking at new college graduates

programs which is how I got the job I now hold.

From these 8 interviews, 2 led to a job offer. Factors which helped me secure my current position as a

data engineer was a heavy focus on Big data technologies, [redacted], cloud technologies and

helped me get a job (2020)

STEM fair on campus

I had a lot of interviews canceled because of COVID, and many companies didn't want to hire entry level

Data Engineers. But my current company was one of the few looking and I was able to be hired

I have a connection on LinkedIn that I reached out to after applying for my current role.

I used Linkedin to apply to actuarial positions in cities where I wanted to live

Most of my searching was on indeed, I found the job posting there and applied online. The interview

process took about 2 months, and I was also talking with another company that paused hiring bc of the

pandemic

Applied to many for statistics and only got 2-3 interviews. Currently not working in a statistics related

position. I got the job because the company is owned by a friend's mom.

The job I currently have did recruiting for June 2020 start date as of September 2019, so I had a job

relatively early in the process. Networking with alums and attending career events was very useful.

Starting June 2020, I searched for any type of data job full time. Towards the end of my search, I was

considering assistant position, and HR positions, but eventually got my full time analyst position in

October after 5 months of searching full time.

Making a schedule for applying, highlighting statistics/data science acumen

My company came to my school to speak and asked for resumes. I provided my resume, they