What is method for taking job in c++ field?

Being young helps, because they think you'll work cheap.


In the US being a non-citizen helps, for the same reasons.





If you don't have experience, certification might help. If recruiters visit your school, that's a good resource. Craigslist has offers for piecework - usually terribly underpaid, but it's experience.





Networking is great, if you know people who are or know hiring managers. I usually work through recruiters.





With 25 years in the field, I'm still hanging on by my fingertips. I work both as a contractor (temp, job-shopper) and direct, and I've still been unemployed some 25 of the past 75 months (that's with a good degree, buzzword compliance, and a broad skillset.) Sadly I wouldn't recommend anyone go into this field. I'm hoping to be able to stay employed, but one more extended unemployment and I'm going to look into changing careers and starting over.