Yes this is all true. However, once you pass it, I promise you will feel completely different, even with one year of working experience you will start to get offers or invitation from recruiters or startups alike. It's just the FIRST one is very very very hard to get by because there is no official history of working as the role you're applying.
It might help if you have at least half a year internship of similar role you're applying at a reputable company, this might not be easy either, but definitely easier than first job, especially if you're not paid (such as, included in your school year like last semester).
About feedback: in my experience, most companies avoid that because they don't want to say something wrong and get sued by you. You can ask, but do not expect to get reply. And it's better to just move on. Many times they just simply have other candidates with working experience, and they'd prefer that, even you have amazing portfolio, code, and open source project.... it's simple as that. Others have worked, so they're officially tested and approved, and you are not. I know it's hard to do... but do not take it personally otherwise it's gonna eat you.
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Yes this is all true. However, once you pass it, I promise you will feel completely different, even with one year of working experience you will start to get offers or invitation from recruiters or startups alike. It's just the FIRST one is very very very hard to get by because there is no official history of working as the role you're applying.
It might help if you have at least half a year internship of similar role you're applying at a reputable company, this might not be easy either, but definitely easier than first job, especially if you're not paid (such as, included in your school year like last semester).
About feedback: in my experience, most companies avoid that because they don't want to say something wrong and get sued by you. You can ask, but do not expect to get reply. And it's better to just move on. Many times they just simply have other candidates with working experience, and they'd prefer that, even you have amazing portfolio, code, and open source project.... it's simple as that. Others have worked, so they're officially tested and approved, and you are not. I know it's hard to do... but do not take it personally otherwise it's gonna eat you.