I have always worked at companies that have paid interns, even summer ones, it is nuts that a lot don't. I wonder if location plays a role in that, I am in Chicago which has a tech scene growing like crazy and everyone is hiring all the time.
Keep at it!!! There is a fit out there for you somewhere! A local group here called DevTogether is doing a meetup and the theme is "Your First Dev Job" They plan to have 10 lightening talks on the subject. The talks will be everything from people giving advice to new devs sharing how they navigate the job market and deal with things like rejection. Even though you are not in Chicago they will post all the talks after and they live Tweet during it so you could probably find some good advice there.
Ugh that is frustrating! :(
I have always worked at companies that have paid interns, even summer ones, it is nuts that a lot don't. I wonder if location plays a role in that, I am in Chicago which has a tech scene growing like crazy and everyone is hiring all the time.
Keep at it!!! There is a fit out there for you somewhere! A local group here called DevTogether is doing a meetup and the theme is "Your First Dev Job" They plan to have 10 lightening talks on the subject. The talks will be everything from people giving advice to new devs sharing how they navigate the job market and deal with things like rejection. Even though you are not in Chicago they will post all the talks after and they live Tweet during it so you could probably find some good advice there.
Meetup Registration
Twitter Handle: @DevTogetherChi
Hope that is helpful for you!!!