Jasmin Johal's Capstone Blog

I was on the hunt for an entry-level software engineer position recently in anticipation of my upcoming graduation date. I started looking for jobs around mid-June and I was able to land a job offer the first week of September. My job search experience was demoralizing. In retrospect, the first few months were especially rough.…

I am a big fan of podcasts. I love listening to podcasts while I go for walks, do chores, commute, etc. My podcast library covers a myriad of topics – health, news, politics, media analysis, organizational psychology, etc. Since I am starting my first software engineering role this January, I thought it would be a…

If you read my post about my experience at GHC ’22, you’ll know I was fortunate to walk away from GHC with four job offers. While I was grateful and ecstatic to have that many offers, I had a very challenging decision to make. This was my first role as a software engineer in a…

Hello! I just got back home from my trip to the Grace Hopper Conference (GHC) yesterday and I wanted to share my experience. GHC is a 3-day conference to celebrate women in tech that is held annually in Orlando, Florida. During the pandemic, it was held virtually and this year, you had the option of…

Welcome to my blog! My name is Jasmin and I am a student in the Oregon State University Postbaccalaureate Computer Science program. I am excited that I am in my last quarter and I expect to graduate with a BS degree in Computer Science this December. In this blog, I will be sharing aspects of…