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My Journey from Computer Science Graduate to Programmatic Campaign Manager

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Hi, I’m Ahmar, a Computer Science graduate (2021) who once believed that completing a degree meant the golden gates of opportunity would magically open. Spoiler alert: they didn’t. Like many students, I followed a path that was never really mine. From the day I chose Computer Science in matriculation to the day I received my degree, everything felt like a checklist rather than a passion. I kept waiting for that "miracle moment"—the one where life would align perfectly, and I’d land a high-paying job that would fix everything. But nothing miraculous came. And rightly so. One quote I read during those days stuck with me: "Don’t wait for the miraculous bus at Miracle Bus Station to pick you up and take you to your dream destination. Wake up and do the work." And that’s exactly what I did. The Job Hunt That Felt Like a Desert After graduation, I entered the chaotic world of job hunting. A year passed, filled with rejections, ghosted applications, and unpaid internship o...