Foot in software industry door... how?

So how do I get my foot in the job world when every programming job I see on Hotjobs, Careerbuilder, Monster.com, etc. ALL SAY "required 3-5 years experience"?

Is there a good site I don't know of where software companies actually post entry-level job listings that don't frighten me into not-sending my resume to them?  I mean, I always see job titles like "SENIOR DEVELOPER" where the responsibilities include "oversee work performance of junior developers, etc"... well where the hell do the junior developers come from when you NEVER see job listings for that?  Do they not even exist?

What should I do to get a fucking programming job, /prog/?  It's been a year since I've graduated college and I haven't had a job my entire life, and my parents are riding my ass about getting a job and moving out, but I don't think they understand how fucking frustrating this can be.

Hey, that sounds like me.

This is going to be me in a few years.

D:

1) Go to a University. (for the resources, not necessarily for the the degree,)
2) See career consular for non-campus internship opportunities. (grading code for a prof doesn't count.)
3) Intern with a company for little to no pay, until the powers that be show some sort of sign that they think of you as something besides a grade-weasel (if your around long enough, eventual the boss will slip and treat you as an employee, this can be good or bad, but its the sort of sign you're looking for.)
4) Pop the question. If you do good work (or appear to do good work whenever the boss is looking) then it doesn't matter whats on your resume, since you've already made yourself familiar.
5) ?????? (?)
6) Profit (Enjoy your cubicle.)

>>1

Get flipping those burgers, boy

Internship. Internship. Internship.
Kiss ass but don't suck dick.

Is it too late for an internship if I've already graduated?  I was sure internships are an undergrad thing.  I never went into that internship stuff :/

If you're too stupid to figure this out. Stay out.

>>8

Translation: "I'm unemployed too so I can't help you out, but I will respond in a manner typical of the 4chan faggot virgin that I am"

http://code.google.com/soc/

>>7
just take a graduate course at your undergrad uni, nothing full time, just to get access to a career adviser, and to be able to say you're "a grad student at __________ university seeking to intern."

If you're in portland or seattle, check out www.campuspoint.com. They only list jobs for current college students and recent grads. Most of the jobs on there have a shitty probationary period where they pay you next to nothing, but after 90 days or so if you prove you're not a dumbass they'll start giving you a reasonable salary. I got my current job there, which was my first "real" job after college (I had an internship).

If you don't like that idea, I'd look on craigslist for people wanting short term programming projects. You probably won't be able to find much on there besides web programming, but it would certainly be something you could put on a resume if you do a half decent job.

Otherwise, keep your eyes peeled for job listings for junior programmers. Don't just use hotjobs and monster and the other huge sites, when I was job searching most of the jobs they listed were either shitty or unattainable by mortals. I did most of my searching on craigslist. I also looked for companies located in the area I wanted to work in and checked their websites for job listings.

The best advice I can give is to actually try to get a job if that's what you actually want. If you half-ass it and only apply to your dream job, you're never going to get hired. Send resumes to jobs that you almost qualify for and for positions requiring 3 years experience, then in your cover letter say that you're a quick learner and did a project in class x where you did y, etc. (You do write a personalized cover letter when you send out your resume, RIGHT?)

Depending on how your grades were and how well you got to know your professors, you could just go to grad school.  (real jobs suck anyway)