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I’ve been looking for 8 months… I’ve applied for over 100 positions and had one first round interview.
There is definitely trouble in the CS job market right now. I spoke to a recruiter who had no new jobs on their desk in two months.
i havent even heard back from McDonald's
Curious, what level are you and what specialty?
The absolut balloon of graduates isnt helping.
You're the first I've heard say that in a long time.
In the rest of the world, even the West, the picture is more dire. Americans tend to avoid hiring non-Americans, and had early mover advantage on computers and the internet.
If you’re in engineering, be an ml engineer or live in a hub is what it is