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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 days ago (5 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

i havent even heard back from McDonald's

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago

Curious, what level are you and what specialty?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

The absolut balloon of graduates isnt helping.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

If you’re in engineering, be an ml engineer or live in a hub is what it is