I have been applying via linkedin, company portal which show up on google search but somehow nothing is working out, cold dm, emails almost all eventually ending in radio silence. Not asking for some shortcut just that it all isn’t making sense.

  • Lumelore (She/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    1 day ago

    I graduated last year. I’ve sent out hundreds of applications and still nothing. Had a few interviews in the first few months but haven’t gotten anything since. I just do odd jobs while working on my own stuff like game dev. I feel like it’s gonna be at least a few years before the job market recovers. Once the AI bubble pops they’re going to be sorely missing a lot of talent. Don’t feel bad if you can’t find anything right now, there’s a lot of other people who can’t either.

    • TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 day ago

      you could also get a job in a related field. not enough people are willing to do this.

      or take a job for lower pay. lots of smaller companies and non profits need tech skills, but they can’t afford to pay market rate salaries and many graduates won’t look at them. my company is one such company. but we provide such a great work environment… most of tech staff have been here for 10-20 years or longer. our entry level salary is only about 70K, compared to a market rate closer to 95K.

      except we also offer gold plated healthcare, 10% retirement matching after 1 year, 75% off transit passes, and WFH 4 days a week… but most people only care about the SALARY IS LOW, even if our total comp is higher. plus i guess we’re not going to fast track you to making 200-400K a year. our senior programmer makes like 150K.