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My son graduated with honors with electrical and computer engineering degrees in 2023. He can not get an interview, let alone a job. Any white male he knew in college can't get jobs either. Many are currently working in data center jobs that don't require their education.
— DRG (@suspended1233) December 25, 2024
This guy isn't wrong, however there are a lot of r-slurs I have to deal with applying and interviewing for these jobs. I'm eternally grateful that I graduated before COVID-19.
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The continued myth that US college teaches useful SWE skills. Most big companies have schools they feed from where they can shape curriculum because it's so fricking bad.
In reality SWE employment has never been out of labor shortage since BLS created a category for it. People who can't find jobs are not very good.
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100% just going to school and getting good grades doesn't immediately make you hireable, even in a market that needs people. It's still a competition, not desperation. Software is all about what shit you've built in your spare time, networking, and or playing the interview hoop jumping quiz game the r-slurred big cos use. Got to do one or three of those well and you'll be fine.
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alternatively, be indian and be interviewed by someone of the same caste
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