Computer science graduates are currently experiencing unemployment rates between 6.1% and 7.5%, significantly higher than other majors like biology and art history. Stories of recent graduates highlight the challenging job market. Manasi Mishra received only one interview despite promises of high salaries. Zach Taylor's experience included applying to nearly 6,000 tech jobs, which resulted in minimal responses and no job offers. Factors contributing to the issue include AI technology replacing junior roles and automated rejection processes by employers.
The individual stories are surreal. Manasi Mishra, 21, graduated from Purdue after being promised six-figure starting salaries, only to receive a single interview, at Chipotle. (She didn't get the job.) Zach Taylor has applied to nearly 6,000 tech jobs since graduating from Oregon State in 2023, landing just 13 interviews and zero offers. He was even rejected by McDonald's for 'lack of experience.'
Fresh computer science graduates are facing unemployment rates of 6.1% to 7.5% - more than double what biology and art history majors are experiencing, according to a recent Federal Reserve Bank of New York study.
Students say they're trapped in an 'AI doom loop' - using AI to mass-apply while companies use AI to auto-reject them, sometimes within minutes.
Thankfully, Mishra landed a job after one cold application that worked out. It's not in software engineering.
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