"Then a glimmer of hope landed in his inbox: an email from Amazon inviting him to interview for a software engineering role in 10 days. He knew he couldn't waste the opportunity, so he made a plan: hole up in his room to study - and document his preparation for the big day on TikTok to hold himself accountable."
"These challenges reflect a broader hiring slowdown that's hit entry-level job seekers especially hard. Amid tariff uncertainty and the early effects of AI adoption, US companies are hiring at one of the slowest paces since 2014. Tech professionals, including computer science graduates like Chen, have been particularly affected, with layoffs at firms including Amazon, Google, and Microsoft. On Indeed, US software development job postings have declined by over 70% from their peak in 2022."
Andrew Chen, a 22-year-old computer science graduate from UC San Diego, prepared intensively for an Amazon software engineering interview and documented his study process on TikTok. Many recent college graduates are struggling to find work, with 4.8% of Americans ages 22 to 27 with at least a bachelor's degree unemployed as of June, higher than the broader working-age jobless rate. A broader hiring slowdown has hit entry-level job seekers, driven by tariff uncertainty and early AI adoption, and tech firms have enacted layoffs. US software development job postings have fallen sharply since 2022, prompting varied and creative job-search approaches.
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