Now, though, they’re applying for tech jobs at possibly the worst time in years, as nearly every part of the sector from streaming services to robotics has laid off people or frozen hiring.
He graduated with a computer science degree in December 2021, a time he now sees as “the beginning of the end” for the most recent tech boom.
“My biggest chances of getting a job in the U.S. kind of tanked,” he said, because of the recent layoffs.
At colleges and universities, interest in computer science soared during the most recent tech boom.
Lam, who’s scheduled to graduate in December 2023, said he originally thought the layoffs in tech would hurt junior-level people the most.