Unlike most of her peers, Goh says she is not gunning for a job at a FAANG company. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Tricia Goh, 22, a senior at the National University of Singapore studying computer science. It's scary to read news stories about how tough the job market is for computer science graduates these days. Computer science has also become more popular and competitive as a major. AdvertisementInterestingly, studying computer science wasn't always on the cards for me.

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Persons: Tricia Goh, Goh, gunning Organizations: National University of Singapore, Facebook, Google Locations: Norwegian, Singapore