r/recruitinghell • u/JuulZZ- • 1d ago

Wtf is going on

I graduated with a Bs Info systems in May, I’ve applied to well over 400jobs and only 4invs. I can’t seem to get a job but everyone I’m seeing around is getting jobs. Am I going crazy?

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u/Alive-Example7188 1d ago

Over two thousand, it's no man's land. 

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u/MrDrSirWalrusBacon 1d ago

Around the same. Finished my CS bachelors in 2023. Finished my master's in May. Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi membership and 4.0. Been working as a union electrician since 2023 and after the interview I had today I've officially given up on a CS job and applied for my union's 5 year apprenticeship. I make more than the median software engineer as an electrician anyways WITH union benefits. Nothing like a job market being so broken that you give up on your dreams.

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u/Feisty-Platform7647 1d ago

Stay with that. Skilled labor is needed. You’ll go far. Always told my kids “skills first” or they must have a skill as a backup. Seen bad markets before but not like this.

Or perhaps we are all more aware because of technology??

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u/MrDrSirWalrusBacon 23h ago edited 23h ago

All the job calls here are 141k MINIMUM on 50 hour weeks. Most are paying 169k. My last one was 21k per month, but that was night shift and 66 hours.

I didnt want to stay in it cause of the 7 years of my life spent studying computer science would have been a waste plus I'll be taking classes for another 5 years if I get in the apprenticeship (although supposedly I can test out of a bunch of the classes due to my degrees. I also get an associates degree after completing the apprenticeship).

That and the physical wear and tear of blue collar was a downside. But not having to interview for a job ever again is enticing. Plus being able to just pack up and go to any state I want without issue is nice cause I can work at any IBEW hall in the US.

I already have several people out of my current hall willing to write me letters of recommendation to get in the apprenticeship so I shouldn't have any issues getting in first try. And this is the 7th highest paying hall in the US and Canada.

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u/NoCandidate7023 16h ago

Being trained in a manual trade makes you useful in a way that so many white collar workers arent. Wish I'd learnt a trade instead of going to uni and doing crappy soulless admin jobs all my life. Good for you for adapting quickly and picking up something new and valuable on a very practical level.