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    „Ich habe einen Master-Abschluss, habe aber 500 Stellenabsagen erhalten – jetzt beziehe ich Sozialleistungen.“


    „Ich habe einen Master-Abschluss, habe aber 500 Stellenabsagen erhalten – jetzt beziehe ich Sozialleistungen.“

    https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/i-masters-degree-500-job-10880333

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    2. PomeloTraditional971 on

      I have run numerous recruitment campaigns for positions in my team and whenever I see these stories, I always think part of the issue is quantity over quality. Many of the applications I see have obviously been done with AI and are quite generic. It is as if people use chatgpt to produce a cv and then just spam it to every position they find.

      The people that do well are the ones that clearly have spent time tailoring their application to the job requirements and demonstrate some interest in the role. It’s better to spend a few hours doing fewer really well written applications than it is to be pumping out two applications a day like the person in this story.

    3. PJBuzz on

      >He graduated with a first-class postgraduate degree in computer science, specialising in machine learning, from the University of Exeter in 2024.
      …
      „I know that I’m an employable person – I speak four languages, I’m fluent in English and Portuguese, and I speak French and Spanish as well.“

      This is all rather concerning.

      When I was getting into the job market, this bloke probably would have been able to take his pick of employers…

      I have no idea what I could possibly suggest to the fella as that is a huge amount of rejections, which probably suggests he has already expanded his acceptable scope, but if he hasn’t then I would suggest looking into markets which are adjacent to the one he is trained, but adopting AI technology. Take any role that might give you the opportunity to spearhead a program and show the skills you have, rather than going directly into a role that fits straight away.

      I dunno though man, this is bleak.

    4. dbxp on

      A masters in software isn’t really highly valued, the people who I know who got one did so because they graduated into a recession so wanted another year living as a student. If he’s trying to get into real AI that starts at PhD level. Junior positions in software have always been hard to come by since they have a tendency to reduce the overall productivity of the team and as soon as they’re up to speed they get a job elsewhere.

    5. restore_democracy on

      In machine learning? I find that hard to believe unless there’s some impediment that’s gone unmentioned. There is enormous demand at the moment for smart people who can apply AI/ML to solve business problems.

    6. 811545b2-4ff7-4041 on

      Ironically, i know firms that hire people doing machine learning **in Brazil** where he’s from – because it’s a cheap place to employ people and it’s a similar timezone to the USA.

      Knowing his qualifications and languages spoken only gives a tiny part of the story about why he’s not found work.

    7. Arseypoowank on

      How does the guy interview though is the main question, not saying he’s not bright but I’ve worked with people with computer science degrees that made me genuinely question if they were actually present for any of the course, and we’ve interviewed people with computer science degrees who failed to answer even basic questions about networking concepts.

    8. HeftyVermicelli7823 on

      A Masters degree in computer science isn’t worth the paper it is written on and he has zero experience. I can guarantee he has tried to apply for high paying jobs which require other qualifications rather than leaving uni and like the rest of us did starting an entry level and working up.

    9. Legitimate-Leg-4720 on

      Damn, I thought that was the kind of degree that guarantees a well-paid graduate job.

    10. SingleAlarm5028 on

      What the heck can he actually do with his MSc that tens of thousands of kids with AI Coding Agents can do just as well, perhaps even better?

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