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I'm a CS professor and this is not really what we are seeing. I'm not at Berkeley but it's an R1. Yes, students on the lower end of the GPA scale are having a h

I'm a CS professor and this is not really what we are seeing. I'm not at Berkeley but it's an R1. Yes, students on the lower end of the GPA scale are having a harder time finding jobs. But in terms of my program's ability to place students after graduating, the vast majority have been placed. It's important to also note that some who have not found a place did so because the thought they could find a better salary by holding out for longer. So yes, probably average post-grad offer is going down, that's true. But it's definitely not true to say "everybody is struggling to get jobs"

joquarky 1y ago
> But it's definitely not true to say "everybody is struggling to get jobs" Most people don't speak or write literally about this kind of subject.
- ModernMech 1y ago
  We see the evidence in the article of "everybody struggling" is: -Berkeley students haven't gotten as many internship offers and their salaries are not exceedingly high (but they are still getting offers). - He claims his son is struggling. I dunno, maybe he is right but this doesn't sound exactly like Armageddon. Also this: "it's going to be a great career. It is future-proof — that changed in four years" Huh? How is it not still a great career? Just because Berkeley grads can't get insane salaries right out of college? Also, how was is ever future proof -- I've been constantly retraining on technologies for 30 years. This article is just soundbites, nothing to see here.