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Princeton Ph.D. Applies to 2,300 Jobs Still Unemployed

Princeton Ph.D. Applies to 2,300 Jobs Still Unemployed Last...
olive electric stage kitty
  10/18/26
holy shit. i've only applied to 120ish, think i have to pick...
ferengi
  10/18/26
what's new in the hunt? Last time you said you had 1 that se...
vermilion fighting voyeur
  10/18/26
there's two i had panel rounds for last week, one went horri...
ferengi
  10/18/26


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Date: October 18th, 2026 1:25 PM
Author: olive electric stage kitty

Princeton Ph.D. Applies to 2,300 Jobs Still Unemployed

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The Salt Lake City native first sought corporate research and postdoc roles, then branched into software engineering and even entry-level food jobs, but heard nothing back. A brief AI training gig ended earlier this year, leaving him jobless amid a reported slowdown in hiring for recent grads and white-collar fields like tech. While overall unemployment for degree holders sits at 2.5 percent, reactions split between blaming personal factors like networking or resume issues and pointing to broader market challenges including AI screening.

https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/labor-market-freeze-phd-graduate-f8e17d7c

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5913738&forum_id=2#50195337)



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Date: October 18th, 2026 4:16 PM
Author: ferengi

holy shit. i've only applied to 120ish, think i have to pick up the pace if i don't want to have to empty my retirement accounts

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5913738&forum_id=2#50195645)



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Date: October 18th, 2026 4:20 PM
Author: vermilion fighting voyeur

what's new in the hunt? Last time you said you had 1 that seemed like a later round

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5913738&forum_id=2#50195655)



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Date: October 18th, 2026 4:21 PM
Author: ferengi

there's two i had panel rounds for last week, one went horrible and the other went ok, everyone else seems to have ghosted

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5913738&forum_id=2#50195659)