As a computer science graduate myself, I’m certain no one has fully prepared you for how challenging the job market will be after university, especially today, where AI is rapidly transforming the job market.

You set foot out into the real world with hope in your heart and the sun shining bright. One month in, you’re sending applications, adjusting your CV according to the job titles and most of all waiting patiently. But then the return emails are not in your favour.

You’re rightfully confused; you have done what everyone expected of you. You completed your degree, worked hard on a few internships, created projects on GitHub to showcase your skills but still nothing.

The key aspect young minds fail to realise is that while this was enough ten years ago, right now the requirements have changed. We can to an extent blame companies for not hiring like they used to but let’s face the problem head-on. AI has changed the landscape in a short period of time. The cookie-cutter work that was handed to the new hires can easily be done with a few prompts.

Most professionals started from the bottom fixing small bugs and keeping building identical login screens till they were experts. This was tedious work sometimes even........

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