Job Market Omens
We are hiring undergraduate interns to do computing in support of science and engineering. We sent a job ad far and wide (and are still sending it further and wider). The pay is $15/hour for 12 weeks at full time (40 hours/week), plus $500 towards travel expenses.
So far most of the applications we have received are from undergraduates -- in fields like computer engineering -- who list their anticipated graduation date as "May 2011."
Hypotheses (all untested):
So far most of the applications we have received are from undergraduates -- in fields like computer engineering -- who list their anticipated graduation date as "May 2011."
Hypotheses (all untested):
- Just like every other field, there is a shortage of jobs in computing.
- Our institution has watered down its degree programs to the point where our graduates are not competitive for real jobs.
- They don't know how to look for jobs unless the job ad winds up in their email inbox.