Craze for CSE shrinking jobs in the US as Telugu students chase American dream

Published On : 2024-11-25T20:38:20+0530 [ IST ] | Author : Mayur_Tembhare
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As students and young graduates from Telangana and elsewhere in the country chase the American dream in many ways meritocracy remains at the core but a surge in computer science graduates and AI is making life hard for students in

Illinois and Texas – two favourite hubs for Telugus in the US to pursue higher education and employment – are among the top 10 toughest states to get into a career.

According to an AI productivity platform ‘Plus’ which analysed public data from last year to create an index ranking the worst states in which to start a new career Nevada Georgia and Arkansas are placed in the top three spots.

Mississippi Louisiana Kentucky Tennessee and New Mexico are the other states where students want to pursue their careers.

Not only is it hard to find regular employment but students are also finding it hard to get part-time jobs. They blame it on the huge influx of Indians Indianslanding in the “land of opportunities” to study CSE and related

The craze for CSE is definitely one of the reasons why the career of many youngsters is finished even before it starts,” said S Angad who studied master’s course in computer science in the US and returned to India recently as he could not land a job

I waited for a job for about one-and-a-half years. I did not find it worth the struggle and I came back as I felt it was better to be king in the small jungle rather than being a monkey there.

‘Core engineering graduates get jobs in less time than CSE graduates’

Although he had an offer with a firm after his graduation the job offer was cancelled following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank he said.

Many graduates also pointed out that while those who complete CSE and other courses take 12 to 18 months to get into a decent job those with core engineering - electrical and mechanical - degrees take much less time. The pay is also said to be about 1.5 to 2 times more for core engineering graduates

I struggled for over a year to find a job. This month I got a job with a big firm. Previously I lost several opportunities as firms were not willing to file for an OPT extension or H1B in near future. I freelanced for a few months and then worked with a startup

As far as part-time jobs are concerned many graduates are said to be struggling as some are willing to work even for $6 per hour.

Source : Reporters From Sunrise Chronicles

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