Going Towards Nothing (But Still Applying Anyway)

Applying off-campus, especially in this job market, has been a greater battle for the past couple of years. As AI ATS and other “AI methods” have entered application filtering, it is even harder for employers to notice good employees with good skill sets. HR who put random skill sets they hear from their technical colleagues lead to job descriptions like “we need db, machine learning, UI/UX designing, in a nutshell, everything,” and all for a 12-hour unpaid intern. Desperation and Its Impact on Mental Health The “12-hour unpaid intern where you do literally everything” sounds cruel from a sane point of view, but students and freshers still apply to them, thanks to desperation. Peer pressure, placement panic, news about layoffs, and a tough job market for freshers all cause individuals to doubt their potential. This can lead to a spiral of low self-esteem and self-doubt about their abilities, preventing them from thinking clearly and leading to anxiety attacks and breakdown episodes. Th