If I was a junior engineer or CS new grad, I would be doing everything in my power to stand out from my peers.
The reason why hiring is so hard nowadays is twofold: reduced headcount and a saturated market.
15 years ago, Computer Science was a field primarily for computer nerds who did it for the love of the game. However, due to Silicon Valley culture taking off and a golden age of tech IPOs, many students started studying CS because they believed it was the fastest and easiest way to make money.
This worked for a while, but the market has finally reached a saturation point for average level junior engineers. There are too many candidates with the same resume: good college, good grades, and 1-2 extracurriculars. It's too hard for companies to distinguish between these profiles.
In order to stand out, you really need to be working on cool side projects, contributing to open source, doing research, or writing in-depth technical pieces. These efforts demonstrate to companies that you possess not only skills that your contemporaries don't have, but also the drive to go above and beyond.
The days of memorizing a couple leetcode medium problems and getting an offer are over. The only real way to make yourself desirable as a newgrad is to have experience and skills that your peers don't have.
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