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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DS graduated early from Virginia Tech with a computer engineering degree in December 2024, and has been looking a FT position since August 2024.  He did internships in his sophomore and junior year.  He applied over 1100 positions, received 14 interviews, and two offers.  Those two offers were rescinded due to budget cut, and feels so depressed at the moment.  Many of his friends who will graduate this week are still jobless who also have multiple internships.  I really feel bad for them.  [/quote]

OP. I'm in no way an expert but I have a kid that graduated CS in Dec and is looking as well. He does have an offer from a midwest company where he has interned/worked part-time during college so he's not too worried. He has had several near misses and is finally getting some traction. Last stages (team matching or variant).

I'd recommend the following based on what i'm seeing with my son:
- Reach out to companies your son interviewed with, came close to an offer but they didn't have anything at that time. Things have changed.
- For new jobs, apply only to companies where he (or you guys) have contacts. A referred resume at least gets a look and maybe more. 
- Reach out to Linkedin contacts (or establish some) at target companies that have recently switched or planning to switch to RTO. A friend's son works for Intel in CA but moved to NYC because it was remote work. Intel now wants everyone back 5 days a week and he's not going back. Make an aggressive pitch about how you love personal interaction, love working in the office, etc.
- If you know anyone at GMU Engineering, reach out to them and get in contact with CE professors in that department. Last year, when my kid was checking out GMU, they were talking about how many of their students are placed before they finish college and they have to work hard to convince them to complete their degrees. Them profs. have contacts in the local area for CE jobs. [/quote]

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