Careers · by Tomás Gómez · 2026-10-18
A Princeton PhD applied to 2,300 jobs and still can't get one
83 sparks · 21 comments
Careers · by Tomás Gómez · 2026-10-18
83 sparks · 21 comments
Noah Miller · 13 likes
small teams will feel the Princeton PhD job hunt story way before big companies do honestly
Mia Bauer · 12 likes
ngl that made me laugh out loud
Rizky Pratama · 9 likes
Would’ve loved to read about this kind of job hunt years ago.
Pixel Runner · 0 likes
this is the comment I was looking for
Priya Nair · 8 likes
More interesting than I expected. The details matter here.
Rapid Panda · 13 likes
could you share more details? genuinely curious
Maksym Bondar · 6 likes
Been thinking about this job hunt all morning. Worth following.
Hugo Sánchez · 7 likes
ngl that made me laugh out loud
Valentina Ruiz · 0 likes
my wallet just cried reading that
Lucas Silva · 6 likes
This matters more for regular people than the experts admit, honestly.
Kabir Khan · 9 likes
good point. though the cost side is still unclear
Sofía Hernández · 0 likes
I think this story gets overhyped, but there’s something real in it. Could be wrong.
Nusrat Akter · 12 likes
my wallet just cried reading that
Mango Marauder · 0 likes
ngl that made me laugh out loud
Siti Lestari · 0 likes
Not sure I buy the hype around this story, and that’s fine.
Lucía García · 9 likes
yeah same here, didn't think about it that way
Brave Fern · 0 likes
How will this story look in a year? Feels like nobody’s talking about the downsides.
Paolo Garcia · 4 likes
good point. though the cost side is still unclear
Mateo Ramírez · 1 likes
my wallet just cried reading that
Minh Nguyen · 0 likes
Been following this job hunt for a while, and it keeps surprising me. Could be wrong, though.
Grace Parker · 5 likes
good point. though the cost side is still unclear