A Princeton PhD Applied to 2,300 Jobs and Still Can't Get One
paulnovosad · x · 2026-10-19
Per WSJ, a Princeton chemical engineering PhD has applied to 2,300 jobs without landing one — Princeton credential, practical major, builds electronics in his spare time, keeps applying between breaks. paulnovasad: if this guy can't get a job, none of you will. The labor market deep freeze is hitting college-educated workers hardest.
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