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You can always teach English abroad or join the air force both of which solve the environment problem. Going back home isn't a great option unless you have a high paying job lined up and can save a lot of money. The main issue with staying home is your days become monotonous and years can pass just treading water. It is also a huge hit to self confidence and mental health at least for a traditional US household. While you're away, it will be vital to keep learning new skills and trying to find better opportunities or you will get stuck.

The most important skills you've gained from your education so far is the ability to learn and process. Take any tech related job you can right now, don't be picky. Strive to excel in whatever that job is and not just from the tech standpoint; the business and the processes are equally important. Keep your eye on the horizon for what role it is you really want but be aware that that goal might change over time.

And keep in talking to your friends. Who knows if between the lot of you, you've already thought of the next big thing.

When I graduated in 2011, the Great Recession was just beginning to unthaw. I nearly joined the Air Force as an officer. I even went to MEPS and did the physical but decided against it at the last second and joined a military contractor instead.

It was a similar situation, but honestly nowhere as dire as yours. Even in that rough situation, the best of my state college were at least getting one offer. I cannot imagine how rough it must be for MIT grads to not be getting job offers.

I'm not proud of either, but I did what I needed to so that I never moved back home.

I find this seriously unlikely. Most MIT grads are getting into Jane Street or at minimum Google - they literally think working at Amazon is beneath them. Course 6 grads are not going unemployed.

It is funny to hear that this person might have an unstable environment though - that isn't the profile of someone that gets into MIT.

If OP is actually serious I'm more than willing to give resume advice - including in person living in the area. But again, I seriously doubt this is real, or if people like OP are willing to take advice from failures like me.

Since there are currently no posts mentioning this, if you have down time, build something.

Not because it will make you rich, but because it shows you have the grit to actually do something. It will also keep your skills fresh and/or grow them.

These things do make a huge difference to hiring managers.

Hunting for work in a down economy is hard and depressing. Building something is a excellent way to stave off depression. Much better than self-pity, alcohol, drugs, videos games, or doom scrolling.

I'm a MIT alumna who graduated in 2014 (Course 15) and now am a software engineer.

I suggest reverse-recruiting into a small startup - or if you're the entrepreneur-type, even starting your own.

Entry-level roles are often hard to come by, regardless of where you graduate from. If they see that you're willing to put in the work, smaller shops are sometimes willing to take a chance on you, when no one else will.

Just keep applying and don’t think too much of it. Once you have 4-5 years of experience, you will be telling recruiters to back off and not spam your LinkedIn. Yet as a new grad the tables are reversed (for now at least).

Also since you’re still in school, I recommend pivoting to AI. AI still has a very hot job market, even if rest of software development doesn’t. In fact I’d say, AI is an employees market right now.

1. Go for masters in a field where you can get TA or other stipend. Masters is generally worth it because it will give you more experience. There are lots of places outside of US that are starting to invest into AI infra, and having advanced knowledge gives you an edge. Don't limit yourself to MIT - other universities (even overseas) have funding. A lot of times, especially in US, the graduate projects are basically company funded tasks that they can get done while paying way less than the market price, so plenty of those are floating around.

2. Look outside US for jobs. There are remote opportunities everywhere, and at your young age, its not super hard to move. Even China has some startups that can hire within US.

3. In general, even in recession, there are companies that end up making big as demand shifts to more fundamental things. Most companies need IT support. Generally, as a computer engineering grad, you should be able to do the full range of IT support (and if you can't ask yourself why not).