It's rough out here (job market)

Gen Z says the job hunt "feels like staring into the void: hundreds of applications, AI interviews and silence." I read through the New York Times interactive article (October 29.2026) live and share my own stories from the job market, including AI video interviews and a director who checked his phone through my entire interview, plus one unsolicited piece of advice I’d give young job hunters. Chapters: 0:00 It’s rough out here 1:05 Interviewed by a chatbot 3:10 No more junior engineers at Amazon 6:13 Be social 10:10 Ghost jobs 11:49 500 applicants for an EA role 13:34 Chip Bongo 15:16 Parent's advice aged out 16:59 Nihilism and the midterms 19:41 My own unfortunate interview 21:14 Reading the comments Sources: The New York Times, October 28, 2026 “Searching for Jobs, Gen Z Feels Like It’s Staring Into ‘the Void’” https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2... #jobs #genz #jobmarket