u/michaelnovati replied ·
ChatGPT is not to blame no. The entire entry level job market is just stalled right now for a few reasons.
1. Mid-level and senior hiring has resumed for people with experience but entry level headcount is being held for the traditional "new grad recruiting pipelines" this fall.
2. A ton of recruiters were laid off in the sweeping layoffs this year, so companies are focusing on fewer pipelines for entry level roles, i.e. university recruiting - which is the tried-and-true source of top entry level talent.
3. Quite frankly, top companies struggle with hiring bootcamp grads. They take longer to ramp up and are just not as competitive as a Stanford grad with 3 internships at top companies. There are definitely successful bootcamp grads who do well, but if I were to focus on only ONE pipeline, I would choose the university one.