Plunging campus placements post
A viral post says a major state university's 2026 CS class saw just 6.8% (28/412) secure full‑time offers versus 94% in 2022 — a stark datapoint about the shifting new‑grad market and timeline pressures. The post is fueling conversations about how AI disruption is reshaping on‑campus recruiting. (x.com)
The X status at containing the 28/412 (6.8%) figure was inaccessible to automated retrieval during verification attempts. (x.com) SignalFire’s analysis — reported by TechCrunch — found Big Tech cut new‑graduate hiring by about 25% in 2024 versus 2023, and that recent grads made up a much smaller share of hires in the post‑2023 period. (techcrunch.com) A Gusto new‑grad hiring report forecast the average May–June 2025 hire rate to be about 16% lower than 2024, and a 2025 College Hiring Outlook summary noted employers are increasingly using internships, co‑ops and short‑term projects to evaluate grads before extending full‑time offers. (gusto.com) CNBC and Rest of World documented broader declines in entry‑level engineering roles in 2024–25 tied to increased automation and AI adoption, with some analyses citing drops of more than 50% in entry‑level openings over multi‑year windows. (cnbc.com) Campus career offices publish First Destination or career‑outcomes dashboards within six months using NACE standards and LinkedIn verification, so an authoritative check on the viral post requires the specific university’s 2026 career outcomes release or First Destination Survey. (careernetwork.msu.edu) Because the original post did not name a school and no matching public career‑outcomes report showing 28/412 (6.8%) for a 2026 CS cohort was found in the career dashboards and news sources reviewed, independent confirmation remains outstanding and should come from the institution’s official placement data. (collegescorecard.ed.gov)
