'How to make sense of this situation?': 30-year-old PhD holder fails to find job despite applying for 2,300 positions

A 30-year-old Princeton PhD graduate has applied for over 2,300 jobs since 2024 but remains unemployed despite his impressive academic record. After a brief AI training job ended, he is considering law school and entrepreneurship.
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- Section
- Tech
- Topics
- Jobs & careers, AI & gadgets
- First reported by
- Moneycontrol
- Reporter
- shweta singh
- Published
- Tuesday, 20 October 2026, 9:05 am IST
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- One outlet so far
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