DS market is kind of insane right now

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The current data science job market presents a striking reality: a recent associate-level position at my company attracted over 300 applications, with more than 30 seasoned professionals, each boasting 10+ years of experience, vying for the role. Among them was even a Harvard master's graduate. This influx of senior candidates applying for entry-level positions highlights the ongoing challenges in the job market, likely driven by layoffs.

So here's the story: another team in my company opened an associate-level DS role last week, we got 300+ applications, and somehow there were 30+ senior-level guys applying for it. Not fake senior either. Like actually senior all with 10+ yoe. One of them even was a master from Harvard.

I knew the market was bad, but seeing that kind of applicant piling up for an associate level role was still kind of unbelievable.

Feels like a lot of experienced people are applying down-level after being laid off now just to stay employed. Which is fair enough, but also DAMN.

Curious that are other people & teams seeing the same thing, or is this just a weird sample on our side?

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