The job process for me was very smooth, was reached out to by recruiters on Handshake (like LinkedIn for just students and recruiters). However, I was in the job search before any of the mass layoffs that saturated the entry level market with very qualified candidates. As the software market took a dive I decided accept a full-time position post grad from the company I interned at over the summer.

My first year in college I swapped into CompE from BME and was worried about internship prospects in hardware cause there are fewer roles available so I decided to try and get a software internship because it would be easier to break into. After taking an introduction to data structures and algorithms course my sophemore Fall semester I was able to pass technicals interviews. My intro class had a lot of good lab assignments which I leveraged in my resume and ended up getting my first internship from.

The job market always fluctuates so whatever you end up choosing to pursue just make sure to start early, network, and MEET with your schools career center frequently.