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After a well-deserved career break, I decided it was time to look for a new job. The only problem was that I had last done this 10 years ago, and job hunting was a completely different game then.In 2025, everything has changed, from how roles are advertised to how candidates…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sushma Kukkadapu, a 28-year-old software engineer in Bentonville, Arkansas. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I grew up in Hyderabad, India, where I got a bachelor’s degree in computer science. In 2018, I came to the US to pursue…