What is the season for fresher and junior level role openings to be posted?
So back in December, job portals were dry af. From mid January, I do see a few more openings. But seems like everyone wants Principal Seniors, Senior Staff Engineers and so on. Or minimum 5+ YoE in relevant field. Where are all those jobs for freshers or junior professionals, like the ones with 2+ YoE? Ig internship to full-time conversion season has started, so companies will just be picking up recent college grads for the fresher roles. Now, I do have 5+ YoE but it's across different domains, and that doesn't help much in contemporary situations. So where do I go now? In which month can I expect some junior level openings? Or will it be only AI now? Chat, how cooked am I? Can I expect anything around March?
Posted Jan 27, 2026, 1:48 PM UTC