For college seniors like myself, the pressure to break into the “real word” following graduation can be overwhelming. Students hope to walk across the stage and into a full-time job right away or within a couple months.

But after the entrance of COVID-19, universities made the switch to online classes and canceled on-campus events for the near future. A commencement cancellation tracker by Forbes lists nearly 90 schools that have canceled, postponed or made graduation ceremonies virtual. Between finishing up the last few weeks of undergrad and searching for a job during the height of a pandemic, stress is at an all-time high.

Students’ experiences finding a job are not universal. Some grads have had full-time work lined up for months and others are still looking to land that first interview. Here’s what some soon-to-be grads told Technical.ly about their job-hunting experiences, with some responses edited for clarity:

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