问HN：你会给今天的计算机科学学生什么建议？
我经常受邀在许多大学与计算机科学专业的学生交流。我非常喜欢这个机会！我希望能够激励和指导他们，因为在我这个年龄时，我感到自己被忽视。
在昨天我在共享办公空间举办的关于科技创业失败的聚会上，我朋友的20岁儿子过来聊了聊。他现在是大学三年级的计算机科学专业学生。
我们的对话很普通，他问我关于我的事业。“我记得你曾在科技和招聘领域工作，”他说，“现在市场怎么样？”
他巧妙地向我寻求关于未来职业的建议。我很快意识到这对他来说是多么重要和宝贵。
我总是能找到合适的话语来对待像他这样的年轻人，于是我开始谈论。
我讲述了市场的变化、需求的下降以及裁员对现状的影响。
然后我完全陷入了僵局，脑子里一片空白。我有些悲观，但我想激励他。我不想通过告诉他市场对初级开发者来说很艰难而让他感到沮丧。
我意识到我不知道该告诉他什么。我完全不知道什么是“好”或“坏”，市场会如何发展，他需要哪些技能。在从事科技招聘超过15年后，我竟然不知道该如何指导他。
我感到无助。在他的眼中，我看到了20年前那个年轻的自己，向我信任的人寻求建议。
经过短暂的停顿，我意识到我需要务实一些。我向他承诺，我会通过他的父亲尽快给他写一份回复。
那时这是我能做的最好选择。诚实地承认我并不知道一切，感觉比假装知道要好得多。
此外，我也获得了一些时间，给这个孩子一些深入的反馈。
你今天会给计算机科学专业的学生什么建议呢？
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I was often invited to speak with CS students at many universities. I loved it!<p>I wanted to inspire and guide them since I felt overlooked when I was their age.<p>After yesterday's meetup at my coworking space on tech startup failures, my friend's 20-year-old son dropped by to chat. He is studying computer science in his third year of university.<p>It was a typical small talk, and he asked me about my business. “As I recall, you worked in technology and recruitment," he said. How's the market now?<p>He cleverly asked for advice about his future career. I quickly saw how important and valuable it was to him.<p>I always had the right words to say to kids like him, so I started talking.<p>I talked about how the market is changing, how demand is down, and how layoffs affected the situation.<p>Then I got fully paralysed, and I couldn't think of what to say. I was a bit pessimistic, but I wanted to motivate him. I didn't want to discourage him by telling him that the market is hard for junior developers.<p>I realized that I don't know what to tell him. I have NO clue what's "good" or "bad", or what the market will do, or which skills he needs. After working in tech recruiting for over 15 years, I don't know how to guide him.<p>I felt helpless. In his eyes, I saw my younger self from 20 years ago, seeking advice from someone I trusted.<p>After a brief pause, I realized that I needed to be practical. I promised him I would send him a written response via his father soon.<p>That was the best I could do at the time. Being honest about not knowing everything felt better than pretending I did.<p>Also, I gained some time to give this kid some thorough feedback.<p>What advice would you give to a CS student today?