25-year-old who delivered donuts to Silicon Valley bosses with his resume hidden inside is going viral—as millions of unemployed Gen Zers are desperate for job-hunting hacks

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• Millions of Gen Z are unemployed—and thanks to AI-induced cuts to corporate entry-level roles, landing that first job is about to get tougher. Look no further than the viral donut hack that helped one jobless 25-year-old stand out in Silicon Valley.

We’ve heard from a Gen Zer who waitressed at a major tech conference just to get her CV into the hands of hiring managers and a graduate who cold emailed her dream employers with the subject line, “proposal to hustle”.