Greetings fellow engineers.
I wanted to share my experience as a software engineer, which is that USA based job seekers are currently having a difficult time. I would't call the global market overall bad though.
What is your experience?
Ask HN: How's the Job Hunt Going?
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Re: Ask HN: How's the Job Hunt Going?
#2Based in Australia, recent graduate, market for junior positions is pretty difficult even with industry experience.
Re: Ask HN: How's the Job Hunt Going?
#3Based in Australia, recent graduate, market for junior positions is pretty difficult even with industry experience.
So i heard. How are they gonna find seniors in the future if they don't invest in juniors now, i wonder.
Re: Ask HN: How's the Job Hunt Going?
#4Based in Australia, recent graduate, market for junior positions is pretty difficult even with industry experience.
So i heard. How are they gonna find seniors in the future if they don't invest in juniors now, i wonder.
assumes most companies care about future as opposed to putting out immediate fires and delivering over-promises to customers :)
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#5Based in Australia, recent graduate, market for junior positions is pretty difficult even with industry experience.
So i heard. How are they gonna find seniors in the future if they don't invest in juniors now, i wonder.
A graybeard here ... they don't want us, we cost too much and our tendency to call out BS is not appreciated. Maybe that's just in Oz, YMMV.
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#6Earlier quoted context omitted.
So i heard. How are they gonna find seniors in the future if they don't invest in juniors now, i wonder.
A graybeard here ... they don't want us, we cost too much and our tendency to call out BS is not appreciated. Maybe that's just in Oz, YMMV.
You mean to tell me that they don't wanna hire seniors in your area? Idk the market seems to be looking mainly for senior+.
Re: Ask HN: How's the Job Hunt Going?
#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
A graybeard here ... they don't want us, we cost too much and our tendency to call out BS is not appreciated. Maybe that's just in Oz, YMMV.
You mean to tell me that they don't wanna hire seniors in your area? Idk the market seems to be looking mainly for senior+.
They want senior+ who are <35yo, but then when they interview the 35yo for a senior position, they give them an offer for a non-senior role so they can pay them less.
Re: Ask HN: How's the Job Hunt Going?
#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
You mean to tell me that they don't wanna hire seniors in your area? Idk the market seems to be looking mainly for senior+.
They want senior+ who are <35yo, but then when they interview the 35yo for a senior position, they give them an offer for a non-senior role so they can pay them less.
Jesus is 35+ graybeard territory?
Re: Ask HN: How's the Job Hunt Going?
#9I make $25000 USD/yr automating printers and excel spreadsheets in a textile mill. I might be stupid.
Re: Ask HN: How's the Job Hunt Going?
#10USA based, I am right around 20 years into my career in IT Ops.
A little over two weeks of submissions, 20 sent and 4 rejections so far.