No Juniors Today, No Seniors in 2031
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No Juniors Today, No Seniors in 2031
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#3> I have been tracking junior software-engineering listings on LinkedIn and Indeed since late 2024.
I don't think such a short timeframe is indicative of anything at all. This data could be interesting if comparing to say before Covid or even before 2008, but as is, this is far too short of a timeframe to draw any actual conclusions. How would you know whether we're currently under hiring juniors or we were previously just over hiring and are now returning to the norm?
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#42031 is in 5 years. There will be plenty of seniors even if the influx of juniors is exactly 0. Not saying 0 influx of juniors is good, it harms young people. But it wont cause lack of seniors issue in 2031.
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#5For what it’s worth, I’ve been in companies not hiring juniors in 2016-2020, 2023-2024. My current company just hired a few, plus interns.
This is not new.
IMO: This says more about companies than the market. Companies are willing to spend more on salary rather than improving their internal processes.
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#6> I have been tracking junior software-engineering listings on LinkedIn and Indeed since late 2024. I don't think such a short timeframe is indicative of anything at all. This data could be interesting if comparing to say before Covid or even before 2008, but as is, this is far too short of a timeframe to draw any actual conclusions. How would you know whether we're currently under hiring juniors or we were previousl…
Read TFA these concerns are addressed.
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#8The points raised may be interesting, but the ai-slop writing here really detracts.
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#92031 is in 5 years. There will be plenty of seniors even if the influx of juniors is exactly 0. Not saying 0 influx of juniors is good, it harms young people. But it wont cause lack of seniors issue in 2031.
There will be a lot of super seniors on the doorstep of retirement, but no seniors.
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