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[–] cRazi_man@europe.pub 37 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Qualification inflation and no other suitable opportunities.

Employers have blatantly ridiculous demands because they will find people who cater to these demands in a shit system and shit economy.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I mean, just because they post an ad for a rocket surgeon doesn't mean they find one. At least in the US, compsci professionals do not have any trouble finding work.

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 18 points 11 months ago (5 children)

I’ve been looking for 8 months… I’ve applied for over 100 positions and had one first round interview.

There is definitely trouble in the CS job market right now. I spoke to a recruiter who had no new jobs on their desk in two months.

[–] gt5@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago

If you’re in engineering, be an ml engineer or live in a hub is what it is

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 11 months ago

The absolut balloon of graduates isnt helping.

[–] Sprocketfree@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Curious, what level are you and what specialty?

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I have a degree and 15 years experience in web development. The last 6 have seen me move up a bit to doing more full stack and team lead things. I specialize in front-end UI/UX and API middleware.

[–] Sprocketfree@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago

Yea that's surprising. I've been approached by about 3 companies a week but haven't followed up so much so maybe it's just more bullshit listings out there. Hope you find something!

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 11 months ago

You're the first I've heard say that in a long time.

In the rest of the world, even the West, the picture is more dire. Americans tend to avoid hiring non-Americans, and had early mover advantage on computers and the internet.