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I think it’s the worsening of the job market. People that I knew from 2010+ up until 2015 would find jobs (they’d bitch sometimes about how it took them 6 months or a year but it’s wasn’t nearly how it is now). These people have careers now and seem comfortable where they are.
I started my journey in 2015, and while at the time I wasn’t prepared for the job market, as I was developing, I still wouldn’t get anywhere, and now it’s like 9 years of experience of everything - from skill, to resume writing, to tailoring to interview skills to softskills to volunteering and doing free work, and also internships that I’ve done a few, and still am approached sometimes to do an unpaid internship. Like I just know at this point that it’s not me
I think a lot of times people don’t understand. In 2017 I was doing an internship at a place and I was complaining about the job market (which wasn’t nearly as bad as it is now) and I’d been told that this is the way it is, and that I need credentials and formal education , and that “I’m not suffering”, or whatever.
Or I’d say that I’d applied to 1500 job ads and people would say that it’s my resume or something like that.
Right now I do seasonal work, so I get jobs but I never know when my next one is going to be, and I was talking about it with my roommate that I’m done applying to corporations because of how it’s not worth it (literally), and she was like “well, what if you have to/have no other option” I’m like it doesn’t matter if I have no options. Like i don’t think people understand that applying just to feel better about yourself doesn’t solve the issue.
Also I was talking (I have 2 therapists, from a different country), about my employment situation, and one of them was like “well you’ve figured it out, you are able to support yourself. You’ll be able to do it again if something happens in the industry/the world” and id be like “I wouldn’t be so sure about it”.
Another one said straight to my face “well what are you going to do when your parents die”. It just pissed me off. Like this is literally what I go to therapy for. Like she just doesn’t want to understand. Like having no options doesn’t solve the problem. Just because you’ve exhausted all options doesn’t mean that you’ll magically come up with insights . There’s a lot of projection of laziness and lacking accountability
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Hey, I really enjoyed watching your video. I found your take on the market, specifically software engineering, interesting and definitely relatable. However, I think there are more aspects of the situation to consider. Since it's a free market, the influx of software engineering candidates largely determines placement.
Companies may have specific criteria for candidates, but they often end up with tens of qualified candidates who meet these. It takes skill and experience to produce an app and showcase your abilities, but when it comes to placement in a big organization, many companies will prefer candidates with direct experience in a corporate setting. There’s a lot that goes into communication, collaboration, etc., within a corporation -- which is somewhat like a skill in itself. And why wouldn't they prefer candidates who meet these additional criteria? Meeting all these stipulations often correlates with a better hire, so of course, most companies are going to screen for them.
This is the reality of being competitive for SE jobs in today's market and for the foreseeable future—you need to have it all, and then some. The screening process is just the first step; then come the technical challenges and coding whiteboards.
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