@aboi9596
Not even just in SWE, even IT jobs such as a Network Engineer and a System Admin are asking for 5-10+ years experience for entry level 🙃
@christhescienceguy6285
This is the SAME exact thing that happened to STEM degree science majors when companies said they need more scientists. Come to find out there were no jobs.
@tubintheweb1
One of the biggest issues is also the increasing tech stack, I personally have 11+ years of experience, and broke 6 figures over 4 years ago. So getting a job in IT for me is no issue, the problem is new jr. Devs have hurdles that didn't exist when I joined the tech scene in 2012. Now cloud expertise is now becoming mandatory, it is no longer good enough just to understand a programming language, you must have a much deeper repertoire in order to compete in todays market. And building in the cloud requires additional set of knowledge that just wasn't needed over a decade ago.
@saidibrahim5931
If you don't get a job as a developer start applying for an IT support it's easier to get and build connections during your first year and you will get something
@potatopilot16
This is why I feel terrible for jobs in which your education does not count as experience. For example, me being a pilot took me getting all my certificates and ratings that all took hours to get. Even my training alone for all these took about 230 hours for me. This COUNTS as experience because it was me flying while learning a new plane or certificate. This still counted as experience because I was doing the flying.
@SimiGetsIt
As a senior engineer, the market isn't easy. The market is crazy this year. Things will pick back up in the fall. Keep learning as you said in the video
@mikolots
I've been searching for months for a video like this and finally someone made one. Seems like not many Youtubers make videos on the negative side of becoming a web developer these days because it ruins their advertiser/sponsorship pay which is fueled by hype. Great video. Very cool project.
@LeChuck.x17
As a Senior developer, let me tell you that it's tough as well: more requirements, less pay, more competition... the market in 2023 is very different to previews years.
@boot-strapper
I have 8 years of experience and cant find a job right now. Insane.
@Dobermanmomma
Graduated in 2020 as an adult student to boost my income. Before college I worked 3 jobs around the clock. Now, I still work 3 jobs around the clock. Little did I know, even with 17 years of work experience and now a degree, I am considered the same as a child who is starting out because I am a new grad and I didn't work in that field. The system is broken.
@rjdubu1485
I am in the exact same boat. One issue I am finding though is staying motivated to continuously learn something when you’re labor, efforts and time investment are never rewarded. The other compounding thing to this is the fact that coming up with any form of useful idea or project is extremely difficult, which yet again has a high probability of being swept under the rug with no reward leaving you with yet another chunk of your life gone and making no further economic progress. This is shockingly bad for young people. We want to work. Many of us went to school because we thought we’d get an above average salary and be able to keep growing and earning. Sure it’s awesome if you couldn’t live another day in your life without coding, but some (most) people view their career as a vehicle which will transport them up the socioeconomic ladder more quickly so they can have a normal and decent standard of living.
@b0tmau
I graduated in summer 2022, and thankfully I had a job lined up pretty much right out of school. The main reason I got the job was because my dad knew the manager and was able to schedule an interview, thankfully, I prepared myself the best I could and got the job. The main points I got from my experience: Connections are very important, if not, necessary. Just this past month one of our interns brought in a guy for an interview he knew, and now he’s hired on as well. Do everything you can to network and make sure you are prepared because an opportunity might come up unexpectedly. Everyone needs IT, so don’t be scared to look in different industries for software dev or even IT jobs, getting your foot in the door is the hardest part. Once you’re in, like Devy said, keep yourself sharp so you can leverage all your experience to ace an interview.
@peanutbuttersalmon7276
Ill give some advice that did help me. I was completely self taught, not bootcamp, no nothing. I had worked in IT at a hardware level but my background was in healthcare. I built a website from scratch JS, Bootstrap 3, HTMl, and some Css. The site that got me interviews was a website i made that was almost like a personal trainer. You could create workouts in a calendar, and it would email , text, or both; those workouts to you on that calendar day. I built something that could be used by someone in a real business scenario. Thats my best advice is build something you think could be used. It could be an App, a low power OS, and API, just something actuallh usable.
@o.t.d_ody_the_dreamer
It's blowing my mind, it's not like they want entry-level to do entry-level work anyway. They want above and beyond.
@C3R341K1LL3R
I think you are right that college CS is not directly teaching things like React or whatever tools are popular now, but it’s absolutely not useless. Knowing about analyzing algorithms, functional programming, design patterns are incredibly useful when learning the fad tech of the era
@leanlasagne8176
Not in SWE, but in cybersec. Landing my first job after grad was an absolute struggle and I got it because i got LUCKY. I was unemployed for a year and a half.They only took notice because of my location and how close I was.
@corpuzone
Seems like people who are into swe are getting into cybersecurity and cloud based systems like AWS / Salesforce. I like to get into software engineering on a web development focus but looks like it’s getting quite saturated these days. I totally agree even entry level roles require 1-2 yrs experience.
@robbiem4624
I notice that this video applies to all jobs not just tech of jobs that were entry level 20 years ago now require senior level experience but for entry level jobs. Most jobs even if they are entry level require 2 years of experience and you have to have knowledge of the job and what is expected than what the job requires.
@pixel-bits
Just wanted to say a few things here: 1. In general if it's on the evening news, it's too late. This goes for stock picks and "most in demand" careers. 2. From what I see most people are getting into a swe career because of the high salaries from Google, Facebook, etc. This is NOT normal. 3. Being a good SWE is much more than leetcode and copying and pasting from stack exchange. It takes years of experience and hard work. 4. A lot of people end up not liking SWE and switch to something else. There are other areas Product Manager, Scrum Master, Growth Manager, etc that you might like better. 5. This happens in a lot of industries where supply exceeds demand. How many people want to be film directors who intern for years before their even considered for higher positions.
@michaeln.2383