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Finding a Tech Job Is Still a Nightmare | WIRED::Tech companies have laid off more than 400,000 people in the last two years. Competition for the jobs that remain is getting more and more desperate.

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[–] doggle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)
  1. Companies will leave listings up for 'openings' that they have no intention of actually filling. Mostly just to keep resumes coming in so they can keep tabs on the market and to give HR something to do.

  2. There may only be openings for junior & senior positions. At least here in the US there has been an industry-wide neglect of training entry-level for over a decade. As the workforce aged, there's become an experience gap. There's a shrinking pool of people with on-the-job experience, tons of people with degrees but no real experience, and no systems or will to onboard them.

[–] Cheesus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago
  1. is slightly incorrect. You are right they are not meant to be filled. We always called them evergreen rolls. We didn't have a specific role in mind but we left reqs open to keep a flow of resumes to make sure we were not missing a top talent candidate that might be available and we don't want to miss out due to timing of filling roles.
[–] banneryear1868@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Most of our open postings are entry level because they're backfills and there's a lot of training and investment in new employees.