Job market normalizing?

Around mid-2023, I thought jobs would get better by January 2024. But hearing about recent layoffs and seeing lots of competition makes me doubt when things will actually improve. I get that the job market goes up and down, but I just want it to be a bit normal, not necessarily back to the best it's ever been. What's weird to me is that stocks seem okay, but jobs aren't doing so well.

I am graduating in 2024 and looking for joining entry level product/business analyst roles . I am wondering when the things will get normalise and hiring frequency will become normal as most of the students even from IITs and other premium institutes are finding it hard to bag jobs unlike in past years , what should I do being a tier 3 college student having a mechanical engineering background who wants to switch to product/biztech roles , i am planning to puruse MIM abroad after 2 years , will I face any difficulties in finding jobs in European regions if target hec Paris/LBS OR INSEAD FRANCE OR ESSEC

As someone who is going through their first down market. This is a question for the more experienced folks. When do you think the job market will be back up?

Recently, I've been observing a concerning trend that I haven't observed before in my 5 years in this industry. A large no. of job openings are coming up at mid-sized companies and startups that require 5+ years of experience but pay 7-12 LPA. One of these companies even used to pay a decent more when I'd applied to it a few years before Does anyone have insights on the root causes behind this trend and how it will shape up the job market going forward? My hypotheses on root causes:- (1) Bad job market (2) Advent of AI

We faced a really slow moving job market in Indian IT last financial year. I heard this year it will open some opportunities. It is almost the end of April and I am not getting any calls from the recruiters. FYI, I am a Java backend tech lead, Open for architect position as well. Having 9+ experience entirely in the same technology and in the digital banking domain. I am worried, will the market ever be back to normal like it was pre-covid? Even during lockdown, there was a lot of hiring. What's wrong now? Wars one after another, making uncertainty. I personally feel, during the WFH period they hired people from different cities and made them work together, which worked fine for WFH. Now they're forcing us to work with a team which is not in your office, not even in your city. Now, they don't need to hire people from the same city/location which makes their job easier. They just pick someone from the pool, internal recruitment etc. People are fearing job security so a very few are putting papers, resulting in no vacancies. The market is completely biased towards employers and we can't do anything about it. When will this end?

What do you guys think is the reason behind the job market being at its lowest level since past 6-7 months ? (P.s- i made a horrible mistake by joining a cpa outsourcing startup , I'm not been assigned any client for the past one year also they have not given me any kind of training. I'M FUCKING TRAPPED !!)

With big corporate giants like Google, Apple, Bain, Tesla, Amazon etc. laying off staff in the name of cost reduction, automation&innovation and restructuring while at the same time tech companies like Accenture not awarding any yearly hikes to professionals for 2 consecutive years now, where do you see the IT/Tech/Consulting industry heading towards in next couple years down the line? By when is the market expected to revive? Which companies are still committed to ensuring job security along with high pay standards or is that a thing of the past? Please enlighten me😊

Are companies hiring again in normal ways giving those buffed up packages as they were in the WFH days? Can someone who might have recently interviewed shed some light or someone who is tracking this?

Any chances that the job market recovers anytime soon? Currently HRs are super-lowballing.

Any opinions or guesses on when will the tech bull run will start again in short when this recession will go away and market will be stable?