None of the above - reason is that fewer jobs are available in the job market due to a global economic slowdown

Staff Engineer

One thing I'm starting to realize is no matter how the market is, having a good network can have a huge impact on your career.

Software Developer

Picked up from a YouTube comment. 
  
 90% of jobs these days are just life support for a system that is struggling to maintain the constant consumption it needs to function as it is.

Why is it getting harder for both freshers and experienced folks to land a job these days? Too much competition? Unrealistic job expectations? Something else?

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Too much competition

Unrealistic skill requirements

Not enough connections

AI taking over jobs

Why are jobs so tough to get now ?

Frontend Engineer

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Hi, fresher here and just browsing linkedin and opportunities that are available in the market. 
I have recently come across this trend by all the companies almost of having some unreal expectations for the jobs that they have to post. 
These are some entry level roles and demand experience? How is that supposed to work??
Idk if im wrong here but the example im sharing is a product analyst role demanding 7 years of experience? Am I mistaken to see this as absurdity?
Seen this with all the product roles as well, ns about other entry level jobs. 

Please let me know if I’m missing any information that I need to know or if there is a reason behind such demands. 

Thanks for reading.

What is up with these unreal expectations?

Consultant

Hey everyone, I am a Junior FE Dev (from my prev work title coz my exp is 1YoE). Have been working extensively on React.JS and Redux. My previous company was great. I was loving it. Sadly a few months ago, I was laid off. I still don't know the reason behind why I was one of the laid off people. Anyway, I moved on from that depression and started searching for a new job from last month. Made it to final rounds in pretty much every interview I sat for. But then got rejected in final round for crazy reasons including "we currently don't have funds to hire you". One of them even said they are on hiring freeze, literally in the final round 🥲. 

Haven't been able to get a job anywhere. I don't know if my skills aren't enough to be hired or is it something else. "What's hot in FE right now ? Like what skills can fetch me a job ?" - Started asking this myself as well as some of my good friends, but they say don't learn skills for getting job, learn it for yourself. Though it's true, I don't have much savings to support myself for atleast a month. So, I have to get into a job to keep myself from going bonkers under the financial crunch that I can clearly see ahead of myself if I stay unemployed in the next 20 days.

Yes, the tech market is in its winter season. I understand that, but I still see there are so many openings in the market for ppl with 1YoE like me and skillset that matches mine, yet I never hear back from them or just get rejected in final rounds 😕.

I'm absolutely clueless on what to do right now. Any suggestions would be really helpful.

Why is getting a job sooo hard these days ?!

Software Engineer

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I recently started interviewing after a period of about 5 years and I am very surprised about the change in the way interviews are conducted these days. I have now interviewed for few companies like Sitetracker, Avance Clinical, Iron Mountain and expedite commerce and each organisation had their first round as a fit check round which i’m unable to clear. Can you guys share some tips around it.

Need help regarding Fit check round of interview

Salesforce developer

I see jobs being there, but even the entry level jobs are requiring experience. I saw a associate level job posting on linkedin for a startup asking for 4-6 years experience. This is in line with the recent article at The KEN.

Are people really ready to work for low salary for high skills? 
What does this mean for the freshers, job switchers/career switchers? Are we all doomed for now?

What's your take on the market?

What's happening with the job market?

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why is the job market so bad these days?
Trying to switch since Feb. Is it across all domains?
Recruiters are going cold after 2-3 rounds.

What can be a plausible reason?

Job Market

Business analyst

Struggling to land interviews. I have been applying for months now. I feel it's very competitive and the bar is higher.

Your thoughts? Suggestions to land a decent job in this market.

Feeling frustrated and hopeless day by day.

Role : Data Analytics & Engineer

How's the Job Market 😔

I am seeing a lot of layoff related posts everywhere from news articles to LinkedIn.. Is the Job market really that bad now? Or just the media is projecting that way? 

If it's really bad, which department you think is the most affected? How's layoffs specifically in India? Or is it layoffs in US but more hiring in India due to cost cutting? 

Are layoffs in technology/engineering dept as in for developers or some other departments? Your thoughts please..

Job Market right now in India?

I graduated in June this year and have been struggling to find a job despite all my efforts. I was offered a position at TCS Digital, but it feels like a letdown after all the preparation I’ve done. For the past year, I’ve been solving DSA problems and developing apps, but the job search has been incredibly challenging. I even interned at IIT, yet I still can’t land a job.

It’s so frustrating to see people who don’t have the same level of development or problem-solving skills get hired while I go from one interview to the next. I’ve been applying to 3-5 jobs daily for the last six months, and I’ve only received a few interview calls. In one case, I made it to the final round after excelling in three technical rounds, but I was rejected after the founders’ round without any feedback. I was led to believe I had done extremely well, which made the rejection even harder.

During campus placements, I reached the final rounds of interviews with decent companies, but I was always rejected after reaching the top 5. Other companies either ghost or give out task rounds where you compete with devs who have 3-5 years of industry experience. It’s insane.

I’m fortunate that I don’t have to support my family financially, thanks to my well-off parents, but it’s still disheartening. On top of all this, the focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives is tough to navigate. All the top companies that came to my college—Flipkart, Myntra, Amazon, Adobe—had female-only hiring tags. I thought I could make it through hackathons, but now even those are women-only. I am not blaming women nor do I mean to knock their hustle but I hope you can understand how difficult it is to deal with quotas in this market. 

I can’t figure out where I’m going wrong. I network heavily on LinkedIn, have strong communication skills, have been grinding LeetCode, and participate in hackathons while developing apps for fun, but I still can’t seem to land a job.

PS: If anyone can help with advice or referrals, I’d be grateful. Thanks for bearing with my harangue.

This market sucks (fresher rant)

How’s the market situation currently? 
Are you getting enough calls? 
What skills are getting more attention- is it gen-ai, is it cloud, is it full stack ? 
What all needs to be prepped for more than 12++ yrs experience 
How much preparation is needed? 
Are the interviews getting tougher? 
Pls help- I’m under paid, haven’t got hike, bonus, gdp nothing i got and been given stupid reasons and no approvals for leaves also.. 

Simply frustrating and wanting to start preparing for interviews..

Have ppl tried to switch recently ?

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

Insane number of low paying software jobs

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**Why Aren't You Getting Jobs?

Human resources

How to actually get an entry level job as a Software Engineer in India in this situation off campus.

Now there is rarely any offcampus opening for SDE 1 and even if there is, there are thousands of applicants for a few openings and the companies barely reply.

I'm in a very bad college with almost no campus placement, but I've done total 1+ years internship, one in reputed startup and other in a MAANG company, and still not getting any replies.

How to overcome this situation, is this the toughest time for a fresher to get a decent job ?

How to get entry level job

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 !!)

Job market

External Audit

I was talking with one of my friend regarding his job switch plans. He's trying since 4 months and applied to hundred's of opportunities. Of all those, only a handful he got some replies and of them just two interview schedule had happened. One of the interview he cleared and even then the company put him on hold for 2 weeks and later the company moved ahead with some other candidate(maybe the other candidate was asking for less pay).

Is Job market out there really harsh rn?

Research engineer

Recently, I interviewed a senior individual about their job hunting experience after 8 months, 50+ interviews, and interactions with 10+ companies. What they shared is quite eye-opening and worth sharing with my fellow Grapeviners to stay informed about the current market trends.

There's a concerning trend of false interviews or what some might call "candidate fishing." Companies seem dissatisfied with many candidates they encounter initially, leading to rejections for trivial reasons or minor interview slip-ups. This indicates an oversupply of candidates in the market.

Most companies have multiple candidates lined up for each job role, creating unnecessary backups. Consequently, last-minute job offer declines are not uncommon, even after successfully navigating through all interview rounds.

The interview process itself can be lengthy, ranging from one to two months, with interviews scheduled during weekends, late nights, and early mornings becoming more common.

Some common reasons for rejection include:

1. Diversity hiring concerns
2. Expectations of being a master of everything
3. Common interview formats with overwhelming ratios like 2:1, 3:1, or 4:1, putting candidates on the spot
4. Companies adopting a "Why should we not hire you?" mindset
5. Scrutiny over resume details, such as short job stints, despite ongoing industry layoffs
6. Negative assumptions about candidates from top tech companies (FAANG) looking for new roles
7. Rejections after multiple rounds (7-10 rounds) of interviews
8. Ghosting becoming a prevalent issue

If you're experiencing these challenges, remember that you're not alone. Many others are facing similar issues. Hang in there; the tide will eventually turn.

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Me and my friends aren't even getting shortlisted for an interview.LinkedIn isn't working, direct referrals isn't working. After multiple rounds they just decide to go the other way. And this is happening with experienced talent. What the hell is happening!

Rant:What is up with hiring market for product!!! It's way worse than developers. I know that a general comparison scenario but past few months it's gone super downhill.

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