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There are 700k open tech jobs in the US. Here is how companies can fill them
- bachmeier 7y agoPerhaps the easiest suggestion: be open to hiring someone over the age of 25. When you read an article like this after seeing all the evidence of discrimination, it's hard to be sympathetic to employers.
- ThirdFoundation 7y agoI'm attempting to currently move into a junior SWE role after completing a second BS in Computer Science (I'll be done this fall). I'm 31 and my first degree is in finance. This is a major fear of mine.
- chris11 7y agoI haven't really had an issue with this. Though job searching is a little harder as a junior engineer. You can also have your resume start with your second degree.
- leesec 7y agoYou'll be fine. Have faith.
- ThirdFoundation 7y agoThanks -- I got in my head a bit today after being passed over for two jobs. I appreciate the positive words, even in this anonymous internet form.
- jonhendry18 7y agoAlso be open to hiring someone older who's been out of the workforce taking care of elderly parents or similar.
- SantalBlush 7y agoIs it me, or are universities increasingly being expected to act as training and employment agencies for white collar jobs? The cost of job training has been shifted onto employees, and nobody seems to mind.
- Zelizz 7y ago0. Pay more.