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>If software salaries are higher than EE salaries, EEs will move into software. Although occasionally I talk to people who seem to believe changing careers is i

>If software salaries are higher than EE salaries, EEs will move into software. Although occasionally I talk to people who seem to believe changing careers is impossible for some reason Maybe because it is impossible in practice? I'm an EE trying to move from embedded SW to higher level (backend/dev-ops since I had some experience with that and with python), and all I get are rejections ("sorry, thanks for your application but we can't move forward with it since we have so many quality applicants with more experience to choose from"). To me it seems, the current market doesn't seem to favor career switchers at all. Companies seem to be looking for seniors or at least mid level experienced in their area of work, so switching careers does indeed seem to be impossible right now. Or maybe I live in a bad market.

careerswitcher 3y ago
Now is a bad time. Two years ago I was hired with no experience as a career switcher onto a full-stack web (mostly backend) team. Now the same team is hiring and wants a mid-level with 3 years of experience.
- FirmwareBurner 3y ago
  >Now is a bad time. Unfortunately for me, now's the best and only time, as I was laid off. I have to do what I can. Looks like it's time to overinflate the resume to stand out. Wish me luck. >Two years ago Two years ago was a temporary anomaly in many markets, not just employment, that we may never see in the near future.
  - sentinalien 3y ago
    Right now is particularly bad though, one of the worst job markets for this field in quite a while, it will pick up at some point
    - FirmwareBurner 3y ago
      Sure, but I can't stay unemployed until the market picks up, since nobody knows when that will be. If I go back to firmware and wait it out until the market picks up again, I might be too old to be considered worthy of a career switch if companies can find juniors 20 years younger.

careerswitcher 3y ago

Now is a bad time. Two years ago I was hired with no experience as a career switcher onto a full-stack web (mostly backend) team. Now the same team is hiring and wants a mid-level with 3 years of experience.

FirmwareBurner 3y ago
>Now is a bad time. Unfortunately for me, now's the best and only time, as I was laid off. I have to do what I can. Looks like it's time to overinflate the resume to stand out. Wish me luck. >Two years ago Two years ago was a temporary anomaly in many markets, not just employment, that we may never see in the near future.
- sentinalien 3y ago
  Right now is particularly bad though, one of the worst job markets for this field in quite a while, it will pick up at some point
  - FirmwareBurner 3y ago
    Sure, but I can't stay unemployed until the market picks up, since nobody knows when that will be. If I go back to firmware and wait it out until the market picks up again, I might be too old to be considered worthy of a career switch if companies can find juniors 20 years younger.