>So in your experience, how does one find employment opportunities in 2024? Is it all about networking? Are things just really tough in the IT world lately? I'

>So in your experience, how does one find employment opportunities in 2024? Is it all about networking? Are things just really tough in the IT world lately? I'm much newer to this industry than you so don't have any personal info to share, but the data does seem to show it's not just you, and that programming and IT are in the trough of a contraction right now. Indeed seems to have around only three quarters as many available (US) positions "floating" right now, so to speak, as it did even in Feb 2020, which was before the tech crunch and explosion most agreed was temporary and unsustainable; it's also markedly lower than the whole (US) economy, which is at least still positive (although I'd also guess without looking Indeed is more heavily used by the tech industry than the economy as a whole). It seems job hunting in the tech industry is going to be tougher for a time, and more intentional networking and hunting opportunities than before will be necessary: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=1hG1R https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=1hG1R