I still maintain a big part of the problem is companies trying too hard to find the perfect fit of someone who already knows all the tech stack they use ("hit t

I still maintain a big part of the problem is companies trying too hard to find the perfect fit of someone who already knows all the tech stack they use ("hit the ground running") and near-perfect culture fit, and they want to lowball the pay and benefits. Companies don't want to do any training, don't want to level up and promote juniors from within, are highly averse to regretted hires, and don't want to pay for what they want. There are people out there with skills, experiences, motivation, and discipline, but no human is a perfect fit for everything, so we see this broken job market where companies claim they can't find employees at the time people are unable to land even an interview.