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Interesting how this will impact the job market on the West Coast. You'd think that 5-10k people in IT would quickly fill a lot of the currently open positions.
by akurilin 12y ago
Interesting how this will impact the job market on the West Coast. You'd think that 5-10k people in IT would quickly fill a lot of the currently open positions.
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- georgeecollins 12y agoI work in silicon valley and it seems like there is a huge shortage of people with software development skills. I am not talking about geniuses, just people with skills. I work at a company that isn't the sexiest (but a good stable employer) and man, it is hard to find people.
- mattm 12y agoI'm looking to take a trip to SV in November and set up some interviews. Could you send me details on the company you work for? Sorry to message here but you don't have contact info in your profile.
- x0x0 12y agoif you're having trouble hiring people at the market rates, you need to revisit your assumptions (at minimum, the one about paying market rates)
- nilkn 12y agoIf they have people regularly turning down offers, then yes, it's likely explained by compensation. If they can't get talented people to apply in the first place, then there are countless other reasons that could be at play.
- bcbrown 12y agoIf they bumped the numbers up $50k and advertised that, I bet they'd get a lot more applications, assuming they're in a tech hub or allow remote work.
- smcl 12y agoIs it normal to advertise salaries in job listings? I've really not seen this very much, but then I'm not in the west coast of the US
- Blackthorn 12y agoBump the numbers by, let's just say 50k, and I'm sure they'll find talented people applying.
- georgeecollins 12y agoI agree, that is a good point.
- dagamer34 12y agoHonest question as a developer looking eventually to move to the Valley in a year or so: is it really that hard to find good people? Is software development really that hard? I taught myself 99% of what I know and found it to be pretty easy, and currently do iOS dev work. Just wondering.
- eru 12y agoThere's enormous demand for good people globally. The price at which demand meets supply is pretty nice for employees these days.
- pestaa 12y agoDepends on the country, to be fair. I could earn 10 times more if I could just bite the bullet and relocate to west.
- eru 12y agoOr East. Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia pay well, to name a few.
- crdoconnor 12y agoPretty nice for SV landlords. They get to share an enormous chunk of that cash.
- Blackthorn 12y agoNo. It's just hard to find good people willing to work for crap. A lot of what startups offer is crap.
- georgeecollins 12y agoIf you are skilled in objective C, and you have good code samples to show it, I think it should not be hard to find a position. If you are thinking about doing this I think a good place to start is to see if you can pick up some freelance work with a company based in the area.