Tech Industry Imploding?

What is the current state of technology jobs in 2024? Let's dive in.

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[ajbrown]

Totally untelated... every time I see a new video from you, I forget you worked your butt off to lose that weight. You look great, bro! I need to get back at it.

[kiya]

Took me 3 months to find an IT job. I have 8 year's experience, degree and certs. Definitely made me stop and think about the future of my career.

[Blathers]

Finally got my first “true” IT job and just finished my first week. It took me 2 months. 50+ apps. 8 interviews.

[tbsharkey]

The entry level jobs are always tough to get into because there are career people who haven't advanced past the entry level that are also competing for those same roles. My path was to start as a data center technician with a large company in a sparely populated area.

[phillip]

Networking is more important than ever now. I just finished my associates degree and I have an interview for an IT internship soon! I think I wanna get into sys administration

[lizbilliot]

I started officially in 2019 and I remember that video, lol. Now I own my own company with 20 employees going on year 3. It’s not consistent but definitely worth it once the industry pops again. Thanks for this!! ❤Super Competitive so Good Luck guys!!

[Macmood]

It is more difficult to job or even land an interview with 5 to 7 years of experience in IT right now. Every time I go on my LinkedIn I see previous co-workers of mine being laid off.

[intothebeyond]

I think that what happened with AWS and Crowd Strike companies are going to be looking into having their own small data centers . The constant hacks has shown the world that having your information in one central place is a bad idea . And when these smaller companies build out their own network they will need people to run it . I think at that point the job market will be in favor of the job seeker .

[G-Pie]

A big thing making it harder now than even the last 5-10 years is the willingness to use AI to screen / hire and apply to jobs.

[Matt-my-ru]

It's not as bad as programming, but its bad. Getting even an entry level IT job (help desk) without prior experience is challenging. Even with an IT cert or 2, like CompTIA A+ and Network +
Employers want experienced candidates, even for entry level positions with low pay!

[BrittanyGates]

Reading through the comments of those trying to find their first IT job right out of college, or changing careers, my tip to them (and anyone else) is to consider taking an underpaid IT role. I know this tip is controversial, but it's what I did when I first started out in IT 16 years ago. I did learn from that job, and I got the experience to put on my resume. After a year or so I was able to move up to a different role paying more money.

[Csmith_theRuler]

We have to learn how to create jobs and business for ourselves. Stop waiting on IBM and other big corporations they don’t care about you.

[mokeys]

Great video. I have been an IT professional for 20 years now and I am in the job market current. This video gave me ideas on how to approach the current job market. It all about networking. I going to join your discord group for more information. Thank you for this content. This will help me on my journey.

[Ponyo]

I think it was 8 years ago. I was watching the Eli the Computer Guy video on the death of IT. It made me change my entire professional career. Now I am a Sales Engineer and it's a much better life.

[brewtank]

I'm just doing my CompTIA A+ right now lol and trying to get a job. been brutal so far lol.

[relishednori]

I can tell you this much: I got a job in IT right out of the Army with no experience, no certs, no education, no nothing. I self-studied, applied myself to relevant skills for entry level roles, and just applied. Granted, I did a good amount of studying, but nonetheless, it wasn't anything crazy. You really don't need certs for entry level, I mean why even go for formal education when you can teach yourself everything online for free? What really matters is your resume, and how you craft and represent yourself through that piece of paper. I would say focus on making your resume pretty fucking top tier and show employers that you're hungry for the job and that you're willing to do what it takes to perform well enough for the role, you will land a job fast af this way. Seriously, stop being lazy and really nail your resume so you can start getting interviews. Remember, employers can only see so much of you through a piece of paper, so it matters to do it well. Why would an employer call you in for an interview if you can't construct simple sentences on paper. Aside of this, really harp on your fundamentals, the basics, networking, troubleshooting, Active Directory, having a thought process, knowing how to document well, this stuff will really take you far. Message me if you need help; I know it sucks when your not getting traction on jobs, trust me, I've been there, but you need to do the basic things well, focus on the other things later.

[catman]

I have a bachelor's degree from Penn State University in Information Science and Technology, 10 certifications, a cloud networking project and a relational database project, and one internship with a large govt contractor, and I still can't find a job.

[paulconnolly]

To all of you starting out in IT make sure you research AI and the potential impact it will have on your future employment.

[HieronymousLex]

I graduated in June with an associates in IT, literally have not gotten a single call back and I’m only applying for entry level help desk jobs. This entire industry is a scam

[matt_milack]

I'm 32 years old and discovered 2 years ago that I'm extremely interested in Linux, networking, servers, databases, cloud computing, and cybersecurity. This is the first time in my life that I've been very interested in anything besides girls. I have a full-time job, so I've been studying IT for about 15 hours a week for the last 2 years. My plan is, once I lose my current job, to spend 10, 000 hours trying to become a Linux sysadmin and then either move into DevOps or cybersecurity. I literally don't care if I starve to death trying to succeed in my plan.