The Web Developer Job Market Is Broken

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[brunomanso]

That's mid-senior dev, working with the junior's salary.

[mnd]

Requirement- midlevel
Salary - intern
Criteria- full IT department

[aranyadutta]

Bro is bacially asking us to socialize !

[jaeen]

I went to a webdev meetup a few months ago. It was really sad. 70'ish people there, like 3 werent looking for work.

[jonathanmoore]

I have 4 years professional experience (plus code a lot in my free time) and regularly help senior devs with stuff they should easily be able to handle. My company restructured their job titles. They gave me the 1-3 year job that says I’m a beginner at everything. The titles and years mean nothing.

[antons]

I was so lucky to get my foot in the door in 2022, only a year or two later and the job market is much harder to enter. That said, the amount of resources available to learn this job without actually having the job is endless. You can get experience without it, the hardest part is finding someone willing to take a chance on you

[HikaruAkitsuki]

The thing that I can't believe it is that WordPress is one of the top tech that every one is looking for while I spend entire year to learn React.

[raging]

Its makes me so sad actually. When i finally decide to turn my life around 180 and become a software developer/frontend developer the entire market is full and there is almost no way to get a foot in when i graduate.
Just my luck. god fucking damnit

[kewlfl]

I hope you all find your dream jobs and grow! Good luck

[raellawrence]

The market is brutal. I am a senior with over a decade on a pretty good resume and unique website. I never had difficulty getting a new job until being made redundant last year. I just applied for over 70 roles, and from that, I got 8 interviews, and finally, after 3 months of endless job hunting, I got 2 offers. One of which was on a lower salary than my previous role, and the other was in some tech I didn't really want to work with. But I took it anyway. Moral is, don't give up. You might not land your dream job, but perseverance will at least get you something.

[cyberchef]

Friendly reminder for those struggling to find a job - while you're searching you can freelance/start your own company. You don't have to be reliant on others for your own success.

[mikemalone]

I'm an experienced Front-End developer with 17 years of experience. I've applied to many companies and I'm not getting any call backs or emails. The resume scanners are killing us.

[stevenvallarsa]

With too many bootcamps churning out too many graduates over the past five years has already led to a glut of candidates in the entry-level job market, and now with so many Junior devs losing their jobs over the past year, it's so much easier to hire experienced instead of hiring fresh that you'll have to invest the next year training.

[vanysteves]

No. The best thing you can do on your resume is lie.

[jamestacular]

I now have 12 years of full stack experience and it’s harder now than it was 6 years ago when I was last looking. It’s ridiculous

[johnjacobjingleheimerschmi]

Networking especially with start up founders is a great way to meet local tech leaders. Ive been cold calling/messaging executives and leads that I’ve met at these kinds of things and it’s led to my resume being sent to places it never would have landed

[Xxxsorrow]

I just love how I started learning how to code at the best time possible only to end up living in the worst time for the IT market (at least in my country). I feel so unmotivated and broken inside, like I just wasted yeara of my life on nothing. What a time to be alive. Wish I had connections like some other people.

[paulholsters]

The best thing is to not land a job but build your on stuff and market it.

[Ankshious]

Absolutely ridiculous. And you wonder why this field is in “high demand”. How are you supposed to gain experience if no one hires you?

[pipertripp]

Meeting people and networking is the BEST way to get a good job. It might take a while, but getting out there and meeting people will help you get past the giant wall that is ATS...