A lot of new CS grads have been noting that is really hard to get a job. I've personally been contacted by a couple people, including outside of Twitter, about the difficulty of finding a job. I'm sure if you're reading this that you've heard some stories, too. Here I will attempt to provide some…

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The current difficulty in obtaining a tech job is due to a combination of increased supply of computer science graduates and decreased demand from employers. Factors on the demand side include higher interest rates, changes to the tax code affecting software development costs, reduced hiring from key tech companies like FAANG, and an increase in deceptive practices in job applications. Despite popular beliefs, AI is not currently replacing tech jobs, although it is shifting the focus of venture capital to more capital-intensive AI projects and complicating the hiring process through generated resume spam.

Why does getting a job in tech suck right now? (Is it AI?!?)

AI is not actually taking your software job (and it probably won’t)

<p>I still think it’s remote work. The ONLY thing companies care about is profit. Once they were “forced” to hire remote workers they realized they can hire much CHEAPER remote workers outside the US since they are going to have to “deal with” remote work.</p>
<p>I’m a web dev with 30 years of experience and I’m waiting tables right now.</p>
