9,388 engineers polled by Motherboard and Blind said AI will lead to less hiring. Only 6% were confident they'd get another job with the same pay.

Thousands of Software Engineers Say the Job Market Is Getting Much Worse::9,388 engineers polled by Motherboard and Blind said AI will lead to less hiring. Only 6% were confident they’d get another job with the same pay.

  • Ghostalmedia@lemmy.worldEnglish
    791·
    11 months ago

    It’s not just software engineering. It’s anyone in tech. Product, UX, Data science / analytics, research, etc. Been this way for about 18 months.

    That said, as someone on the UX side of the technology fence, if anyone needs a second set of eyes on a resume or portfolio, DM me and I can take a gander. I’m not hiring now, but I am a hiring manager, and I know what my peers are looking for.

    • Wermhatswormhat@lemmy.worldEnglish
      18·
      11 months ago

      Absolutely the case. I’m a motion designer and thank god I work on the partnship side of my business because that’s actually bringing in money, while the owned and operated businesses are failing. All of tech has just been under the knife the last 18 months and it’s exhausting. We’ve lost two people and no new hires because it’s not in the budget.

    • kinther@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      11 months ago

      Network Engineer here and it has gotten much harder to get even a call back from a recruiter.

      • Ghostalmedia@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        11 months ago

        How are you reaching out to opportunities?

        I’ve found that I get the most bites by hanging out in industry related slack groups.

          • Ghostalmedia@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            11 months ago

            It might be worth checking in with old peers to see if anyone is in some interesting career communities on slack or discord. It can be a lot easier to network and connect with hiring managers in those environments.

            • kinther@lemmy.worldEnglish
              2·
              11 months ago

              Appreciate the tip! I have found that at my level (IC4 close to IC5) it’s not so much what you know but whether you are a good culture fit.