Programmers Are in Demand💥. Here Is Why You Can’t Get a Job.
Simply told
There’s a shortage of software developers. Or so we are told.
At least here, we constantly put out a job listing for all our roles.
We couldn’t even onboard the number of positions we list
At the same time, there is a great number of programmers who are without a position.
What gives?
Demand for excellence
Employers are looking for the best possible programmers whom they can employ. This is a far cry from self-taught or boot camp programmers (although these types of courses have their place).
It does rather seem that this is a reason that many organizations are unwilling to give junior developers a chance. In their mind they’d rather have proven commercial ability rather than an outstanding outsider, it seems.
It also fits into the complete lack of training offered to new hires.
Overestimation of ability
It’s common to overestimate our ability in something as concrete as programming. It’s not those LeetCode challenges (and how many you can complete…
