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I'm kinda curious about this so-called "great" job market. What I'm seeing are McJobs all over the place.
I'm very unhappy with my job situation. I'm looking to change it. However, I have two things working against me. One is that even though I have the job title of "Computer Programmer", I have precious little programming experience in spite of having been a "Computer Programmer" for over three years. So, problem one is landing an entry level position with little experience. That leads to problem two, which is my age. I'm 53 years old. Who in the he!! is going to hire a 53 year old, entry level anything? Regardless of the job market.
Yes, the job market is not great as many have pointed out. Not having much programming experience under the job title "Computer Programmer" is also bad. Just look on job sites under that job title and other related titles of programmer analyst, software developer, and software engineer, and see what kind of experience is needed to survive in those jobs. You will find the lists long and exhaustive.
Seeking out entry level programming jobs at your age is going to be very challenging. The market is oversaturated with desperate people looking for work and employers favor hiring young people.
You might luck out somewhere though. I wish you the best.
Because the job market isn't healthy everywhere. And not everyone can afford to pick up and just Move across the country on their own dime. A lot of companies aren't paying for your relocation fees. .
And as others say MCJobs are everywhere. Whenever anyone brings up the "health" of the Job market, they always neglect to bring up the QUALITY of these Jobs. Doesn't fit their narrative unfortunately.
"Home Depot and Taco Bell are hiring" isn't the sign of a healthy economy. ROFLMAO
Don’t believe everything you hear on corporate controlled news. Also who’s to say these jobs will even last after 3-4 years. In many cases, you could be moving just to fill a gap on a company’s organization chart for a few years before you get thrown to the streets. Is it really worth the risk in many cases?
Majority of jobs posted online are hardly McJobs, but rather highly skilled jobs.
Which require loads of experience as well. Most of those who qualify for these positions are the older folk who received years of experience in these jobs. My generation wasn't lucky enough to obtain the training/get the experience for these "highly skilled jobs". So instead its companies playing hot potato with the same old employees and forgetting to train the NEXT Generation of people.
So unless you were already at the company or lucky enough to get the required training, you have no chance for these jobs
Perhaps you're at a job that looks secure, fear the next one will end when the coming recession hits, and you're too old to be considered for future work.
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