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How hopeless is getting a job with a CS degree?
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For the first time in over thirty years, the community college near me has had many members of the community advisory board (reps from various local businesses) that rep'd tech firms not even come to the advisory board meetings.
I take that to mean they're riding the AI bubble, hoping to phase out much of their human workforce. That said, someone has to maintain the local infrastructure, and while data centers don't employ many workers, they need some staff to watch over the systems. I also think networking still is a strong field, and obviously cyber security.
I have worked with several folks that were much better at their job because of self-hosting, so your experience there maybe isn't as worthless as you think.
My advice would be to talk to recruiters and department heads and ask what they see themselves needing.
NO. ABSOLUTELY DO NOT GO INTO CYBERSECURITY. There are no jobs left in that field. College degrees are useless, boot camps are useless. Unless you got several years of industry experience, no one will hire you.
Good catch. I'm out of the job search market for going on five years and a lot has changed since then. It makes sense that the market is flooded and AI is probably being developed to "do it for us".
I do still get feelers from recruiters though, and the jobs they share require a BS in CS or equivalent experience (usually 4+ yrs on the job). Would I get my CS degree again knowing what I know now? I think so. I learned a lot and met a lot of folks through internships. But none of my jobs have cared about my degree. They like my social skills, perfectionism and restlessness.
i wouldnt say all college degrees are useless, some need extra college, certification, or training to be useful(colleges dont like to inform students about jobs in general). i do agree with cybersecurity, CS, is very limited if not difficult to get a job.
In my experience, people can start as server or network admins and pivot over pretty easily.
The skills continue to have plenty of value, even if the official title isn't a hot hire. As soon as your office gets hit with a ransomware attack, you can write your own salary.
I think cyber security would be fascinating to study and networking would be good. I just hoped my experience with development wouldn't be useless towards getting employed in those fields, but I feel like it would be.
Thanks for your advice
I'm just one person on an anonymous social platform. Take my opinions with a grain of salt. Developers definitely still have work, but you are right the the current outlook seems* bleak.
Coding for network security companies is a possibility.
*I haven't asked anyone in the know.
cybersecurity is suffering just as much, i dont think they are hiring that many to begin with, IT is too. engineering(physical) took a massive hit during covid. also layoffs has worsened these industries in general.
https://piefed.ca/comment/5916384
Saw that. Thanks