In what universe is this true. I don't want to imply anything but I feel like maybe you're not sure what "buyer's market" means. That would imply that employer's have large pool to pick from an those looking for a job are essentially lucky to find one. I don't think you meant that ... I'd hope if you are really in charge of hiring people you wouldn't think that because, I feel perhaps you wouldn't be the right person to be in charge of hiring due to not recognizing what is happening in the world at this moment (3/23/2013). :(
On a side note, I hear the thing about FizzBuzz a lot. I find it, personally, hard to believe that it is common for someone to pass an interview that probed to any depth, pass with flying colors, and not be able to code FizzBuzz. I would think the person directing the conversation was not doing a good job.
And the ++i vs i++ .. that's pretty basic stuff, I get that that's potentially part of your point, but that is just silly stuff.
The employers I've worked at, since about 2002, have had a large pool to pick from, and those looking for a job have gotten less and less of a cut of profits and their benefits have been cut back, fairly consistently (relative to inflation, etc.)
People are still afraid of losing their job. Some people have been under-employed for a long time, now, and are settling for jobs they previously left in distaste. A lot of people feel stuck.
Let me try to rephrase it - there are entrepreneurs, there are people who will accept a lot of risk... and then there are people who feel they cannot move, have a low tolerance for the imagined future pain of being unemployed, worry about the housing market, worry about losing insurance... and when they are unemployed, they stand in line to try to distinguish themselves to the large companies that are nearby, so they can get a stable job.
Heck, I know people with advanced degrees in their fields who have accepted Internships just to have a paycheck.
There's no lack of smart people who will work hard at a stable job, and consider themselves lucky to get an offer for the positions at the companies I've worked at.
If you accept candidates who are not citizens (H-1B), I find it hard to believe that ANY of you have a hard time finding candidates. If you're open to telecommuting, especially.
Are you talking about programmers? Are you talking about the United States? If so, the evidence is not on your on side. It's actually so not on your side that I'm a bit flummoxed.
I'm saying that at the companies I've worked at, I've had a deluge of applications from extremely qualified candidates, the only hesitation anyone might have in hiring them is that a majority are not citizens.
It's a buyer's market where I've worked for my last three jobs.
In what universe is this true. I don't want to imply anything but I feel like maybe you're not sure what "buyer's market" means. That would imply that employer's have large pool to pick from an those looking for a job are essentially lucky to find one. I don't think you meant that ... I'd hope if you are really in charge of hiring people you wouldn't think that because, I feel perhaps you wouldn't be the right person to be in charge of hiring due to not recognizing what is happening in the world at this moment (3/23/2013). :(
On a side note, I hear the thing about FizzBuzz a lot. I find it, personally, hard to believe that it is common for someone to pass an interview that probed to any depth, pass with flying colors, and not be able to code FizzBuzz. I would think the person directing the conversation was not doing a good job.
And the ++i vs i++ .. that's pretty basic stuff, I get that that's potentially part of your point, but that is just silly stuff.