These entry level SOC Analyst jobs are being outsourced overseas. The cybersecurity job market is trash right now. Worse I've seen and I've been in the field for close to a decade.
Tech Industry job layoffs looking scary
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This. Keep in mind a lot of leaders in tech are young nerds with limited business acumen. It sometimes you have a sales guy with limited tech knowledge making key decisions. Some decisions are so obviously bad but thry are never OK with decent growth. It always has to be mega growth on half baked, poorly vetted ideas.
As I’ve been saying…I’m older now…I need more stable employment. Every year or so you’re pivoting. Nah. Lemme work at a bank, boring but stable. Or the government.
You can have a great resume, but if 1000 ppl are applying to the same job you will be lucky if your resume is even looked at. Competition helps the employer, not the job seeker.
Yep. The only headcount increases at companies are from overseas or for short term contracts. It doesn't matter that overseas workers barely have any technical experience. They're much cheaper and don't think for themselves.
90% of my coworkers that got laid off found really good roles at other Fortune 500s within months.
Is it tougher out here? Absolutely but you'd think the job market is 0 the way some of you talk in here.
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A lot of tech people wash out of the industry after a while because they can't deal with the learning and skills treadmill. This IS an industry that you can make a lot of money quickly and you can get in without a degree, but in lieu of a degree, you have to come in with a ton of skills. It's not for the faint of heart. I used to recommend to my friends to come in, but now I don't know if I would unless I saw they absolutely loved tech and coding.
How long ago was that? Different climate now. Not saying ppl can’t find jobs, but it’s simple logic, the more candidates there are, the tougher it is for ppl to land jobs. Employers also don’t need to sweeten the pot…offer lower pay, they get pickier.
Someone with no tech background will have a tough time. Why take a chance on an unknown when there are plenty of qualified candidates to pick from?
The best time to come in as an unknown was 18 months ago.
Yep. Not for the faint of heart at all. I’m getting tired of it after 15+ years.
And companies are realizing that outsourcing companies do trash work
. Some cybersecurity roles can't be outsourced, especially in aerospace/defense.Because you are looking at numbers without context.
The tech industry (that's Silicon Valley, Big Tech, tech specific companies) is still adding jobs. Only at a slower rate.
How many jobs are available in technology in the US?
Tech sector unemployment crept up in February, but was still well below the US national average — and tech job openings continued to far outpace available talent.
That article is recent.
And that's not considering tech jobs in other industries.
Give over, you're just fearmongering like others in this thread. No one is saying entering tech is easy with no experience. It never was, you had, and have to do the work. But even still, for entry level jobs, you're not competing against someone who was laid off with 10 years of experience. That made and makes no sense.
I've had coworkers leave as recently as a month ago. Some are even leveling up in role/title at other top organizations. Granted the place I am at now, the name holds weight.
I’m sure your coworkers have experience rhough.
Just got laid off
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