Entry-level software engineering postings dropped 67% between 2023 and 2024. The pipeline that turns students into engineers is collapsing.

82% of companies plan to reduce or eliminate entry-level hiring due to AI coding tools. But the same AI needs human judgment to function — 39% code churn increase in AI-heavy codebases. The pipeline is dying.

  • missingno@fedia.io
    7·
    1 hour ago

    Every position that claims to be entry level inevitably sends me back an email that says “We received many qualified applicants and have decided to move ahead with another candidate whose work experience is a closer match for this particular role.”

    My bachelor’s degree isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on anymore. Experience is all that matters, but I can’t get experience because I don’t have experience.

    • Omodi@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 hour ago

      I have 8 years of experience and I get the same emails for entry level jobs.