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by mfro 35 days ago
Please let me know when finding a job in software engineering in 2026 is feasible for everyone with ‘computer skills’.
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The guy doesn’t just have „computer skills“ if he found this.
Good luck convincing a HR automaton not looking at your resume for the job unposting of that.
Come on, with these skills you could convince someone to give you a job if you’re on the streets otherwise. You might not be a senior engineer in the exact thing you want but you won’t be on the streets.
It's not about your skills. It's about how well you can play the HR metagame. This inversely correlates with actual job skills.
Convincing someone, especially an HR person, has very little to do with computer skills.