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A comment on Tell HN: The ratio of wants-to-be-hired to is-hiring is at a record high 0.94. Parent comment

Re:Tell HN: The ratio of wants-to-be-hired to is-hiring is a... by Herval_freire on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @11:19AM (#35441079)
>It does amuse me that we're still at more people hiring than looking for jobs. It's a stark contrast to other industries, where the power is normally in the hands of employers.

No 0.94 is a sample that comes with a huge margin or error.

It very well could be that the actual ratio is that there are more programmers then jobs.

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Re:Tell HN: The ratio of wants-to-be-hired to is-hiring is a... by ghaff on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @11:57AM (#35441695)
Jobs and salaries are also not interchangeable. One can believe (rightly or wrongly) that many developers who have mainstream skills/experience, a good resume & network, aren't too old, etc. can land a new job in a reasonable length of time--while acknowledging that it may be at a total compensation dip if they were with a high-paying company.
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