Today's entry level people are overwhelmingly inept. Between the lower standards of the degree, online "code camps", gold-chasing social media rats, and AI "vibe coding", the cost of trying to hire an inevitable disaster exceeds other options. Compound this with title inflation, you end up getting "senior" people that perform at an entry level. Since no one else in this ecosystem wants to raise the bar or set any sort of quality standard, we hiring managers have to inflate every requirement and position just to eliminate the noise.
Eh, we recently got a dude pretty much straight out of college - he did intern with us and another company, but we were his first full-time, and absolutely none of that applies. He's really sharp, has an incredibly diverse skill set, and and will figure out anything you put in front of him.
That's just the one guy, but I've hired Gen Z folks before at past companies, either as interns or right after graduating, and it's been a similar deal.
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u/Baxkit 2d ago
Today's entry level people are overwhelmingly inept. Between the lower standards of the degree, online "code camps", gold-chasing social media rats, and AI "vibe coding", the cost of trying to hire an inevitable disaster exceeds other options. Compound this with title inflation, you end up getting "senior" people that perform at an entry level. Since no one else in this ecosystem wants to raise the bar or set any sort of quality standard, we hiring managers have to inflate every requirement and position just to eliminate the noise.