Has COVID-19 really distorted the workspace that "Entry-level" and "Junior" had lost all meaning?
Sometimes, looking at LinkedIn job listing makes me despair for all the junior webdev and software engineers, when requirements start to resemble a tragi-comedy, rather than reality.
In the US...
An entry-level position should require NO existing experience.
A junior position should require 0-3 years of experience.
A mid-level position should require 3-5 years of experience.
A senior-level position should require 5-7 years of experience.
Yet it is clear that this no longer applies... Or LinkedIn employers are putting out CRAZY expectations, redefining "entry-level" to be 5-years of experience.
Here is one example. I'm not naming the guilty party, but as you can see, they defined their "junior" position as "MINIMUM of 5 years' experience"
Screenshot of a job from LinkedIn, posted 9/15/2020, where it defines "Junior" as entry-level, yet requires MINIMUM of 5 years experience |
And this is not even the craziest. I have seen some "entry-level" jobs posted with 7-years of experience required. I suspect that some employers just forgot to update the "experience level" field in their posting, but it's still stupid. And the rest of you who actually think that 5 years minimum experience is "entry-level"... get real.
Comments
Post a Comment