Are You Struggling to Find a Tech Job in California?

KQED's Forum

KQED

News, Politics, News Commentary

4.2 • 726 Ratings

🗓️ 3 September 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

There are nearly 100,000 fewer private sector tech jobs in California than two years ago, according to a July report from the state Legislative Analyst’s Office. We talk about what’s behind the trend and who’s been most affected by layoffs. And we’ll hear from you: whether you’re a veteran software engineer or new to the field, are you struggling to find a job in tech? Guests: Aki Ito, chief correspondent, Business Insider Sarah Bohn, Vice President and Director of the Economic Policy Center, Public Policy Institute of California Vivek Agarwal, Executive Coach, Coachieve - lecturer at San Jose State University Kyle Elliott, Tech Career and Interview coach, CaffeinatedKyle.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Hey, forum listeners, it's Mina. I have exciting news. We're taking forum beyond the airwaves,
0:05.5	beyond podcasts, to your screens. Now you can watch the forum conversations you love and be in the
0:11.3	room with me, Alexis, and our guests as we talk about the Bay Area, California, and beyond. Check it out
0:17.2	at YouTube.com slash KQED News. YouTube.com slash KQBD News. YouTube.com slash KQBD News.
0:24.5	Greetings, boomtown.
0:25.9	The Xfinity Wi-Fi is booming.
0:28.2	Xfinity combines the power of internet and mobile.
0:31.4	So we've all got lightning fast speeds at home and on the go.
0:35.0	Learn more at Xfinity.com.
0:36.8	Restrictions apply. Xfinity internet required. Actual speeds vary.
0:40.8	From KQED in San Francisco, I'm Rachel Myro and Fermina Kim.
1:02.1	Coming up on Forum, are you or loved ones searching for a job in tech?
1:07.2	Our sympathies here at KQED Forum, there have always been layoffs and hirings happening at the same time in this volatile sector of the economy.
1:16.4	But the state legislative analyst's office says there are nearly 100,000 fewer private sector tech jobs today than there were two years ago.
1:25.9	Gone are the boom boom years of the pandemic when it was
1:29.2	easy for techies to work from home and make bank. This hour will talk to experts about who's up,
1:35.5	down, and sideways in this job market. That's all next after this news.
1:43.3	This is Forum. I'm Rachel Myro and Fermina Kim. It's so easy to take a layoff personally,
1:50.5	but in Silicon Valley, mass layoffs come with the territory. So do mass hiring surges,
1:56.9	but the people hired are not always the same as the people laid off. And if you're just getting
2:02.9	started in your tech career, it can feel like there's no hope of getting inside the castle
2:08.5	walls of a cool company without friends already on the inside. Today, we're offering real
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from KQED, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of KQED and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.