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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If I could find new grads who could code Verilog or Embedded C/POSIX, I would hire 5 today.  I’d pay more if they had experience with ARM assembly and could do kernel debugging or Verilog verification.

As it is, I do not have any work for the numerous Java/PHP/Python/x86 assembly programmers whose resumes flood in.  Most CS new grads do not have the knowledge or skills we need.  We pay above average for people with the right skills… sigh.[/quote]

Then you don’t want college grads. You want people who have a certification in a specific code, since in a year you’ll be listing different ones and the following year also different ones. [/quote]

We have wanted roughly the same skills for at least 25 years, and will want the same for another 20.  (The big change is that 20 years ago, we wanted MIPS not ARM.) And we DO hire new grads with those skills, although they are scarce (meaning we pay more).

But you missed the point, which is that different aspects of CS are in surplus or shortage.  Easier skills are often in surplus, meaning paid less and less stable employment, while the harder skills are ALWAYS in shortage.  Students need to understand that not all CS degrees are equal, it matters what electives one takes, and also students need to consider which parts of CS they are interested in.  Its a big field.[/quote]

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