Is CPA program worth getting into given the job market?
I have enrolled into the CPA program this fall and reading through the coop-and-jobs section, I understand that there is some sort of hiring freeze as people are struggling to get a job at the moment. Just wondering what's everyones honest opinion about getting into this program at this time. I know the market is probably over saturated with people with programming background so kind of hesitant to dive in.
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If you are just starting CPA, you are looking at least 2 to 3 years before actually going to the job market. And who knows what the job market will look like by then...
That's fair, thank you. It is a bit irrational for me to worry about the future job markets based off how things are now. Is this a program you would still recommend to people now?
I think this is still a pretty good program. After all said and done, most of the people that graduated has found good jobs in the industry
CPA and CPP have pretty solid curriculums compared to most universities I’ve seen, they set you up with skills to go almost anywhere. The current shenanigans with the job market is mainly affecting web devs (companies are realizing 90% of web devs are useless or even detrimental for their bottom line), not so much impact on banking, capital markets, games, automotive, etc. The market is saturated with programmers who don’t know how to actually program, as long as you don’t end up one of them you will excel in the workforce
From all the advice I've been getting recently, a bachelors degree is now the bare minimum you need to get a decent job and even then it is hard . Its next to impossible for random 3 year college programs and boot camps to even get their foot in the door in this job market withtout connections. I would recommend getting into a very good university simply for the networking opportunities you will make with your fellow students that are also the best in their field and the networking resources provided by these universities is something you will not be getting at Seneca which is the brutal truth.
Yikes
I’ve been hearing the opposite lately. It’s always gonna be difficult finding your fist job. But after that, your experience will matter WAY more than your education
Finding your first job is determined by 2 things: how good you are and who you know. Nowadays you need skills AND connections to get in the door. You can be a fantastic programmer, but if you have 0 connections it’s going to be rough. You can know a director of a company but if you are a slapdick programmer you still won’t get hired. Seneca will give you the sprouts of skills, which you will need to hone with personal projects. It will not give you many connections, so you will have to figure that out yourself
The good connections is what a great university provides you, this is why people go to these institutions, its not just the education but the social networks and connections you foster at these elite places.
how does someone push past the college education when they can't even get a decent first job in the first place.
There are ways of networking without university, I didn’t go to uni but still have some great connections lol. University is quite an expensive way to build a network, I prefer the DIY way. But to each their own
the competition is cutthroat , if you want to have a career in this field you have to provide yourself the best education and opportunities you possibly can, being an average web dev with no network and a random college is not gonna cut it anymore
True, that’s why you have to be C++ gigachad, leave web dev for the weaklings
Nah C++ is old news. It’s 2023. It’s all about rust and Zig now a days
Never seen a job for either of those in my life tbh