Despite record-breaking levels of quits across the US workforce, the technology industry is booming.
In 2021, CompTIA's Workforce and Learning Trends report predicted the tech industry would grow to 12.4 million employees. And as the industry grew, so did salaries. Tech job salaries increased 6.9% from 2020 to 2021, according to a Dice report, and in 2021, the average salary of a US-based worker in the technology industry was $152,000, according to Hired's annual State of Tech Salaries report.
In other words, it's never been a better time to chase your dreams of creating the next great technology breakthrough.
Here are the things any job candidate looking to land a job at Meta, Google, Amazon, Salesforce, or Apple should know before starting the application process.
Whether you're interested in helping build Meta's virtual reality landscape, or growing one of the company's existing applications, there are plenty of available positions within the social-networking company.
Insider previously reported Meta is planning to hire 10,000 people over the next five years to build the metaverse, and the company has over 3,000 open roles at Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and more, listed on its careers page.
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In 2020, Alphabet Inc., Google's parent company, employed over 130,000 workers and announced the creation of its career-certificate program, a six-month program that teaches prospective employees tech skills, Insider previously reported.
Additionally, in 2022, Google ranked number 7 on Glassdoor's Best Places to Work list. The company has 5,000 job listings on its careers website.
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Amazon had an over $100 billion revenue increase during the pandemic, according to Forbes. And the company only continued to grow announcing plans to hire more than 125,000 employees across the US.
These open jobs also come with high salaries, with Amazon Web Services workers on average earning a base salary well above $100,000. AWS alone has over 27,000 open roles.
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In 2021, Salesforce, the San Francisco-based software company, planned to add over 12,000 new jobs, bringing the total number of employees at the company that year to 56,000, Insider previously reported.
Salesforce ranked number 10 on Glassdoor's Best Places to Work in 2022 list, and currently lists 4,000 job opportunities on its website.
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Apple employs 80,000 people, according to the company'sjob creation website, and ranked 56th in Glassdoor's 2022 list of the 100 Best Places to Work.
The consumer electronics, software, and online services company remains hush-hush about its interview process, as Insider previously reported, but there is still plenty to know about how to land one of the company's over 600 available US-based positions.
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While the tech industry is creating the innovative and progressive products of the future, the industry's hiring practices remain antiquated.
Women in the tech industry face discrimination,sexual harassment, and a worsening gender pay gap. And in 2019, it was estimated that Black, Hispanic, and Indigenous workers made up only 5% of Silicon Valley's tech workforce, according to a Wired survey.
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