By: John S. Morlu II, CPA
1. The Market is More Packed Than a Black Friday Sale at Walmart
Everyone and their neighbor (plus their neighbor’s cat) seems to be job hunting. You’ve got Ivy League grads on LinkedIn battling it out with self-taught coders from Lagos, freelancers from Manila, and AI bots who don’t need lunch breaks or dental insurance.
Fun Fact: Every minute, 6 people are hired on LinkedIn. But guess what? Every minute, 101 people are also applying for those same jobs. It’s like musical chairs—but with resumes.
It’s like trying to sell lemonade on a street where 50 other kids already set up shop… and one of them takes Bitcoin, speaks 4 languages, and offers loyalty points.
And just when you thought your resume was fire, someone else added drone footage of their community service. With background music.
2. Employers Want 10X Value at ½ the Cost (Yes, They’re Serious)
Remember when you just had to know how to use Microsoft Word? That’s cute. Now they want:
- A master’s degree
- 3–5 years of experience
- Fluent in 3 languages (preferably including Python)
- Must be able to juggle, dance, and run a team meeting… at the same time
Oh—and they want you to smile while doing it. From home. On your own laptop.
Fun Fact: The average job description now includes 16 distinct skills. Yet studies show most of those jobs can be done with about 6 of them. Translation? Employers are fishing for unicorns in a sea of dolphins.
They want superstars on a shoestring budget. It’s not evil. It’s economics.
3. Competition is Global — Not Just Kevin from Next Door
Gone are the days where you’re only competing with people from your city or even your country. Your competition could be:
- A designer in Serbia
- A virtual assistant in Kenya
- A developer in Vietnam
- An AI chatbot that never takes a sick day and reads faster than you blink
Fun Fact: In 2023, over 70% of companies hired remote international talent. That means the job you’re eyeing in Atlanta might already have a top applicant in Accra.
So if your plan is “I’ll just show up and figure it out,” spoiler: someone in a different time zone already figured it out, documented it, and turned it into a YouTube tutorial. With timestamps.
4. The Bar Keeps Rising Like Gas Prices in Summer
Just when you thought you had a leg up, boom—new trend. New software. New buzzword.
- First, it was Excel
- Then, it was Power BI
- Now, it’s “Can you build that in ChatGPT using a custom GPT with embedded vector memory?”
Fun Fact: The average shelf life of a skill today is less than 5 years. That’s right. What got you hired in 2020 might be totally outdated in 2025—like trying to stream Netflix on a flip phone.
Every single day, the world updates like an iPhone—so if you’re not updating yourself, you’re basically running Windows 95 in a world of iOS 27.
But Don’t Panic — Use Your Brain, Your Grit, and Common Sense
Yes, the world is wild. But you’re not toast yet.
- Don’t just scroll. Learn.
- Don’t just apply. Upgrade.
- Don’t just whine. Win.
Learn one valuable skill and get freakishly good at it. Make yourself too good to ignore. Because while the market is oversaturated, most people are still half-asleep at the wheel, hoping vibes and a vision board will land them a paycheck.
Fun Fact: Warren Buffett spends 80% of his day reading. That man is in his 90s and still skilling up. What’s your excuse?
Wake up. Show up. Skill up.
And if all else fails… invent a robot to work for you.
Because in today’s world, either you work smart… or you get outsmarted, deleted, worked out of a job, and rejected.
About the Author
John is an entrepreneur, strategist, and founder of JS Morlu, LLC, a Virginia based CPA firm with multiple software ventures including www.FinovatePro.com, www.Recksoft.com and www.Fixaars.com . With operations spanning multiple countries, John is on a mission to build global infrastructure that empowers small businesses, entrepreneurs, and professionals to thrive in an increasingly competitive world. He believes in hard truths, smart execution, and the relentless pursuit of excellence. When he’s not writing or building, he’s challenging someone to a productivity contest—or inventing software that automates it.
