Last week I referred 100+ candidates to my organization and my observation on the skillset of engineers was concerning.
What would you recommend for someone who has just graduated? Should I move toward learning more backend-related stuff like Java and Spring etc?
Yes, but focus more being a good software engineer and that would be possible if you are computer science fundamentals are strong
Yup. That is my weak part right now. I have started following this guide: https://teachyourselfcs.com/ .
Would you recommend anything else?
I had the exact thing in my mind when started with frontend back in 2020. There were just too many people in entry level jobs for frontend. I did what you suggested, go fullstack while keeping frontend as my main focus and it has worked out well.
What would you recommend for someone who has just graduated? Should I move toward learning more backend-related stuff like Java and Spring etc?
Yes, but focus more being a good software engineer and that would be possible if you are computer science fundamentals are strong
Yup. That is my weak part right now. I have started following this guide: https://teachyourselfcs.com/ .
Would you recommend anything else?
I had the exact thing in my mind when started with frontend back in 2020. There were just too many people in entry level jobs for frontend. I did what you suggested, go fullstack while keeping frontend as my main focus and it has worked out well.