Kaushik Acharya wrote: > I'm contemplating moving to the greater Boston area sometime next year, > provided job prospects are favorable. I'd be most obliged if someone > could please give me a general idea of the "lay of the land" as far as > senior-level perl jobs in your area, I'd be most grateful.
I don't think that is a question that any one person can answer with much authority. Though someone who pays close attention to the local job market, like a recruiter, can give you a fairly informed opinion. I think your best bet is to look at the list archives for both this list (search for [job]) and jobs.perl.org (more challenging to filter due to inconsistent geographic labeling). That will give you a feel for overall count of job openings here in the past few years, and should reveal who the companies are that hire regularly. There are a few employers here that hired a fairly steady flow of perl developers, though not necessarily senior level. Perl jobs seem to be following the general trend in tech and are increasing lately, but I'm sure California and perhaps other areas are more prolific than Boston. You could also separate the live/work issue and live in Boston because you want to rather than because there are jobs there, and seek out telecommute work elsewhere. (Most of my clients in the past decade have been out of state. Primarily California.) -Tom -- Tom Metro Venture Logic, Newton, MA, USA "Enterprise solutions through open source." Professional Profile: http://tmetro.venturelogic.com/ _______________________________________________ Boston-pm mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/boston-pm
