I've been looking for the past year in Houston, not getting a sniff.
Jay From: Jon Harris [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 10:50 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Job Hunting Assistance There are a lot of positions being advertised locally but I am finding that many are just to keep the position available or they are promoting from within (which is good but..). I have pretty much given up on finding anything local and looking out of state. Florida is the pits for jobs unless you hold TS clearance or willing to bear the pain of getting one. If you are a Web programmer then there are a bunch of those all over the place, too bad I am not one. Jon On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 11:35 AM, Joseph Heaton <[email protected]> wrote: I wish things were picking up here. They're talking about a $21Billion deficit for 2010-2011 budget here in California. And, once more, how are they going to bridge it? Smoke and mirrors, and layoffs of state workers. Oh joy... I personally would love to relocate, but it is just sooo hard to do that when you're my age, with a family. Very difficult to find a company that's willing to even interview over distance, much less help you move if you do get the job. Ah well, nose to the grindstone, I guess. Don't forget, the recession is over *wink, wink* >>> "Andrew S. Baker" <[email protected]> 11/19/2009 7:44 AM >>> I can't speak for all parts of the country, but in the NY/NJ metro area, things have started to pickup again on the recruitment front for IT opportunities. And I get the impression that a few other metro areas are also recovering a little. There has been quite a bit of activity in the 4th quarter, and I expect to see even more after the holidays. (Q1 should be a lot more like 2006 than we've seen in the past 18 or so months.) If you are looking, or preparing yourself for opportunities in any way, be sure to let me know. Also, feel free to connect to me via LinkedIn. I am receiving inquiries from recruiters almost daily at this point, for a variety of sysadmin and development roles in the North East US, and a few other parts of the country. I am more than happy to forward profiles of people I know who are looking, or do other things to facilitate connections to companies and opportunities. As long as I know, I can help. Let's take advantage of technology to help each other out and get through these tough times. My LinkedIn profile can be accessed below... Thanks *ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) <http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker> *Providing Competitive Advantage through Effective IT Leadership* ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
