Is This Progress??
So here we are in the beginning of July. What's going on.
From my seat, I see the beginning of a long slow recovery. People are starting to get jobs again. But not nearly enough to make a difference in the unemployment numbers. Mass layoffs are ending. Off-shore outsourcing is here and will reduce more jobs in the near future . . .but create some jobs for more senior professionals.
There is some senior level hiring going on for the first time in several years. The bulk of jobs remain staff level positions at reduced salaries from a few years ago. Consultants are starting to find work again but rates are off.
In our Yahoo group (NewYorkMetroTechnologyJobs is also a group on Yahoo. To join you can click on a link on our website home page or go to Yahoogroups.com and join the group) we are distributing more jobs than at any point since inception.
You can find work, but kind of like the Clinton administration referred to the "continuous campaign" in describing how everything they did was with an eye to ward running for office, everything you do must be with an eye toward networking for a job.
A lot of people make the mistake of in this economy, you are making a huge mistake if you think their job search ends with an offer of employment. Your firm could begin layoffs a feew months after you join. The simple suggestion is keep involved with the network of resources you built up while looking for a job. Social calls. Notes. Periodic emails. Stay in contact. You never know when you might need them.
So here we are in the beginning of July. What's going on.
From my seat, I see the beginning of a long slow recovery. People are starting to get jobs again. But not nearly enough to make a difference in the unemployment numbers. Mass layoffs are ending. Off-shore outsourcing is here and will reduce more jobs in the near future . . .but create some jobs for more senior professionals.
There is some senior level hiring going on for the first time in several years. The bulk of jobs remain staff level positions at reduced salaries from a few years ago. Consultants are starting to find work again but rates are off.
In our Yahoo group (NewYorkMetroTechnologyJobs is also a group on Yahoo. To join you can click on a link on our website home page or go to Yahoogroups.com and join the group) we are distributing more jobs than at any point since inception.
You can find work, but kind of like the Clinton administration referred to the "continuous campaign" in describing how everything they did was with an eye to ward running for office, everything you do must be with an eye toward networking for a job.
A lot of people make the mistake of in this economy, you are making a huge mistake if you think their job search ends with an offer of employment. Your firm could begin layoffs a feew months after you join. The simple suggestion is keep involved with the network of resources you built up while looking for a job. Social calls. Notes. Periodic emails. Stay in contact. You never know when you might need them.
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