<chuckle> Yeah, I hear that. I try to make it clear that I'm a contractor, and relocating just goes with the territory, "AND" point out that I'm willing to relocate at my own expense. It makes a difference to some employers. Some, and just cheap, and don't want to pay expensive relocation expenses. If you have a family, and a home, that can add up.
Short side is: When you're looking for work, it's the employers market right now. There are LOTS of IT people out of work, and only so many jobs to go around. So far, I've never had to resort to using the phrase "Would you like fries with that?" in the course of my work day. But when you need to feed the family, don't get too picky when the market is like it is now. Ric On Thu, Mar 20, 2003 at 01:15:47PM -0600, John Nichel wrote: > Yeah, I saw alot of those too when I was out of work. When I reached > the 6 month stage of no job, I added this to the top of my resume... > > "Willing to relocate at own expense" > > I had a job two months later. > > Ric Tibbetts wrote: > >Unfortunately, relocating isn't even always an option. > >I'm seeing more, and more statements like the following: > > > >--- > >Principals only. Candidates OUTSIDE OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL NOT BE > >CONSIDERED IN THIS SEARCH. > > > >[Company name removed] is an Equal Opportunity Employer. > >--- > > > >Maybe they need to rephrase that to: > > > >[Company name removed] is an (not so) Equal Opportunity Employer. > > > >One company took this a step further with: > > > >------ > >No sponsorship or subcontracting available for this position. A > >background check and drug screen are conditions of employment. LOCAL > >CANDIDATES ONLY. PLEASE DO NOT APPLY IF YOU ARE NOT LOCAL, NO MATTER IF > >YOU ARE NEEDING RELOCATION ASSISTANCE OR NOT. > >------ > > > >Fortunately, I'm working (right now). But I know a number of people who > >are not. Part of the problem with relocating is that local employers > >want to suppopr the local population. In the larger cities, and tech > >centers, there are large numbers of I.T. personel sitting idle. They're > >trying to hire those first. It's "right", but it makes it hard for the > >rest to find work. > > > >As a career contractor, I am painfully aware of the "normal" cycles of > >the contracting industry. But this "lul" is anything BUT normal. > > > >Ric > > > > > > > > > >On Thu, Mar 20, 2003 at 12:19:09PM -0600, John Nichel wrote: > > > >>Good luck. Unlike 2+ years ago, when the head-hunters were call us at > >>work, the tech industry has taken a big hit. I just recently got > >>another job after 8 months of unemployment. If you're in the States, > >>you'll better your chances if you are willing to relocate to anywhere > >>that will offer you a job. > >> > >>Sergey Motorny wrote: > >> > >>>Hello Everyone, > >>> > >>>I am a 22-year-old RHCE with Bachelor's in Business Administration and > >>>about to complete Master's in Computer Information Systems. I am fluent > >>>in English/Russian, have a year of IT experience, and also hold Network+ > >>>and A+ certifications. I have been looking for a Linux job for a few > >>>months, but have not received a single job interview invitation. Any > >>>suggestions from the Linux community itself? I will soon be ready to > >>>work for food. :0) > >>> > >>>Looking forward to your replies, > >>>Sergey > >>>http://www.sergey.us > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>-- > >>redhat-list mailing list > >>unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- Ric Tibbetts Linux registration number: 55684 If you want to help advertise Linux - point your friends to http://counter.li.org/ -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
