I concur. I was going to be laid off at the end of August 2001, but had the good fortune of knowing this six months in advance (the boss was a friend of mine).
However, I looked for six months to find a job in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, with no success. I finally landed a job here in Laredo, Texas, at a small community college helping to run their Video Conferencing and Distance Learning stuff. However, even after moving here on my wife and kids down here on my own dime, it looks bad again since the state of Texas has taken untold millions from higher ed funding, and we are in serious cut-back mode....just hope I didn't make this move for nothing... Needless to say, you have to weigh your options.... On Thu, 2003-03-20 at 13:05, 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 > > -- > 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 > -- J. Tim Willis “A Computer without Windows is like a chocolate cake without mustard.” -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
