[macfantn]

I have been searching for a job for a few months, and have yet to find one. Anyone have any suggestions where to find a job in Nashville, TN? Looking for something in sales, but open to other areas.

[Big Mac]

Have you looked on jobcentral.com?

[mduell]

What skills do you have?

The market is still pretty good for people with desirable skills.

[turtle777]

Originally Posted by mduell 

What skills do you have?

The market is still pretty good for people with desirable skills.

I dunno. I have been looking around for a year now, not all that serious, but open to interesting options. W/o geographical restrictions.

The job market has considerably cooled down in the last 12 months.

I have been using TheLadders.com, and got way more hits on my bio last year than his year.

Seems to me that companies are waiting out how the economy turns, but few want to make new commitments. Many companies (incl. the one I'm working for) have hiring freezes and only recruit from the internal pool.

-t

[Maflynn]

The slowing economy has certainly impacted the job market. I see that where I live and work, not only are there fewer jobs available, but people are less likely to jump ship. They'd rather stick it out rather then take a chance with a new employer.

[BLAZE_MkIV]

And we're 20-30% understaffed. We need good programmers though. Definitely a sector by sector issue.

[analogue SPRINKLES]

Almost all the jobs I have scored it through word of mouth and never through monter.com or any crap like that.

Talk to everyone you know and ask them if you can give them your resume to pass on to the boss.

[Arkham_c]

I found my last job through LinkedIn. It follows a different pattern than job sites do though -- you meet people through people you already know. Once you've been working professionally for 10 years or more you have a good network. I have 36 direct connections to people I have worked with, which gives me a network of 398,100 or so people with which to network for jobs, information, etc. It's pretty cool. I've been at my job I got through them for just over a year and it's been a positive experience.

[Wiskedjak]

Move to Calgary, there's a serious job shortage here.

[analogue SPRINKLES]

Originally Posted by Wiskedjak 

Move to Calgary, there's a serious job shortage here.

Yup yet somehow they can't pay people enough to move there.

I hear that even working at a Tim Hortons (coffee shop) starts at $18/h when in Toronto it is under $10.

[Wiskedjak]

Originally Posted by analogue SPRINKLES 

Yup yet somehow they can't pay people enough to move there.

I hear that even working at a Tim Hortons (coffee shop) starts at $18/h when in Toronto it is under $10.

Yep. One location, about an hour outside of Calgary, is busing employees daily from and back to Calgary. Your time on the bus is included in your hours worked; nothing like getting paid $36 to sit on your butt listening to your iPod for 2 hours.

[analogue SPRINKLES]

Originally Posted by Wiskedjak 

Yep. One location, about an hour outside of Calgary, is busing employees daily from and back to Calgary. Your time on the bus is included in your hours worked; nothing like getting paid $36 to sit on your butt listening to your iPod for 2 hours.

I sit on my butt listening to my iPod on the company dime all day also and thankfully I don't have to live in Alberta to get it

[jonasmac]

Originally Posted by analogue SPRINKLES 

Yup yet somehow they can't pay people enough to move there.

I hear that even working at a Tim Hortons (coffee shop) starts at $18/h when in Toronto it is under $10.

$18 an hour to work in a coffee shop? Wow. We are underpaid here.

[analogue SPRINKLES]

Originally Posted by jonasmac 

$18 an hour to work in a coffee shop? Wow. We are underpaid here.

How much they pay in Guam?

[macdude]

I think there is a serious lack of jobs in many areas of the country, and I'm sure it has something to do with the slow, sliding-into-recession-any-minute economy.

However, there's always fast food!

[jonasmac]

Originally Posted by analogue SPRINKLES 

How much they pay in Guam?

At a coffee shop? Probably $6-$8 an hour, unless you're management. But then, we don't have a Tim Horton's here, not even a "real" Starbucks (we have cafés that "proudly brew Starbucks Coffee"). We do have a couple of Coffee Beanearies though.

[powerbook867]

It really does matter where you live (and your willingness to relo where the jobs are)

I was living in Upstate NY for 8 years and struggled constantly to make ends meet for the family because the company I worked for rarely gave raises. On top of that, with major universities all around me, the schools were constantly pumping out fresh technical talent that would work for a lot less than me..

I moved to Kansas City in 2006 and never looked back. Even with the mediocre economy, I just found a new position doing technical consulting (Storage area networking + Sun Solaris + Project Management).

Some fields right now are hurting (manufacturing first comes to mind). Others have an abundance of jobs (tech and medical)..

If I ever got let go of my upcoming job, I would immediately go back to school and become a nurse. Medical is going to keep on growing rapidly as the population ages and pay is good if not great in most areas..

What field are you in macfantn??

[Mastrap]

Originally Posted by Wiskedjak 

Move to Calgary, there's a serious job shortage here.

True that. But then you'd have to live in Calgary.

[Wiskedjak]

Originally Posted by Mastrap 

True that. But then you'd have to live in Calgary.

There's that ... in the things-to-do category, Toronto beats Calgary, hands down. Climate-wise, though, I'd choose Calgary over Toronto any day.

[Mastrap]

Originally Posted by Wiskedjak 

There's that ... in the things-to-do category, Toronto beats Calgary, hands down. Climate-wise, though, I'd choose Calgary over Toronto any day.

Especially in June to August, I hear ya. And the Calgary winters are lovely too.

[analogue SPRINKLES]

Originally Posted by Mastrap 

Especially in June to August, I hear ya. And the Calgary winters are lovely too.

If I was looking for a place in Canada with better winters there are better options than Calgary. B.C. is where it is at.

[coreythemagnificent46]

The job situation in Michigan isnt much better.. I hunted for a year and finally got into a low end job at a newspaper inserting the advertisements in papers. Its not much.. but its something.. But the way our good old Governor Granholm here is running things the state should be broke by now. Companies outsourcing to china all the time

[Mastrap]

Originally Posted by analogue SPRINKLES 

If I was looking for a place in Canada with better winters there are better options than Calgary. B.C. is where it is at.

You want rain/drizzle/rain/sleet/rain/drizzle for six months? I'd rather have the 30 below, but snowy and sunny like you get in Alberta.

[Wiskedjak]

Originally Posted by Mastrap 

You want rain/drizzle/rain/sleet/rain/drizzle for six months? I'd rather have the 30 below, but snowy and sunny like you get in Alberta.

bah, Toronto goes down to 30 below as often as Calgary. But, how often does Toronto get 15 above in January?

[analogue SPRINKLES]

Originally Posted by Mastrap 

You want rain/drizzle/rain/sleet/rain/drizzle for six months? I'd rather have the 30 below, but snowy and sunny like you get in Alberta.

I find toronto unlivable for 8 months of the year because of the dark sky's and horrible cold weather... so yes, I would like rain over that.

[- - e r i k - -]

Keep discussing. You are making me feel really good about where I live

Mid-winter, sun is shining and always 20°C+

[Mastrap]

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - - 

Keep discussing. You are making me feel really good about where I live

Mid-winter, sun is shining and always 20°C+

Weren't you moving to London? What happened?

[- - e r i k - -]

Life happened. *shrug*

[analogue SPRINKLES]

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - - 

Keep discussing. You are making me feel really good about where I live

Mid-winter, sun is shining and always 20°C+

Which is exactly why I am moving to the Caribbean hopefully in 10 years or so.

[Mastrap]

Gotta say, I do enjoy the winters. I like cold days, I like open fires and I like snow. I could easily live somewhere north, Whitehorse or similar.

[tie]

Originally Posted by jonasmac 

$18 an hour to work in a coffee shop? Wow. We are underpaid here.

Yes, but measured in iPhone plans, $18 Canadian is like $5 US.

[Wiskedjak]

Originally Posted by tie 

Yes, but measured in iPhone plans, $18 Canadian is like $5 US.

Good one!!!