how's the job market?

[Dear Summer]

i hate my job

 

[Bibble]

I've applied to six jobs in the past 5 weeks or so to no avail.

 

[Dear Summer]

anyone else?

i dont know how much longer I can stick it out

 

[Blackjack200]

It's extremely tight. Look at the sticky: 33,000 views in the job support thread. But you don't quit your job before you start looking for another one. If you hate your job that much, start your search now. Just don't get caught by your boss.

 

[Insomniator]

I got one... cant be that hard...

 

[halik]

Sucks, I've been unemployed going on 6months since I finished grad school. Financial services blow right now.

 

[LeetViet]

I went to a job fair today for the CNE (http://www.theex.com/) and the line up were hours and wrapped around the building.

I got an interview next month though. 🙂

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: Dear Summer
i hate my job

It's thriving in every city. You should go ahead and quit. You'll have a new position lined up before you can clean out your desk.

 

[mundane]

It's getting worse at a slower rate, FWIW.

 

[Balt]

Originally posted by: mundane
It's getting worse at a slower rate, FWIW.

Yep. Still shedding jobs, just doing it at a slower pace.

 

[nageov3t]

what do you do?

 

[sonambulo]

Plenty of jobs in the 40-50k range here in Mass. It would be hard to raise a family on that salary but it's not a terrible starting place for young professionals.

 

[Deeko]

Last march I got a new job that was a significant upgrade from my old one. Just this past month i got another new one, hopefully better than the one I'm leaving. The job market is fine if you are good at what you do & looking in the right places.

 

[Dear Summer]

Originally posted by: Deeko
Last march I got a new job that was a significant upgrade from my old one. Just this past month i got another new one, hopefully better than the one I'm leaving. The job market is fine if you are good at what you do & looking in the right places.

how did you find your new positions?

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: Deeko
Last march I got a new job that was a significant upgrade from my old one. Just this past month i got another new one, hopefully better than the one I'm leaving. The job market is fine if you are good at what you do & looking in the right places.

I think it depends on the industry a lot. I know a lot of people who are good at what they do and are either (1) unemployed or more commonly (2) underemployed.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Originally posted by: Corporate Thug

Originally posted by: Deeko
Last march I got a new job that was a significant upgrade from my old one. Just this past month i got another new one, hopefully better than the one I'm leaving. The job market is fine if you are good at what you do & looking in the right places.

I think it depends on the industry a lot. I know a lot of people who are good at what they do and are either (1) unemployed or more commonly (2) underemployed.

Correct. I'm transferring at my place and involved in hiring my replacement. Within a week, we've received over 150 resumes for the senior pm position.

 

[halik]

Originally posted by: Deeko
Last march I got a new job that was a significant upgrade from my old one. Just this past month i got another new one, hopefully better than the one I'm leaving. The job market is fine if you are good at what you do & looking in the right places.

IT is still decent, which is what I assume you do.


Financial Services is super shitty right now, pretty much regardless how good you are. I consider myself a pretty strong candidate (wall street work experience, master's and bachelors degrees from top 10 etc.) and I'm still looking.