..new job?

[GundamF91]

..

 

[nageov3t]

what field/industry?

 

[MovingTarget]

best to stay where you are at, pay off your debts, scale back on liabilities, and wait until you can really afford to be unemployed for a while. It takes a while to build up seniority/job security.

 

[Babbles]

How is the job market? WTF? Have you not been paying attention to the news?
You have a stable job making $70k . . . I would just park it where you are now.

 

[bobdole369]

Case in point - 2 buddies of mine laid off - one moved across the state to find work. Another was unemployed 9 months. He is no dummy in his field either.

Had a look at the newspaper classifieds this AM - one page TOTAL. I remember the computer/tech SECTION was a full page 5 years ago, with the whole thing being about 15 pages.

Granted the Internet has something to do with it, but I know that the newspaper is a place where companies will always advertise job openings.

 

[Jumpem]

If you have a job with good bay and benefits I would stay put for the next year or two.

 

[XZeroII]

Originally posted by: Babbles
How is the job market? WTF? Have you not been paying attention to the news?
You have a stable job making $70k . . . I would just park it where you are now.

That's what I was thinking. If you really have to ask, then you should definitely stay put because you're totally clueless.

 

[Koing]

depends on field butits risky to at the least.

The job market in general is in a poo hole mate.

Its a bonus to have a job that pays well in this period but hopefully it'll pick up and we all can get fat bonuses next year.

Koing

 

[scorp00]

Go for it, I got a new job 5 months ago with a nice raise. Never hurts to see what is out there...

 

[Descartes]

IMO, you don't get to be successful by doing what everyone else does. Yes, the economy has some troubles, but sometimes those troubles create opportunity as well.

From my perspective, the market is good. I know of many high-level positions right now that are untapped. We hired 2 new people in the past month; sure, nothing great, but still growth. I know at least a dozen other businesses that are hiring as well. Healthcare in particular is experiencing a lot of growth right now.

But it all depends. Knowing nothing about you, it's hard to say. That said, my basic philosophy is to always take the best opportunity unless you have strict risk constraints (high debt, big family, etc.). If you're young, flexible and willing to take some changes, go do it. The alternative is to just do what everyone else does and remain stagnant.

imo

 

[Kelemvor]

Job market sucks right now. For every job you see, assume your one of a hundred people who applied for it. If you have a steady job, count your blessings.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: Kelemvor
Job market sucks right now. For every job you see, assume your one of a hundred people who applied for it. If you have a steady job, count your blessings.

Right.

I'm in Erie, PA. The GE plant nearby is laying off, or already has laid off, 1550 workers.
GE is also a customer of quite a few manufacturing companies in Erie. Things aren't looking good here.

 

[JohnCU]

dude you should be thankful

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: Descartes
IMO, you don't get to be successful by doing what everyone else does. Yes, the economy has some troubles, but sometimes those troubles create opportunity as well.

From my perspective, the market is good. I know of many high-level positions right now that are untapped. We hired 2 new people in the past month; sure, nothing great, but still growth. I know at least a dozen other businesses that are hiring as well. Healthcare in particular is experiencing a lot of growth right now.

But it all depends. Knowing nothing about you, it's hard to say. That said, my basic philosophy is to always take the best opportunity unless you have strict risk constraints (high debt, big family, etc.). If you're young, flexible and willing to take some changes, go do it. The alternative is to just do what everyone else does and remain stagnant.

imo

Yep. Top talent is still in such super high demand, especially IT. The squeezes are making the cream rise as they can replace 4-6 other people at only 2-3 times the cost.

But generally if you aren't always looking for another job if nothing other than to gauge your worth to make a value decision you're not managing your career and moving forward.