RE: best job market was:RE: SUMMARY: Looking for Contract Work

[Darren Barefoot <dbarefoot -at- mpsbc -dot- com>]

Good morning,

Allow me to add Vancouver, BC, Canada to that list. I'm on the STC job bank
list here and we received about 40 postings for the month of March alone.
Maybe that doesn't sound like a lot, but there's only 3 million people in
Vancouver and only 200 in the STC here (of course, only a portion of tech
writers are in the STC). Furthermore, there are over 6000 high tech
companies in BC, and most of them are in the Vancouver area.

More anecdotally, I'm not actively seeking work (and really only have about
3 years experience and I'm a lousy networker) but have received two job
offers in the past four months. My colleagues report similar demand.

My two cents. Of course, I just noticed that the original poster indicated
the United States. Oh well, too late now. Come to Canada, watch hockey,
enjoy less crime and pay more tax. DB.

-----Original Message-----
From: Janet Valade [mailto:janetv -at- systech -dot- com]
Sent: Friday, April 07, 2000 9:05 AM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: RE: best job market was:RE: SUMMARY: Looking for Contract Work


	<<By anyone's best guess, what are the the hottest job markets in
the US
> these days i.e. in what geographical location are companies the most
> desperate for employees?>>
> 
	The following are locations where there is a concentration of high
tech companies, creating a demand for competent (or semi-competent)
technical people, including technical writers: 

	Bay area/Silicon Valley, CA
	Portland, OR
	Seattle, WA
	Phoenix, AZ
	Boston, MA
	Atlanta, GA
	Research Triangle, NC
	Austin, TX
	San Diego, CA

	I think a market can lean toward a type of technology. For instance,
I am in San Diego and telecommunications and biotechnology seem particularly
strong here.

	Janet

Janet Valade
Technical Writer
Systech Corporation, San Diego, CA
mailto:janetv -at- systech -dot- com