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Subject:RE: Job Market in the USA From:"Brierley, Sean" <Sean -at- Quodata -dot- Com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 14 Aug 2001 13:50:15 -0400
I recommend you relocate back here 3 years ago. The market is depressed. The
West coast was hit first, but the East coast has caught up. There are jobs,
but I'm not sure whether your overseas experience will make you less
competitive.
Cheers,
Sean
sean -at- quodata -dot- com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bmpage [SMTP:bmpage -at- mediaone -dot- net]
> > I know things are tough, but could any of you give me an idea of just
> how
> > tough? I have been looking at the major on-line
> > career sites, and I seem to find a good number of positions advertised.
> I
> > guess I am a bit confused about where the job market REALLY stands.
> > I am particularly interested in the Boston/Northern New England area,
> but
> > that's definitely not a limitation.
>
> I'm a mid-level tech writer, and at least in Chicago, it's tough.
> Althoughthere are lots of postions, it's a lot of contract firms after the
> same
> fewpositions and companies that choose to "reevaluate their documentation
> needs" assoon as they post the job. I've talked to quite a few places
> that
> either hadthe money for the writers taken aways before they could hire.
> Darn that
> stockarket and all those IPOs everyone thought were so cool two years ago.
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