RE: Economy Picking Up?

["Pete Sanborn" <psanborn2 -at- earthlink -dot- net>]

Bruce wrote:
"However, last summer I heard forecasts of improvements for this fall, and
there wasn't such an increase in jobs - even before September 11."

Actually right before 9-11, the market was just barely starting to rebound
and beginning to creep upward again.  Oddly enough, those forecasts were
accurate, they just got derailed by the attacks.  Again, I'm seeing an
improvement in most sectors based on the job postings.  Barring another
devastating attack such as the one we had, we might actually see an overall
improvement in the economy in the first quarter of '02.


Regards,
Pete Sanborn

-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce Byfield [mailto:bbyfield -at- axionet -dot- com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 2:15 PM
To: Pete Sanborn
Cc: TECHWR-L
Subject: Re: Economy Picking Up?


Pete Sanborn wrote:

>The increase in the number of jobs being posted is based, primarily, on
>forecasts that the market will improve in the first quarter of '02.  I have
>also seen an increase in the number of job postings, but those don't mean
>anyone is actually being hired, yet.  Since the early part of this year I
>have seen lots of job postings, most of which were back-burnered.
>
>Keep applying, but the economy isn't improving until you actually get hired
>for one of those new jobs.
>
>Best of luck.
>
You could be right. However, last summer I heard forecasts of
improvements for this fall, and there wasn't such an increase in jobs -
even before September 11.

I should also explain that only one of these jobs was actually posted
anywhere. At least three of these positions are solid ones responding to
my cold calls. If companies are hiring, they're using different tactics
than last year - possibly to avoid the deluge of unqualified
applications that results from postings on a job board.

Maybe I just have to attribute it to clean living on my part. However, I
wouldn't mind coasting a while with a long term contract or even the
right full time job. I can still make a good living, but contracting in
the economic enivironment of the last few months is hard work. I could
do with a rest.

--
Bruce Byfield 604.421.7177 bbyfield -at- axionet -dot- com

"But here's the latest phrase you hear as you walk down the street,
Oh, you can't be up-to-date if you don't call out when you meet,
'Are you working?' 'No, are you?'"
-British Music Hall Song, 1922





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