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Subject:Re: always look for a new job? (Atlanta-related) From:Michael Andrew Uhl <mikeuhl -at- MINDSPRING -dot- COM> Date:Sat, 15 Aug 1998 15:43:25 -0400
For job opportunities in the Research Triangle Park, NC area, take a look at
the Carolina Chapter, STC's Web site:
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Nina L. Panzica wrote:
> At 03:29 PM 7/29/98 -0400, Melissa wrote:
>
> >I'll second Tom's opinion of the Atlanta job market. I live in a northern
> >suburb of Atlanta, and while I can't claim to be getting calls every other
> >day, I did get one just yesterday, and I am not looking for a job nor do I
> >have my resume posted anywhere. But I do routinely hear from more people
> >looking for a tech writer than I hear from tech writers looking for work.
>
> In my experience the Atlanta job market for contractors slows down in the
> summer, but in the last few years it's still been pretty good. The North
> Carolia market is even better, I've heard. Recruiters I talk to from that
> area have many more jobs to fill than people to fill them. On the other
> hand, North Carolina is not as big a job market as Atlanta. I would think,
> however, that although there are overall fewer jobs in NC, there is,
> because of the apparent staffing shortage, much less competition for those
> jobs.
>
> I'm working right now, but I still get two to three phone and email
> inquiries per week about other projects. I've got a very small mailing list
> of contractors (and a couple of permanent writers) looking for work in that
> area that I forward these Atlanta contacts on to (usually just the names
> and phone numbers of all contacts I get; I don't have time for much else).
> If anyone wants to recieve these job leads, send me your email address and
> I'll add you to my list. Just one caveat: don't ask me to screen the
> contacts for you in any way; I haven't that sort of time.
>
> Regards,
> Nina P.
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