[TriLUG] Re: North Carolina Market

[Turnpike Man]

I'm new to this group and I concurr, it is a great group of people, and I
continue to hear nothing but good things about them/us.  I am also a Raleigh
native and really enjoy this area.  There are only 2 places I'd rather be, the
NC mountains or Australia.  Anyway, I have been fortunate through the economic
downturn that being the only one in my company to run the network, provide user
support, buy kitchen supplies, etc., I've managed to stay employed.  I have
been searching since March 2002 myself with little to no luck in finding a new
job.  I've actually considered a few things outside of the tech market, but to
no avail either.

David


> Hi John,
> 
> I have to pretty much agree with Jason, Rob and Chris.
>  If your looking for an IT job in NC - the market
> sucks.  I was out of work for 8 months and was looking
> for work longer than that since Nortel was laying off
> left and right(and still is somewhat from what I
> heard).  I ended up finding a computer operator job
> for a while, then ended up moving back to Indiana to
> get a sysadmin job.  I'm also looking to go back but
> it looks like it going to be YEARS not MONTHS before
> the job market is going to get good enough to do so. 
> There are just too many QUALIFIED people out there
> looking for work is my experience.  It kills me
> everytime I hear one of those IT training houses
> advertise ". . . did you know over 500 thousand IT
> jobs will go unfilled this year?".  I want to gag
> everytime I hear that statistic.  
> 
> I'll put in my 2cents about DC too - from my looking
> experience if you have a clearance or are ex-military
> you have a shot, otherwise forget it.  One of the main
> reasons I like my current position is a possibility at
> a security clearance, but again this is just a shot
> since from what I hear they take longer and are harder
> to obtain ever since 9/11.
> 
> On the bright side NC, especially the RTP/RDU area is
> a GREAT place to live and raise a family.  TriLUG is a
> great group of people to hang out with and the
> backgrounds are stellar.  You would not believe the
> knowledge pool that is there - awesome group to learn
> from and pass along knowledge to.  If you get a chance
> to go, jump at it and don't look back!
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Mike


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