[NTLUG:Discuss] Local Job availability (was Re: OT (waaay OT): BitTorrent and TV shows

[Stephen Davidson]

Kevin Brannen wrote:

>
> Depends on what a person is looking for.  Last time I had to look, 
> about 18-24 months ago, it was abysmal.  My current contract is about 
> to come to an end and I can tell you that yes, things are much better; 
> however, "completely recovered" seems a bit too far from what I've 
> seen.  Well on the way to recovery seems reasonable to me. :-)  Also, 
> from what I read, they say DFW had unemployment slightly over the 
> national average.  I personally think that was because of all the 
> telecom companies we had here.  Therefore, recovery will be a bit 
> slower here in DFW too, or so logic would normally dictate.
>
> I'm not asking for another artificial bubble like we had around 5 
> years ago.  As much as my checkbook would like that, I think it really 
> hurt the industry overall.  But a little more growth would be good.  
> Hopefully the new [budget] year will bring that in a month or two.
>
Hi Kevin.

Yeah, 18 - 24 months ago, verry bad.  A little over a year ago I noticed 
a surge in demand for System Designers and Architects.  About 8 months 
ago, people started hiring Java Developers by the Teams.  About 2-3 
months ago, all the experienced Java Dudes I personally know had been 
hired.  Now I have people calling me a couple of times a week asking if 
I know of anyone looking for work.  For instance, stopped off at The 
Planet this morning to upgrade my server, found out they are looking for 
about 40-50 SysAdmins due to recent and current expansion plans.  Linux, 
Apache, and Unix are all pluses.  (Feel free to check them out at 
http://theplanet.com).

Regards,
Steve

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