[Cialug] OT: Employment outlook in Des Moines?

[Jeffrey C. Ollie]

On Fri, 2006-11-03 at 10:37 -0600, john doe wrote:
> I'm starting to look for different employment for the first time in six
> years.  The company I'm with has had limited business contacts here in
> the DSM area, with most work taking place outside of Iowa.  As such, I've
> lost touch with what the employment environment is like in this area. But
> from what I've gathered thus far, it seems like everything is limited to
> Wells Fargo and one or two other companies.
> 
> What IS the employment picture like here now for technology folk?  Has it
> become primarily all Wells Fargo?  Are there options for someone who
> doesn't want the corporate life again, or is the best option to move
> out-of-state?
> 
> Granted it all depends what I'm wanting to do, but I'm just looking for
> general feel of what people think is happening in the area.

dice.com sends me daily updates about tech jobs in the Des Moines area.
There are usually a couple new postings every day, but mainly what I see
are Windows or Solaris admin openings (I forget exactly what my fiters
are set up for).  It's hard to say exactly who's hiring because many of
the postings on dice.com are from recruiters.  I don't have anything
against recruiters, but I generally like to know who I'm applying to...

I'd suggest checking out the big job-finding web sites, plus get a list
of businesses that you might be interested in working for and check out
their web pages.  Many businesses post job openings on their web site.

And if anyone out there needs an experience Linux and network admin
(Cisco & Nortel) let me know :)...

Jeff
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