[Cialug] OT: Employment outlook in Des Moines?

[Aaron Korver]

Well, it depends on what it is you are looking for.  Granted, if you only
look in the Des Moines Register then yes, it looks like only
Wells/Principal/Qwest etc are hiring.

Compared to last year as of this same time my opinion is that the requests
for work is greater than the current work force pool.  i.e. you shouldn't
have a problem finding a job in the niche that you wish.  Though it may take
a little digging and good old fashing networking to find the opening if your
niche is highly specialized.

Besides Dice, may I suggest looking on craigslist as well?  It seems a lot
of the smaller companies have been posting help wanted things there because
it is cheaper.

Just my thoughts,
Aaron Korver

On 11/3/06, Jeffrey C. Ollie <jeff at ocjtech.us> wrote:
>
> 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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