[Cialug] OT: Employment outlook in Des Moines?

[David Bierce]

First Post!


There is always Dice.com itself.  It is in Urbandale :)


On Nov 3, 2006, at 10:48 AM, Jeffrey C. Ollie 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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