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justin stark
32 PointsWhen people say they can't find jobs
In some cases, yes they are right. What I've personally found though is a lot of the time the reason they can't find work in the field is because they're only looking within a 5 mile radius from home.
I get that we get attached to family and friends, and moving can be a bit scary, but when it comes to career, you sometimes just have to.
For an instance. Here in my state Des Moines is starting to be a good place to get your foot in the door of the tech world. Most people would be "ew....Des Moines!?! That's not silicon Valley". Which in many ways is sad not just because Des Moines is actually a very nice town, but because you're looking past what it offers which is again a foot in the door.
And there are many places like this. I guess I'm just saying expand your horizons. If some company say in Cheyenne Wyoming wants to hire you, do it. It doesn't mean you'll be staying there forever if you don't want to. It will mean experience though to go somewhere else if you ever decide.
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Daniel Gauthier
15,000 PointsHey Justin,
Just adding thoughts to the topic, because it's a good one, and one that doesn't get a lot of attention.
There's also the remote field which is only growing, and the stats show that the job markets are definitely there if people are willing to move.
The upside is the markets are only growing, so while things may seem hard for some people now, there are few fields better to be in these days than tech in terms of prospective future employment.
Good post :D
roberthopman
16,502 PointsThere's a new website called Google... Use Google to find a job! Example, Google: remote developer jobs
You'll be amazed.
Felix Yakubov
17,475 PointsTo find a job you should act like job searching is your job: 8 hours a day, improving, networking