Comments on: 2008 Crystal Ball- Where The Jobs Are http://www.thejobbored.com/2008-crystal-ball-where-the-jobs-are_277/ Getting Things Done, Getting Ahead, Getting Through The Day Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:32:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mike http://www.thejobbored.com/2008-crystal-ball-where-the-jobs-are_277/#comment-237 Mike Mon, 24 Dec 2007 19:41:30 +0000 http://www.thejobbored.com/2008-crystal-ball-where-the-jobs-are_277/#comment-237 Simple. That's because, since the .com bust, IT-geeks have been leaving the business in droves. Fewer clients doesn't mean more IT jobs, just means people are taking other jobs where they can. Gotz to pay the bills! Simple. That’s because, since the .com bust, IT-geeks have been leaving the business in droves. Fewer clients doesn’t mean more IT jobs, just means people are taking other jobs where they can. Gotz to pay the bills!

]]> By: Brian http://www.thejobbored.com/2008-crystal-ball-where-the-jobs-are_277/#comment-234 Brian Mon, 24 Dec 2007 15:41:56 +0000 http://www.thejobbored.com/2008-crystal-ball-where-the-jobs-are_277/#comment-234 I certainly concur that outsourcing has had a big impact on IT workers, especially freelancers and consultants. Still, the first couple of years of ResumeWriters coincided with the very depths of the dot com bust. In some years, desperate IT people made up 30% or more of our clientele. We're not seeing anywhere near those numbers right now. In fact, quite the opposite. Just reporting what we've been seeing. I certainly concur that outsourcing has had a big impact on IT workers, especially freelancers and consultants. Still, the first couple of years of ResumeWriters coincided with the very depths of the dot com bust. In some years, desperate IT people made up 30% or more of our clientele. We’re not seeing anywhere near those numbers right now. In fact, quite the opposite.

Just reporting what we’ve been seeing.

]]> By: Mike http://www.thejobbored.com/2008-crystal-ball-where-the-jobs-are_277/#comment-220 Mike Fri, 21 Dec 2007 22:28:12 +0000 http://www.thejobbored.com/2008-crystal-ball-where-the-jobs-are_277/#comment-220 At least as far as the IT comments I could not disagree more. It's true that I'm in a bad section of the country for it, but all I ever hear are paycuts and moving-out stories. Globalization and outsourcing are ruining IT. I don't know a single person that I would recommend this line of work to right now. That said, I still don't intend to leave the business if I have a choice, but I'll be surprised if I don't at least have to leave this city, come next year. Colorado's a poor tech state, to be sure; but the Denver market still exists at least. At least as far as the IT comments I could not disagree more. It’s true that I’m in a bad section of the country for it, but all I ever hear are paycuts and moving-out stories. Globalization and outsourcing are ruining IT. I don’t know a single person that I would recommend this line of work to right now. That said, I still don’t intend to leave the business if I have a choice, but I’ll be surprised if I don’t at least have to leave this city, come next year. Colorado’s a poor tech state, to be sure; but the Denver market still exists at least.

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