Bill;
What's Operation Paycheck? My contract is up the end of August.
Mike M.
bpreece1@tampabay.rr.com wrote:
>Ian hit it right on the nose.
>The Job market here in Tampa right now SUCKS.
>I just got done working with Walter Industries AKA Jim Walter Homes for 4
>years they laid me off and I was the Only PC support
>Tech for 140 + Locations and then I was suppose to go to the Networking
>side. They decided due to the Economy to cut back to 3 people for supporting
>over 6000+ people. They then out source the rest when ever a project come
>along.
>
>Since October 5th of last year I have been looking for work. The only thing
>that was good out of this is The Operation Paycheck.
>Gets you free training to get back to work I took the sorry to say M.C.S.E.
>because it is now around $11,000.00 worth of free training.
>
>They did not have any Linux stuff ready for this when I went. Any ways I
>have tried Head Hunters Posting Resume on Monster , Brain Buzz and Dice
>nothing. I have hit every Agency I can find believe me there is a ton of
>them . They have nothing ! The Tampa Tribune for I.T. related Jobs is down
>beyond
>belief. Usually the only jobs is coders , Synergy which has ran their ad for
>months. and Two others and time to time AOL desk Support.
>
>Until these Companies stop cutting more and more and think that helps the
>economy it is getting worse. Any ways I can tell you with over 9 Years of
>Computer and I.T. experience and Certifications as Ian said the market
>SUCKS. Also this is not just here it is almost every where.
>
>As I E-Mailed Bob Weinstien who writes I.T. Articles who Tampa Tribune also
>publishes. He about 4 weeks ago said the jobs are out there I basically told
>him not In this Area or 4 others I have looked. Tampa Dead, Orlando Dead,
>Charlotte North Carolina Dead, even Raleigh NC is dead right now.
>
>So I will wish you Luck.
>
>Hopefully when Next Month I am done with my M.C.S.E. at USF and with my
>other Certs the market will start slowly moving. Right now it is going in
>reverse. BTW Intel cutting 4,000 people. :(( This has to end!
>
>Good Luck to you.
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ian C. Blenke <icblenke@nks.net>
>To: slug@nks.net <slug@nks.net>
>Date: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 4:09 PM
>Subject: Re: [SLUG] Computers and SLUG-Sarasota
>
>
>>On Wed, 2002-07-17 at 15:29, David Vo wrote:
>>
>>>Hey Mark,
>>>I just graduated fom USF with a computer engineering
>>>degree and I am trying to persue toward to be the
>>>network engineer.
>>>Can you shed me something to where is a good starting
>>>point?
>>>
>>If you don't know by now, you're probably going to have to take whatever
>>you can get.
>>
>>The market in Tampa sucks. TALENTED employees are cheap. Finding work is
>>hard. Take the job WHEREVER you can find it, don't limit yourself to
>>Tampa.
>>
>>Also, be willing to work cheap. Don't hold out for some huge salary you
>>perceive your degree should entitle you to.
>>
>>The best thing you really could have done while in school was an
>>Internship now and again over the summers, or running a small company on
>>the side to get some business contacts.
>>
>>Yes, a degree gets your foot in the door when business review your crisp
>>new resume with nothing but that fast-food restraunt you worked at in
>>high-school as previous job experience. Unfortunately, there are 100
>>other people with their foot in the door, and they have all kinds of
>>intresting things that employers want to see (primarily a stable work
>>background and a no-bullshit list of skills that fit the job position
>>they are trying to fill).
>>
>>The question is, where do YOU want to start? Employers love to hear a
>>straight and honest answer, with some distinct goals and a lot of
>>ambition in the interview.
>>
>>I'm not trying to get you down, just enlighten you to the reality of the
>>Tampa job market and the tech industry in general. If you have a job, be
>>happy with it. If you don't have a job, take what you can get. It beats
>>McDonalds. Seriously.
>>
>>Granted, this is my opinion, I may be completely off base here. If I am,
>>I'm sure someone will be more than happy to correct me. ;)
>>
>>- Ian C. Blenke <icblenke@nks.net>
>>
>>
>
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