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by realvannewkirk

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After reading the post a while ago about a shortage of qualified people to fill IT positions, and the effect of outsourcing on the IT community as a whole, I just wanted to point out that entry-level positions in my area are almost non-existant. This really sucks as I have finally bothered to get certified. After running a small, less than sucessful repair business for the last eight years, and the current state of the economy (grim, at best) I thought it might be time for me to let someone else worry about the overhead for a while, but I am getting nowhere. Have all these jobs really gone to India??

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by notsochiguy

...just a lot!

I think the coming years will bring new meaning to the term 'mobile worker'. It won't be someone banging away on their notebook from a cafe. It will be someone moving from city-to-city on a fairly regular basis to follow the work.

IT workers are the bison hunters of the 21st century!!

by mjd420nova

As the market has changed, so has the way of servicing others equipment. The mfgrs have outsourced the help desk to other countries because a lot of the stuff is made there. If they are unable to diagnose the problem correctly and get the right parts sent to you for the local "tech" to replace, they're stuck for having any parts to troubleshoot and ask you so send it to a local claering house who sends it back over seas to get the proper repair and send it back to you. Not a very good way to do business but it is all based on getting the unit sold and keep it working long enough for the warranty to run out and you find it's cheaper to replace than repair. This leaves you with a stack of units that are basically junk but you've got a lot of info on them that you just can't throw away and would like to recover someday, Somehow. The cure? Get the US back into the picture, where you can get it reapired at a reasonable price and keep it running for longer than a year. The only real solution is to begin to tax heavily those mfgrs who outsource our jobs and make it unprofitable to go the outsourcing route.

by realvannewkirk

Wow, I was actually just sort of venting some frustration when I posted that, after sending a ridiculous number of resumes to parts unknown across this great country. Volusia County, FL has one of the lowest per capita incomes of any county in the US. I forget what the actual rank is, but its pretty low. Keeping in min, we have The World's Most Famous Beach and many super rich retirees, it is hard to believe, but the real money is no longer in the workforce here and we have no industry aside from huge hospitals to deal with the dying population. Yes, I have sent resumes to every, single hospital in the area and some within commuting distance outside this county. I think the bison hunter idea is pretty realistic, but without VERIFIABLE experience (i.e. NOT your own small business) that seems a bit far fetched at the moment. Did I mention I'm doing lawnservice to make a little money??

by techjobsplus

I'm just wondering how many job boards you have posted your resume to and if you have gotten any responses at all. You might want to try to post to our job board TechJobsPlus.com

by realvannewkirk

I have posted on every job board I could find. Yes, I have gotten some responses, but nothing that has gotten me a job. I have gone to two interviews for positions in my area, but one was a completely bogus scam and the other I am still waiting to hear from. The second one told me to expect a call regardless of decision last Tues. or Wed. When I did not get a call, I called them on Thurs. and was told that they had not made a decision yet and were still doing call backs. I guess at this point that is a good thing. I will immediately post my resume on the board you recommended as well. Thanks for the tip.

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