Re: Is the job market really *that* bad? (long)

[bmpage <bmpage -at- mediaone -dot- net>]

Currently being thown into the job market.... I can say that if you have 6 plus
years experience, you're pretty well off.  If you have less than that, it is
tough.  Although I have over four years tech writing, I'm still running into all
the same problems I was four years ago - being up against people with more
experience.  Heck, I just got a "don't let the front door hit you on the
backside" after standing in line for 2 hours to talk to Boeing today because
they were looking for 7 1/1 years plus and wouldn't even talk to anyone with
less than that.

Victoria

Andrew Plato wrote:

> > A well-known Bay Area recruiter, Andrew Davis, sent this email
> > yesterday to subscribers to his jobs mailing lists. It describes
> > current employment prospects for tech writers in the Silicon
> > Valley/SF Bay Area.
>
> I don't mean to be a poop - but that was essentially an advertisement for
> Synergistech's services.  Yeah, the president was saying how bad the
> market is, but it also was real clear that we should all run to him for
> our next job. I'd like a ruling from Eric on this. Can I have employees
> post newsletters from Anitian on TECHWR-L?
>
> I'd also like to say that Mr. Davis is totally wrong (but he has a good
> first name). The market is okay right now - for people with skills. It
> sucks hard for people who have limited skills, bad attitudes, or
> outlandish salary/rate requirements.
>
> What is happening is that recruiting companies (like Synergistic) are
> losing business in droves. There is a company here in town that routinely
> beat me to projects because they had an endless supply contracts from ol'
> Intel. In the last year, Intel has canned just about every tech writing
> contractor they had. They're probably selling the office furniture on Ebay
> to keep payroll up.
>
> The recruiting market is abysmal. Its why I abandoned recruiting about a
> year ago. I could see the writing on the wall.  Most companies have
> stopped working with agencies. They either work direct or with consulting
> firms that provide solutions and not just warm bodies to full chairs.
>
> Andrew Plato


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