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Subject:RE: Job prospects in Canada, US, the planet? From:"Goldstein, Dan" <DGoldstein -at- DeusTech -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Mon, 13 Dec 2004 09:27:14 -0500
Prospects are very good in the metro DC area, including entry-level for your
students. Salaries are high, but so are expenses -- especially housing.
Dan Goldstein
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lyndsey.amott
> Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2004 1:30 PM
> To: TECHWR-L
> Subject: Job prospects in Canada, US, the planet?
>
> I've been asked to give a talk at the local college here in
> Winnipeg on my
> experiences as a TW. The students of the two-year Tech Comm
> program are
> particularly concerned about their job prospects when they leave the
> program. I've been asked to talk about job prospects in
> Montreal, where I
> lived for about ten years before I moved here 16 months ago.
> Well, when I
> left Montreal, I'd been out of work for 18 months, so I think
> it might be a
> good idea to talk about job prospects in other places so that I don't
> discourage all these eager students. Right now, I'd say that
> the prospects
> are pretty grim the world over except India, but that they
> are beginning to
> improve despite John Posada's recent news. The students are
> willing to move
> in order to find work, so I would like to hear from you: what is your
> impression of the current and future TW job market in your city?
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