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On the short list, who's hiring?
Thought I got into a stable industry in design of medical equipment, but found out this week I was wrong, at least for my employer. My boss pulled me in his office and tells me it would be in my best interests to find something else, I'm first on the list due to my salary. I'll be lucky to make it through July.....
So I'm opening up the job search again and trying to figure out where not to go. I love the southeast, but have to open up the geographical search if I want to keep food on the table. Will do project management for food....... 
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06-28-2008, 03:48 AM
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Sorry 'bout that John! Unfortunately, that's one of the downsides to "achieving" (salary wise) is that you're likely to be first "in their sights" when the beancounters and bs'ers call the shots, no matter what your performance level is. Good luck...
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06-28-2008, 04:00 AM
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19 years and 17k posts...
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John,
Check out Bayer and BASF in Cary...
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06-28-2008, 04:06 AM
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Hate to hear this John. Hopefully something opens up soon.
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Sorry to hear that and been in your shoes far too often in the old days. Start networking NOW. Get your info out on PLAXO, XING and the other business networking sites. Send emails out to your friends and collegues and put the word out that you are looking. Joe
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06-28-2008, 04:54 AM
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Put your resume/profile out there on LinkedIn and join my group. I got 4 phone interviews and 2 in-personal interviews thanks to LinkedIn and nothing from Monster, CareerBuilder and HotJobs. LinkedIn is free and I'm not affiliated with them, just a satisfied customer...
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06-28-2008, 05:14 AM
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Getting the info out there, talked to a lot of recruiters who like my experience.
Thanks for the support guys, keep the suggestions coming! Maybe we need to get Wayne to start a networking page, or is that what OT is for? 
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07-01-2008, 12:37 PM
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Can you go independent?
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07-01-2008, 12:53 PM
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kach22i gave my resume to his wife, Kim and she gave it to her friend (IT recruiter) and her company hired me. A fellow Pelican helped me find the best IT job I've ever had, pretty cool, huh?!
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07-01-2008, 01:46 PM
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We're hiring turbine mechanics. How are your sledge hammer skills?
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07-01-2008, 02:56 PM
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It's tough when I see the majority of jobs out there listed as IT jobs though, don't know a thing about it.
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07-01-2008, 03:12 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2001
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The Seattle area is still strong for medical device design.
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OBAMA is looking for a VP...
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07-01-2008, 03:48 PM
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I imagine that with an aging population, that's not a particular area that's going away soon. Even if the economy-at-large is having problems.
I strongly believe that in adversity lies opportunity. Maybe check into doing independent consulting. I can't wait for the day I go on my own. . . I realize it ain't for everyone, but the appeal of making my own schedule and answering only to myself has GREAT appeal. . . Best of luck to you. I'm sure you'll end up better off as a result of this.
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07-01-2008, 03:49 PM
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 ! I "could" have gone with our outsourcer that's taking over on Aug. 15 (at the same salary, benes, etc.), but I'm "burned out" where I am, and don't want to work for a HUGE corporation anymore (200,000+), so I'll be "turning the page" pretty soon myself. Good luck John!
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We are hiring. Most of Houston is hiring.
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We are hiring Java developers en masse.
We could probably also use an Aion developer.
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07-01-2008, 06:57 PM
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what kind of medical equipment? Sullivan Schein is expanding like crazy in dental.
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07-01-2008, 07:13 PM
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I think Siemens here in Knoxville is hiring some folks. They do CAT scan type equipment here, I believe. Quite a few job opening here where I work also (Oak Ridge National Laboratory).
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If you're a project manager/engineer, or basically if you can fog a mirror, you can work in Houston. They are literally pulling guys off the street and throwing them into cubicles - right next to Dilbert and Wally! We've got retirees working part time just to fill in the gaps.
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