Ah yes, one of the reasons why I'm glad I left Kalifornia. The Raleigh/Triangle area is definitely picking up and lots of high tech companies continue to relocate/expand in the area[1]. It's not great here yet, but it is getting better.
[1] The Sony-Ericsson closure announcement yesterday notwithstanding. On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 11:35 AM, Joseph Heaton <jhea...@dfg.ca.gov> wrote: > I wish things were picking up here. They're talking about a $21Billion > deficit for 2010-2011 budget here in California. And, once more, how are > they going to bridge it? Smoke and mirrors, and layoffs of state workers. > Oh joy... > > I personally would love to relocate, but it is just sooo hard to do that > when you're my age, with a family. Very difficult to find a company that's > willing to even interview over distance, much less help you move if you do > get the job. > > Ah well, nose to the grindstone, I guess. Don't forget, the recession is > over *wink, wink* > > >>> "Andrew S. Baker" <asbz...@gmail.com> 11/19/2009 7:44 AM >>> > I can't speak for all parts of the country, but in the NY/NJ metro area, > things have started to pickup again on the recruitment front for IT > opportunities. And I get the impression that a few other metro areas are > also recovering a little. > > There has been quite a bit of activity in the 4th quarter, and I expect to > see even more after the holidays. (Q1 should be a lot more like 2006 than > we've seen in the past 18 or so months.) > > If you are looking, or preparing yourself for opportunities in any way, be > sure to let me know. Also, feel free to connect to me via LinkedIn. I am > receiving inquiries from recruiters almost daily at this point, for a > variety of sysadmin and development roles in the North East US, and a few > other parts of the country. > > I am more than happy to forward profiles of people I know who are looking, > or do other things to facilitate connections to companies and > opportunities. > > As long as I know, I can help. Let's take advantage of technology to help > each other out and get through these tough times. > > My LinkedIn profile can be accessed below... > > Thanks > > *ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) <http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker> > *Providing Competitive Advantage through Effective IT Leadership* > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~