Thread: Jobs, anyone?

I live around the area, but I don't have a local job.

I don't think you'll find much for decent pay. The only jobs I've seen lately have the requirements padded out so far your resume would need to enter the room several minutes before you. I think my favorite was one with "at least 5 years of experience" in both FORTRAN and C# with a "networking focus" backer. (I'm not joking.)

I second the freelance suggestion if you need the income. I "telecommute" when necessary and do a lot of freelance stuff.*

Good luck. Let me know if you find a decent place with two job openings. ^_^;

Soma

* And by "a lot of freelance stuff" I mean I even need to supplement my income with jobs outside of the programming/development world. I'm a general contractor, a freelance cable monkey, an electrician, a plumber, and I even work with some HVAC stuff.

Originally Posted by DavidP

Is it an absolute requirement that the job be in Alabama or Georgia?

While you're looking for work, you might as well submit resumes to many of the big names.

Not a requirement, but I really like the area.

Are you in Atlanta, GA? I have 3 headcount C/C++ Linux/Unix contract and just submitted Kennedy....
Thx, -bart / ph# 770-433-8884

Originally Posted by phantomotap

I live around the area, but I don't have a local job.

I don't think you'll find much for decent pay. The only jobs I've seen lately have the requirements padded out so far your resume would need to enter the room several minutes before you. I think my favorite was one with "at least 5 years of experience" in both FORTRAN and C# with a "networking focus" backer. (I'm not joking.)

I second the freelance suggestion if you need the income. I "telecommute" when necessary and do a lot of freelance stuff.*

Good luck. Let me know if you find a decent place with two job openings. ^_^;

Soma

* And by "a lot of freelance stuff" I mean I even need to supplement my income with jobs outside of the programming/development world. I'm a general contractor, a freelance cable monkey, an electrician, a plumber, and I even work with some HVAC stuff.

Originally Posted by Bubba

One word: iPhone. Buy a Mac, learn some Objective C, and have at it. You can make a lot with one or two iPhone apps. Apple skims 30% off the top but it is still a good way to make money on the side and possibly as your primary source of income if you have enough apps out there.

Sorry to hear about your situation, but I know you will find something else regardless of the current state of the economy. Keep us informed and best of luck.

I wish you the best, man.

Or have a shot at the upcoming Windows Phone 7. Marketplace registration is like 99 bucks....free if you have an edu email address. It's all .NET. Comes out in December, that's enough time to make a dumb little game.

Originally Posted by Bubba

One word: iPhone. Buy a Mac, learn some Objective C, and have at it. You can make a lot with one or two iPhone apps. Apple skims 30% off the top but it is still a good way to make money on the side and possibly as your primary source of income if you have enough apps out there.

Sorry to hear about your situation, but I know you will find something else regardless of the current state of the economy. Keep us informed and best of luck.

I wish you the best, man.

do people actually make (good) money out of this? have you?