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We are still looking to move from the D.C. region back to Western NY and still have not found a job!! For those of you who moved away from Buffalo and then sought to move back, how long did it take for you to find your job? I had spoken to a friend who said it took him 2 years!!! (he is a police officer). Well, I am starting to feel like Buffalo is a one way exit and once you leave there is no coming back!
For the "don't move back to Buffalo" responders. The reasons: It took me one hour to drive home from a Target that is only 15 or 20 minutes away but thanks to the horrible traffic in DC it took an hour. not fun with a 4 month old baby in the car hungry. Summers here are hot and muggy. Forget about jogging outside unless you don't mind receiving IV fluids for dehydration. Nothing against lawyers, but you can't swing a dead cat without hitting one. My neighbors all lawyers, friends all lawyers. some diversity please!
I guess it really depends on what you do. We were living in Northern NY for a few years & decided we couldn't take the isolation anymore so we decided we would move as soon as one of us found a job worth moving for. We concentrated our search on Baltimore (where I am originally from), Philly, Rochester & Buffalo. We started applying for jobs over the internet right away & within a few weeks my wife had received several responses, came to Buffalo (actually Amherst) for an interview was was offered the first (and only) job she interviewed for. After we lived here for about 6 months she was offered a position for more $$ with another company. I had a job within the first few weeks of moving here. She works in the medical field & I am in management.
What do you do for a living? When I moved back I had a job within a month or two - funny thing is that I had to go back to the place I moved from for training lol .
Well, it sounds like you all have had great success in finding a job in Buffalo, that is awesome. Do you think it was easier to find a job because you were physically there? We are looking remotely. My husband is in finance he is not an accountant but more like corporate finance with a private equity background. I am currently staying home with baby.
Also: what job search engines did you use? We look at hotjobs, monster, careerbuilder and indeed. Is there something that has better selection for the Buffalo region.
Well, it sounds like you all have had great success in finding a job in Buffalo, that is awesome. Do you think it was easier to find a job because you were physically there? We are looking remotely. My husband is in finance he is not an accountant but more like corporate finance with a private equity background. I am currently staying home with baby.
Also: what job search engines did you use? We look at hotjobs, monster, careerbuilder and indeed. Is there something that has better selection for the Buffalo region.
My wife found her job before we lived here but that may be because people in medical fields are in pretty high demand. her company paid for our relocation + gave her a nice sign on bonus.
My experience was quite different. It was almost as if employers didn't take me seriously when I told them I was moving here. Much easier to find a job once I was actually living here.
Much will depend on your profession. I ended up moving to Rochester because of a firm job offer. It is close enough, and you can continue looking while you are up here. How are you looking? Many companies only use their own websites, rather than Monster or Yahoo jobs.
Also, talk the company into paying for moving expenses. If for some reason they won't pay, you can claim them on your NYS taxes, keep your receipts.
Well, it sounds like you all have had great success in finding a job in Buffalo, that is awesome. Do you think it was easier to find a job because you were physically there? We are looking remotely. My husband is in finance he is not an accountant but more like corporate finance with a private equity background. I am currently staying home with baby.
Also: what job search engines did you use? We look at hotjobs, monster, careerbuilder and indeed. Is there something that has better selection for the Buffalo region.
Yes, I had already relocated here jobless when I found my job.
Back then in 1990 or so, no one had home computers, so I just made some phone calls and looked in the paper.
I am very marketable though - my background at that time was in Restaurant management and then retail management (upper end, and multi units) - so my goal was to find a company just coming into the area, because they tend to pay more or at least at that time they did to an outsider coming in.
Has he gone directly to company websites? just thinking out loud.
Thanks for your help! I am wondering if I tried to first find a job then once we are here have him look, but that is dicey if he is unemployed and I have to support us. I work in healthcare. His dream job would be working at Moog by the way.
Thanks for your help! I am wondering if I tried to first find a job then once we are here have him look, but that is dicey if he is unemployed and I have to support us. I work in healthcare. His dream job would be working at Moog by the way.
There are other aerospace companies in the Buffalo area, Calspan for example. Buffalo, at one point in time, had a large number of areospace companies in the area. He may have a profession that could branch to a different industry as well. Buffalo is still tough, like I said, I would look at western NY in general.
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