The jobs market in the Springs is kinda depressing (Denver: 2013, loan)

[Phil P]

At least for an Econ major and Finance and Stats minor. Grant it, I'm only a sophmore/junior, but the vast majority of jobs offered in the Springs are telemarketing, customer service over the phone, or military contracting. Basically, a lot of the jobs boil down to customer relations or engineering things for the DoD. With what I've seen so far, I be best to plan to move after college, to Denver or somewhere else, unless something unique opens up.

[otowi]

Springs is not the hottest job market for all fields, no. But, the jobs you see advertised in papers, etc., are not all that is out there. You should be pursuing internships in your field now and next summer as well and working with your college advisor to find those job connections.

[leavingIL]

actually... IMO... the springs job market definitely sucks BUT... isn't as bad as you think. The military really sucks any and all incentive for low-skill labor jobs to come here... why would people who otherwise would not go to college work for $12 an hour at a warehouse driving a forklift when they could just join one of the many military organizations for better pay, benefits, hours and job opportunities? as much as you hear these politicians (conservatards and liberfools) talk about the military "creating jobs," it really doesn't do anything like that; it's a massive misallocation of resources that the market would have directed elsewhere. so it's shot here. BUT AGAIN! It's not as bad as you think. Here's why:

Because the aforementioned scenario IS the case here, this city is absolutely LITTERED with small businesses. The kinds of businesses where the owner originally couldn't find a job, and so made one himself. these people in turn hire people in similar situations. they also don't usually have the money to advertise on Indeed or any of the other big job boards. BUT, likewise, postings on craigslist get lost in the shuffle because of so many responses. My boss mentioned that his advertisement for a warehouse job scored like 3000 responses or something crazy. This for a company with like 8 employees. SO... my point is... if you just drive around and turn in your resume to random small businesses (literally... jsut walk into a small business that sounds like it might possibly have some kind of position somewhere that fits what you're looking for) you actually might turn up with some luck. that's what I did... and now, I have the best job i've ever had. you just have to dig here. the economy doesn't function in the way it does in most other parts of the country.

just my two cents

[lurtsman]

Way to go leaving IL.

I did that once looking for work, but only found one job with the strategy and it was a real crapper On the upside, while working there I found a better job and came up with the plan for my business that helped me leave that crapper and move to Colorado.

[huffdiver]

And remember unless you have a TS Clearance and/or "know someone", you will not get a good job w/ the military.

In the "old days" a company would hire you and wait 6-10 months to get the clearance but those days are looooong gone.

[Dosvi]

Kinda depressing? The job market in the Springs outright "sucks." If you want to move here, make sure you have a job before you do.

[Phil P]

Lol, I've been living here for 20 years. I have been in contact with the career officer at UCCS, but again, not much shows up. There is an internship asking/calling seminar attendees if they'd like to become clients for an investment management company that I might get, but again, not exactly a dream job. It's not like there's no jobs that fit my description, because there were a lot more applicable openings for me, but it's too far of a drive. The Springs' economy really is run by the military and services for the military and call centers.

I might try the walk in approach and see how that goes if this current opening falls through.

[otowi]

That's kind of the thing with getting a degree - some fields are pretty specific and are likely to require relocation to get employment unless you are already in one of the largest cities or niche markets in the country. Some are very general, not leading to any particular type of employment, which makes the job search more difficult because you have to sometimes prove you're the right fit and are less likely to see postings asking for what you have, because employers don't know they want/need it. Others lead to jobs that exist everywhere - like teaching or nursing. I don't know if they ever were, but colleges today are definitely not factories producing the products businesses/employers are looking for - because people have choice in what they study, and they often do not pick a major to lead to a job guarantee or high probability. That is part of the problem with the college loan debt crisis. I'm not saying people shouldn't study things that don't automatically lead to a job with high probability if they are really interested in and have a passion in something. As for the Springs, jobs related to military (including civilian jobs) are about 1/3 of the jobs, and tourism related jobs are about 1/10, and other fields make up smaller portions. Degrees are just pieces of paper, ultimately. But yeah, some areas are hot, and that is something Springs has never been, probably never will be, and maybe not everyone would want it to be. I know someone who tried for months get a job in Albuquerque and couldn't find one, and went to Seattle and had two within a week. With your fields of study, have you considered being an entrepreneur and making your own business? How tied are you to one place?

[LadyDonna]

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