[BUGBULLY]

Originally Posted by soontob

Ok, currently I am in Colorado Springs and we are looking to move. Our job market is bare here. I have administrative, legal and customer service experience. Over 12 years combined. I have found that many people here are struggling to find work because there aren't many opportunities, so I was wondering how it was going in your neck of the woods. I was curious if anyone there, majority or minority of people, were struggling this badly as well.
Thanks

I was an Office Manager for a Pest Control company. Worked there for 8 years, then I quit when the company got bought out by another company. I took a month off the spend with my daughter. Then had a job within a couple of weeks, when I decided to go back to work. I would have had one within a day. But I was picky because I wanted something close to where I live, and decent hours.

I worked there for 8 months, and My husband and I opened our own Pest control company. I had a good job history, and had lasted long at my jobs. Which is hard to find now a days.

When I was an Office Manager, going through the employment applications, I would not even consider them if they did not have a decent history. I would see applications that most people had like 10 or more jobs and barely lasted 6 months at most places.

I know things happen, and the employers may not have been fair to the employees. But it is my feeling that out of 10 jobs, if you were doing your job right, you would have stayed more then 6 months and had some kind of stable history.

It cost so much to train and get people working with you, that if they are not going to last because they are constantly changing jobs. Then why bother. I want a long time employee.

So If you have a good back ground, I feel you should not have any problems.

[soontob]

I thank all of you for your input.
But some of what I was wondering is how do you see your job market for admin/customer service jobs?
As I said in COS there is next to nothing. Is it better there? I am a mom who's just trying to make it better for my kids.
Thanks

[BUGBULLY]

Originally Posted by soontob

I thank all of you for your input.
But some of what I was wondering is how do you see your job market for admin/customer service jobs?
As I said in COS there is next to nothing. Is it better there? I am a mom who's just trying to make it better for my kids.
Thanks

The jobs are there. If you are a hard worker, you will just have to prove that you are a good investment and make your way up.