Jobs Jobs Jobs (Portland, Augusta, Waterville: fit in, apartments, rent)
Please register to participate in our discussions with 1.5 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
Hello BBB (and everyone),
I've been a "lurker" for several months, even joined the forum a couple of months ago but have never posted until now. The reason I'm posting now is to give you hope. After researching Maine for a year, we moved here a few months ago. I have been researching jobs in Maine for almost as long as Maine itself, and I can tell you that there are jobs available in sales, telecommunications, retail, and many other areas in (almost) every corner of Maine. You just need to look in the right places, and unfortunately, local newspapers (even if they are presented online)...offer relatively few of the area's employment possibilities.
Your best bet to find employment for you (and your wife) is to look at certain search engines specifically aligned only for job searching. There are hundreds out there, many well known...and those are the ones you need to stay away from. In my opinion and observations, the big "mega-searchers" (Career Builder, Hot Jobs, Monster, etc) have "sold-out" to advertisers, "work-from-home" scammers and really do not cater to the local person looking for a local job.
Staffing agencies might have something for you both, but K-Luv brought up a very good point. There are no benefits, no vacation/paid time off, and there is no employee-employer loyalty or security (which in today's world might be most important).
Indeed.com is a good job search engine, that lists job openings from several different sources, including the local newspapers (and the legitimate jobs from the "mega-seachers").
America's Job Exchange is an excellent source for local, as well as state and federal job openings, and has links at the bottom of each page to show you wage scales and labor market forcasts for any job (It is the "national" engine utilized by the Dept. of Labor/Career "one-stops").
Lastly, check out jobsinme.com....another great engine that offers jobs for all types and levels of employment. The jobs are out there, don't get discouraged, and give these search engines a try before going to "temp" staffing agencies.
You and your family will love Maine (especially rural Maine)....and you just might end up like me...knowing you will never leave Maine!
When I lived in Maine many of my friends worked at the LLBean call centers (Freeport and Portland, I think). They really gear up for Christmas in the early fall. I think Sturbridge Yankee Workshop has a call center as well.
Oh, don't come to Texas! Our taxes are even higher than Maine, our utilities are higher and if you DO get a minimum wage job (there are plenty of McDs hiring every day) someone is going to knock you over the head while you're pumping gas and take all your money anyway! You'll be in the same boat you're in now, just in browner waters.
Hello BBB (and everyone),
I've been a "lurker" for several months, even joined the forum a couple of months ago but have never posted until now. The reason I'm posting now is to give you hope. After researching Maine for a year, we moved here a few months ago. I have been researching jobs in Maine for almost as long as Maine itself, and I can tell you that there are jobs available in sales, telecommunications, retail, and many other areas in (almost) every corner of Maine. You just need to look in the right places, and unfortunately, local newspapers (even if they are presented online)...offer relatively few of the area's employment possibilities.
Your best bet to find employment for you (and your wife) is to look at certain search engines specifically aligned only for job searching. There are hundreds out there, many well known...and those are the ones you need to stay away from. In my opinion and observations, the big "mega-searchers" (Career Builder, Hot Jobs, Monster, etc) have "sold-out" to advertisers, "work-from-home" scammers and really do not cater to the local person looking for a local job.
Staffing agencies might have something for you both, but K-Luv brought up a very good point. There are no benefits, no vacation/paid time off, and there is no employee-employer loyalty or security (which in today's world might be most important).
Indeed.com is a good job search engine, that lists job openings from several different sources, including the local newspapers (and the legitimate jobs from the "mega-seachers").
America's Job Exchange is an excellent source for local, as well as state and federal job openings, and has links at the bottom of each page to show you wage scales and labor market forcasts for any job (It is the "national" engine utilized by the Dept. of Labor/Career "one-stops").
Lastly, check out jobsinme.com....another great engine that offers jobs for all types and levels of employment. The jobs are out there, don't get discouraged, and give these search engines a try before going to "temp" staffing agencies.
You and your family will love Maine (especially rural Maine)....and you just might end up like me...knowing you will never leave Maine!
What a great post! I've found that for people who really want to work, the jobs ARE there. You may have to take something less than ideal, on your way to finding ideal, but I think if you're making an honest effort, you can find something.
Carpenters--good ones--always seem to be in high demand. There are many older homes in Maine that are being renovated, and many new homes being built. Right now the focus seems to be on details in these new homes, requiring a finish carpenter with some nice skills. Bignhfamily, don't lose hope. There's always room here for another hard worker!
The key to moving to ANY state is....make sure you have a job first. I cannot fathom why a person would move without a job waiting for them. Unless of course, they are retiring or are independently wealthy. LOL
I can answer that one - from our perspective, anyway. We are coming up, Uhaul, kids and dog in tow, without a job. We feel confident enough to do that, because DH is in a skilled profession that is in high demand in Maine. He's done his homework, talked to those in charge of the hiring and has already been told he'll be working as soon as we get there.
We are also coming with money in the bank, so we'll be completely self-reliant for several month, worse come to worse. Ordinarily, I would NOT suggest someone use that moving technique, but if you plan well ahead of time, it can be done.
Trying to get a job when you live out of state is almost a catch-22. No-one wants to hire someone for ordinary jobs unless they are already living there. That poses considerable risk on the employers part, and usually a time delay in the new employee being able to start. This may account for why a person finds it to take a year or more to "find" a job in Maine before they can move. If they are living there already and willing to take the jobs that I know full well are available, it shouldn't be that difficult.
I hear people in Texas say all the time "there just aren't any jobs!" "No-one will hire me!" Yet I know who people who go out every day of the week and start working immediately. I think in many cases it's a matter of what you're WILLING to do and what you're willing to be paid.
Good luck on the job searches!
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $53,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 1.5 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
