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A new job in 2 weeks? Better job than burger flipper? Because there is lots of employment musical chairs in the burger flipper business.
To be sure to have a good job with a good salary and easy to find a new job, you must be able to do a job that few people can get qualified to do. Medical doctor is a good choice, especially some sort of specialist surgeon. Although if you start getting fired too often as a doctor, you are going to lose your license.
Any job that pays well and has a shortage of workers, the new kids getting to college age are going to study to qualify for that job and soon enough, there will be a glut of qualified people.
I have a cousin who made a fortune in computer programming but, as he says, any high school kid can now do the job that he did.
Building trades are good when the economy is good. On down cycles, you will be unemployed.
I'm talking about a field where you can quit or get fired and have another job within a week or two, and not something menial like day labor or temp work. I'm talking about real career fields.
I think most people just put up with crap at their jobs because they have no other choice. They are either pigeon holed doing something where there aren't a whole lot of other opportunities for work, so they are stuck, or they have a common job like a staff accountant where they will be competing with hundreds of other people for one open slot.
I can only give one example of a person I know who seems to have no trouble getting a job. I am talking about a job within two weeks and he's in his early 50s. He also has no problem getting a six figure salary (in the Midwest). He was fired from a job 6 months ago and only had to collect unemployment for two weeks. I've read comments from others that mention getting into sales, but even that gets difficult once you get older. At my previous company, any sales person who left we were required to hire a new college grad. I guess the company felt they could train young people on the products if they had the right degree, as long as they had the right personality. Anyway, here is the job description of my friend. BTW he has no degree. I hope this helps.
Senior Software Engineer with 10+ years developing with .NET technologies (C#, ASP.NET, MVC, Web API and/or WCF Services).
10+ years experience with Web UI development, HTML 5, JavaScript (jQuery), and CSS2/3.
10+ years experience with Service-Oriented Architectures (SOA) and Web Services (SOAP and REST).
10+ years of experience designing and implementing database solutions with MS SQL Server (2000 - 2014) to include SSIS and SSRS.
Broad experience with .NET Framework 4.0+.
Well-versed in various Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies
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If you become highly educated in an esoteric niche for which there is always demand, you'll always be employed.
For example, I earned a masters degree in EE and learned how to design analog and microwave electronic circuits. The only reason that I'm currently unemployed is because I decided to retire. However, I still get frequent calls from head hunters begging me to go back to work. Evidently, there are not enough people who can do this stuff.
Do you actually build the circuits, my hat is off to you doing impedance matching right on the chip, I hate smith charts, I wrote some matlab code that just does the smith chart for me but I am still not very good at them. Maybe one of these weekends I will just gut it out.
Do you CNC machine the chip or do you try to use chemical processes?
I can only give one example of a person I know who seems to have no trouble getting a job. I am talking about a job within two weeks and he's in his early 50s. He also has no problem getting a six figure salary (in the Midwest). He was fired from a job 6 months ago and only had to collect unemployment for two weeks. I've read comments from others that mention getting into sales, but even that gets difficult once you get older. At my previous company, any sales person who left we were required to hire a new college grad. I guess the company felt they could train young people on the products if they had the right degree, as long as they had the right personality. Anyway, here is the job description of my friend. BTW he has no degree. I hope this helps.
Senior Software Engineer with 10+ years developing with .NET technologies (C#, ASP.NET, MVC, Web API and/or WCF Services).
10+ years experience with Web UI development, HTML 5, JavaScript (jQuery), and CSS2/3.
10+ years experience with Service-Oriented Architectures (SOA) and Web Services (SOAP and REST).
10+ years of experience designing and implementing database solutions with MS SQL Server (2000 - 2014) to include SSIS and SSRS.
Broad experience with .NET Framework 4.0+.
Well-versed in various Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies
That type job can be easily outsourced to an Indian company such as Infosys for larger employers within the Fortune 100. He would have more opportunities within smaller employers who may not have the volume of programmers needed to get involved with outsourcing their IT department. I know about each of these technologies you've listed as having been a Senior Software Engineer for a Fortune 100 company.
That type job can be easily outsourced to an Indian company such as Infosys for larger employers within the Fortune 100. He would have more opportunities within smaller employers who may not have the volume of programmers needed to get involved with outsourcing their IT department. I know about each of these technologies you've listed as having been a Senior Software Engineer for a Fortune 100 company.
Yes, most of his jobs have been at smaller companies. Although he was recently offered a position at a very large pharmaceutical company but turned it down due to the long commute.
You can try web designing, SEO, content writer, Marketing Specialist, Full-stack developer.
These jobs are highly demanded today, our generation relies on technology and im pretty sure that you can always
find a job once you enter this field.
another good thing about these fields are that you can also work as a freelancer, you can make these as your second job. there is nothing wrong in earning more money right?
I can only give one example of a person I know who seems to have no trouble getting a job. I am talking about a job within two weeks and he's in his early 50s. He also has no problem getting a six figure salary (in the Midwest). He was fired from a job 6 months ago and only had to collect unemployment for two weeks. I've read comments from others that mention getting into sales, but even that gets difficult once you get older. At my previous company, any sales person who left we were required to hire a new college grad. I guess the company felt they could train young people on the products if they had the right degree, as long as they had the right personality. Anyway, here is the job description of my friend. BTW he has no degree. I hope this helps.
Senior Software Engineer with 10+ years developing with .NET technologies (C#, ASP.NET, MVC, Web API and/or WCF Services).
10+ years experience with Web UI development, HTML 5, JavaScript (jQuery), and CSS2/3.
10+ years experience with Service-Oriented Architectures (SOA) and Web Services (SOAP and REST).
10+ years of experience designing and implementing database solutions with MS SQL Server (2000 - 2014) to include SSIS and SSRS.
Broad experience with .NET Framework 4.0+.
Well-versed in various Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies
That type job can be easily outsourced to an Indian company such as Infosys for larger employers within the Fortune 100. He would have more opportunities within smaller employers who may not have the volume of programmers needed to get involved with outsourcing their IT department. I know about each of these technologies you've listed as having been a Senior Software Engineer for a Fortune 100 company.
Change the wording slightly so the listing ends with: "Active XX Security Clearance required". Then it won't get outsourced. With the right experience, your time out of work will be measured in hours, not weeks. I advise any youngster considering a software career to put lots of effort into getting a job that will provide a clearance. Then he/she will have the gold standard for programmers.
I came in here to mention flying jobs. There is currently a substantial shortage of pilots worldwide, and it's only getting worse with the baby boomer retirements. I have a Commercial pilot's license with the required experience, and even in my 60s I'm getting cold calls from the regional airlines. My kiddo decided to take that route, and was hired as an FO (copilot) immediately after reaching the minimum hours, and in the captain's seat within 4 years. He's still in his 20s and makes well into the six figures.
In my misspent youth, I worked on offshore oil rigs. That was definitely a field where you could get hired within a few days, and 6 figures wasn't unusual. I hear it's still the same, although the same drawbacks exist (dangerous, long hours, away from home, etc.)
Prior to oil rigs, I drove an ambulance. As I recall, once you had the minimum EMT-ish stuff, you could leave one company and be hired that same afternoon at another. I'd bet it's still the same. Not the pay of nursing, but it's easier to get the training.
Before that I was in the easiest of all fields to get rehired: Truck driving.
According to my SS printout, I've been in the workforce since 1973. I've never been more than a week without work in the entire time. I guess I just pick stuff nobody wants to do...
According to my SS printout, I've been in the workforce since 1973. I've never been more than a week without work in the entire time. I guess I just pick stuff nobody wants to do...
there is a reason people dont want those jobs... it isnt in front of a computer.... kids since 1990 grew up with the internet and spent more time in front of a screen than any other generation. to tell them to get a job that doesnt have a screen? they wont know what to do with it. go to any college and ask how many can change a car tire...
even healthcare jobs that rely on computers, they arent considered a "digital" job where they sit all day in front of a screen. yes some telework jobs available, it isnt common yet
any field that isnt in front of a computer means it cant be sent to india/automated, because its what you do when you arent on the computer that defines the job, not the keyboard inputs.
i get a kick out of those work from home threads, so many people want it but arent far enough in their career that they might find themselves unemployed from home too once the job is eliminated
@senior software engineer with 10+ years experience... glad to see suggestions based on making it to 10 years first. how many junior software engineers lost that particular race?
a CEO with 20+ years is set for life, why doesnt everyone be a CEO?
You can get a job almost anywhere in the country with a CDL. Depends on the gig as to how much you make.
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