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Old 02-08-2008, 03:15 PM
 
Location: Fondren SW Yo
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Full ack! I don't understand why so many people want to join the white collar crowd. Just look at electricians/plumbers/AC-service/roofer bills and you'll see that there is money to be made. I don't think I've ever paid less than $500 for an AC service call..... (and those can't get outsourced halfway around the world).
It depends alot on someone's personality and what they like to do. I'm more of a white collar guy, but as a commercial construction management recruiter I recruit both sides. Superintendents tend to be your blue collar, boot wearing guys and the project managers tend to be college educated behind the desk guys. Both seem to love what they do.

I do think one of the (many) problems with our k-12 education system is the insistance on a college prep track for everyone. Working in the trades is respectable, and with experience people can make plenty of money. If one has a talent for building and fixing, but not theory and *book learning,* why force them in a direction not suited to them?

Blue collar workers in Dallas can make great money, and as long as they have a diversified clientele or multiple sectors (residential builders with no commercial experience for example are in deep trouble right now) it's a great career for those who love building/fixing/repairing.
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Old 02-08-2008, 05:30 PM
 
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
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Default What about??

What about Legal assistants or Paralegals? I currently live in Colorado Springs, CO and there are no opportunities here.
Thanks
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Old 02-08-2008, 05:38 PM
 
Location: Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas
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Cisco's turnover is low, 4%.

We just had a job fair in Richardson late last week... it's probably not too late to submit resumes.
How often does Cisco have the job fairs? do u know when the next one is scheduled for?
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Old 02-08-2008, 06:06 PM
 
Location: Dallas TX & AL Gulf Coast
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What about Legal assistants or Paralegals? I currently live in Colorado Springs, CO and there are no opportunities here.
Thanks
Here's a great previous thread on just that!

See: //www.city-data.com/forum/dalla...paralegal.html
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Old 02-08-2008, 07:12 PM
 
Location: DFW, TX
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How often does Cisco have the job fairs? do u know when the next one is scheduled for?
I'm not sure how often we hold them in Richardson, but the jobs are always posted online:

Search Jobs - Cisco Career Connection - Cisco Systems

Pick Richardson, TX for the campus (Sales, Engineering, etc) or Irving, TX for the sales office.
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Old 02-09-2008, 10:19 PM
 
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Thanks for the replies but PC Tech is a little to entry level for me. I'm currently doing mostly networking type of work in my current job. However I did manage to talk to client the other day who has their head quarters in Dallas. He didn't say Dallas was a bad place but that the competition was tough in IT and that they don't pay that well down there. Is there any truth to that?
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Old 02-10-2008, 12:26 AM
 
Location: DFW, TX
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Thanks for the replies but PC Tech is a little to entry level for me. I'm currently doing mostly networking type of work in my current job. However I did manage to talk to client the other day who has their head quarters in Dallas. He didn't say Dallas was a bad place but that the competition was tough in IT and that they don't pay that well down there. Is there any truth to that?
That's quite a generalization. There are plenty of jobs in networking, and the pay isn't what it is in CA, but you're also not paying 600k for a home here either. The question really becomes, do you want to be a slave to your house, or do you want money left over at the end of the month? Is it worth making 110k in CA if you are broke, or would you settle for 80k here and live like a king?

Most jobs I have seen that are senior positions pay 75-100k... not many posted positions are above 90k... but it doesn't mean they don't exist.
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Old 02-10-2008, 07:20 AM
 
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Healthcare is always a hot field! Nurses are in high demand and short supply here ...
Yeah but there's a reason for that. A lot of nurses won't work in Dallas because it's a notoriously bad market for nurses.

Nurses are typically overloaded with patients, and the hospitals maintain very controversial employee databases ... where you can be blackballed out of the marketplace all together if you don't fall in line.

This is why they have to offer bonuses to try to recruit new nurses because a lot of people refuse to work there.
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Old 02-10-2008, 07:24 AM
 
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Hey mom
Did your dad do long haul trucking? My husband wants to do more short hauls. Stay local.
We are relocating from AZ. Do you have any sources for information?
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Old 02-10-2008, 10:40 AM
 
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That's quite a generalization. There are plenty of jobs in networking, and the pay isn't what it is in CA, but you're also not paying 600k for a home here either. The question really becomes, do you want to be a slave to your house, or do you want money left over at the end of the month? Is it worth making 110k in CA if you are broke, or would you settle for 80k here and live like a king?

Most jobs I have seen that are senior positions pay 75-100k... not many posted positions are above 90k... but it doesn't mean they don't exist.
Yea I'm single and young so I could make due with 35-45k it doesn't take to much to make me happy lol
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