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To my dismay, I read an article yesterday regarding foreclosures in the area. It was high.
Of course in FL, it's the same in areas and loss of jobs because of it!
Can anyone comment. A few people wrote: "The area is beautiful but there are no jobs."
A concern. We do realize, many areas of the U.S. are struggling with unemployment.
First of all, welcome to Greenville ftlmom. We are talking a lot of factors here and of course Greenville is not immune to the economics, however I have been here and raised a family working in heath care now for 30 years. I Have never been so pleased to live and raise my family in such a wonderful place as Greenville. I hope you and your family can maybe find the same in Greenville. We have people moving into the area almost daily and I would love to think they are doing this for a better life and career move. Good luck to you and your family were ever you may end up living.
The blanket statement of 'no jobs' gets so old to hear. There is plenty of work but you have to go find it. If your skill set isn't marketable then it's time to learn a new skill.
People that are all 'woe is me there is no work' are lazy or clueless on how to find a meaningful job in today's environment. I get it that it's tough out there and competition is high. But that means you need to prepare yourself, do research, be aggressive, and proactive. Job hunting is a full time job for someone that isn't working. If you're working and looking for something new or different you have to approach it differently.
I have a friend that landed a great job after a telephone interview. Why? Because he was marketable, he was prepared, he was smart. Oh and he only has a HS diploma and is making 6 figures. In Greenville.
The blanket statement of 'no jobs' gets so old to hear. There is plenty of work but you have to go find it. If your skill set isn't marketable then it's time to learn a new skill.
People that are all 'woe is me there is no work' are lazy or clueless on how to find a meaningful job in today's environment. I get it that it's tough out there and competition is high. But that means you need to prepare yourself, do research, be aggressive, and proactive. Job hunting is a full time job for someone that isn't working. If you're working and looking for something new or different you have to approach it differently.
I have a friend that landed a great job after a telephone interview. Why? Because he was marketable, he was prepared, he was smart. Oh and he only has a HS diploma and is making 6 figures. In Greenville.
True! I'm in insurance 25th year and B.S. degree. Thanks!
Jobs added is a better barometer of how a local economy is doing than the unemployment rate is. The nation's unemployment rate just ticked down a couple of tenths of a percentage point, but every news report about it said the reason was that more people have given up and dropped out of the labor force. The Greenville area hasn't been adding as many jobs as some metros, but Forbes did an article yesterday that listed the Greenville-Mauldin-Easley area as #2 for expected job growth this fall. That should help.
As far as jobs is concerned we've hired almost 10 people since the beginning of the year..just in our department. I have 5 new developers that are here that were not here 6 months ago. Crazy how busy we are.
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