[TownCop]

Hey gang,

I am another daily idiot wanting to move to Vegas. My background is as a police officer, security, public safety, and such.

I plan to be a watch guard for family member who is moving to Vegas first of the year to attend college. Since I have had a rough year, I informed my family I would relocate with, to keep a watchful eye.

I am use to making 60k a year. I know thats not possible on entry levels in vegas. I also know that unemployment is at its highest in Vegas.

I have been applying for jobs so I will not be unemployed when I arrive.

My question is, with unemployment being so high, is that from people not wanting to work, or unable to find jobs. Maybe due to high levels of people moving to Vegas? Which I understand the high job market makes the hourly wage paid to employees not very competitive like the rest of the country. Is it hard to get hired with all the job apps out there?

Second, surveillance careers for casinos..... difficult to get?

Thanks, and any tips please share.

[BWNLV]

In general it is tough to land any casino job especially if you need full time employment. Casinos like to hire people on a on-call, part time, steady extra basis. When they do have a full time opening they have a large pool of trained, part time workers to pick and choose from.
The unemployment rate is so high but not from people not wanting to work - there is just not enough jobs available for most fields. There are so many more applicatants for a position, that employers can be very selective in who they interview and hire. I never had trouble finding a job, ever. It took me nearly a year to find full time employment. With your background, you might get lucky and land something quickly but in security, you will be luckly to make $25,000 a year.
Survelliance careers, like all careers are tough to get into right now. Few openings, and people who are employed, are doing everything they can to keep their jobs so there is little turnover.
Employers will show little interest in an out of town applicant unless your in a high demand field, like medical (unlike security).
Good luck in your plans and job hunt. Stay off Craigslist for job hunting. Try indeed.com.

[ScoopLV]

Originally Posted by BWNLV

Casinos like to hire people on a on-call, part time, steady extra basis. When they do have a full time opening they have a large pool of trained, part time workers to pick and choose from.

When I worked as a steady extra, I almost always had 40-hour weeks. People can harp about seniority all they want. But the reality is that management will throw more hours to the workers that they like. Steady extras who work like they enjoy the job they're doing will move up quick.

In my case, it took six months.

There is no reason at all to dismiss a steady extra position. That's a foot in the door. Just consider it another step on the path of getting the job you want.

[TownCop]

Originally Posted by ScoopLV

When I worked as a steady extra, I almost always had 40-hour weeks. People can harp about seniority all they want. But the reality is that management will throw more hours to the workers that they like. Steady extras who work like they enjoy the job they're doing will move up quick.

In my case, it took six months.

There is no reason at all to dismiss a steady extra position. That's a foot in the door. Just consider it another step on the path of getting the job you want.

Thanks guys. I do appreciate the advice. I have used Linkedin to communicate with managers, directors, and employees in hopes to get insight. With little success, besides few emails back. But I am pretty set on surveillance, even if its part-time, extra, or temporary. Anything to get my foot in the door and show I would be an asset.