[Willy702]

Originally Posted by Candycupcakes

I just wonder how people get jobs if they don't look like a model then.

How many jobs are really the type you are thinking about in a city with nearly 1 million employed workers? Maybe a few thousand?

[Raiderman]

Originally Posted by Candycupcakes

I just wonder how people get jobs if they don't look like a model then.

Of the hundreds of thousands of jobs in Las Vegas, a few are for beverage servers. We are a major metropolitan city, not just the Strip. You don't have to be a model to work EVERYWHERE, just in the micro-specific field of dayclub/nightclub server, and to some extent, Strip casino server.

I believe you were the one asking about dental hygiene school. Nobody cares what their dental hygienist looks like..

[SportyandMisty]

Originally Posted by pogoplayer

... I just moved out here about 3 months ago and have had people in interviews actually say they normally do not hire people that are new to town. I was shocked they admitted this as that is discrimination but it's the truth.

There is nothing either illegal or immoral about discrimination - unless it is against protected classes of citizens. There is nothing either illegal or immoral about an employer holding out for someone with local roots -- unless that entails discriminating against someone in a protected class (the main ones are over the age of 40, racial minority, based on religion, women, sexual orientation, sexual identity, veteran status, add in children in a housing situation, a few others).

[SportyandMisty]

Originally Posted by Candycupcakes

Reading some of these threads and post really makes it seem like it's impossible to move to Las Vegas. I'm in my late 20's and I would like to eventually move but I know it will take time. I'll be 28 in a few months so I probably won't be able to move until I'm in my 30's. I wish I would have started preparing before now but I guess it's never too late. I'm not saying that I'm too old but I just really don't know.

You really have to ask yourself *why* do you want to move to Las Vegas, just as you would any other potential city. Is it for a career in the hospitality industry? Is it because of the exciting nightlife (at least for someone your age)? Is it because you a great business opportunity providing services to the large retired & aging population? Is it because you fancy yourself a professional gambler? Is it because of the cost of living? etc, etc, etc.