I'm in Victoria! (Never Coming Back)
 

Been hanging out here all week - forgot how much I love this place... One more night, then back to the Dry Dusty. *sigh* :(

So, what's the HOT employment sector out here? Need some advice and/or connections. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Cheers, all

Alan

I'm in Victoria! (Never Coming Back)
 

I hear playing Bongo Drums will earn you a good living. :D

You might have to let your hair grow, get a nose ring, and sport a few cool tattoos. ;)

Post pictures...

I'm in Victoria! (Never Coming Back)
 

Alan, there's two industries here....tourism and government. Government just cut 30% of it's staff. If you've got waiter experience, you're in demand!!

I'm in Victoria! (Never Coming Back)
 

Brad, I hope you're not a Sys Anal for the gov't?
I notice you're not asking me to forward a resume... ;)

I'm in Victoria! (Never Coming Back)
 

Can't say I blame you....write when you find us all work. :D

I'm in Victoria! (Never Coming Back)
 

Definitely not as good as what I hear Calgary is doing... I tried to talk to my husband to moving out there when I was unemployed.
Work here is quite hard to find unless you want to work long hours for next to nothing. I didn't which is why it took me a long time to find a job. :(

I'm in Victoria! (Never Coming Back)
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">How did you know?? That's what I am until september 3rd, my official "you don't work here anymore" date. Of course that can and probably will change. June 11 was my last "official" date.

I'm in Victoria! (Never Coming Back)
 

Brad, what are your options if they ever do catch up with you? Somebody must be getting maintenance contracts out there. Any small-to-mid sized admin firms?

I'm in Victoria! (Never Coming Back)
 

Most of the contract firms are/were performing gov't contracts. There is work in the IT field, but now there are a lot more people after them. When I get cut, I'm going to be making skimmers, reactors, and other ass't acrylic aquarium products. :D
A good non-gov't IT job here might get you a little more than $15/hr unless you have a premium skill set (Oracle development, large project management, etc).