I'm finally getting back to it: the hunt for a job. I hate job-hunting, but I'm trying to convince myself it's a fun game, like solving a really complex puzzle. It's not working.
I've been checking Craig's List for all kinds of jobs in various places, especially admin and food/service/hospitality. I've been checking in on some of the companies I'd like to work for. I'm finding some leads. And I'll be looking at Utah Jobs today. I guess it's not so bad.
In the process, though, I'm using some cost-of-living comparison calculators, and it's interesting to see how they compare and what they say. For example, the job listings I've found in Lubbock pay far better than the listings in Salt Lake and Provo, and the cost of living is supposedly similar to or lower than that of Salt Lake/Provo, yet at least one calculator says I'd experience a drop in disposable income because it says the average salary is lower. Maybe there's less of a gap between salaried and wage-earning positions? I dunno. But it's interesting, anyway.
Calculators:
2 comments:
With job searches I always found it isn't what you know, its who you know.
Pretty much every job I have ever had (except for one) was because I knew someone that knew someone else.
Good luck!
Every job I got was because of what I could offer the employer. I think the interviews went well also . . . I was fairly relaxed, candid, personable, and expressed and interest and enthusiasm for helping build the programs. I've seen it work both ways for different people . . . who you know and/or what you have to offer.
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