Seattle area anyone?

[Anonymous]

Hi, there! I am new to these message boards. I just bought the book and have been devouring it. I thought for a while now that I am going crazy. That I am the only one who feels so....lost. It was such a relief to know that I am not alone. (even though I was slightly saddened that I was not unique /phpBB/images/smiles/icon_wink.gif Who would thought that a quarterlife crisis existed.) Anyways...I just got laid off by one of those start-up companies without severance pay or anything out in California. I applying for work, but that's been a bust. I am a graphic designer with project management experience, but everywhere I turn they tell me the same thing...the market is slow. We'll call you when we have something. I am getting really nervous and scared. My boyfriend and I are hoping to move out to Seattle. We've been wanting to go there for quite some time, but for one reason or another we got derailed. Given our current situation, we figure this may be our chance! Does anyone out there know how to make the relocation possible? I get so worried about bills and things of that nature that I am not sure if the venue I am working through is actually being productive. Job Sites are just not coming up with any good leads.

I feel like I am in this real awkward stage of my career. I have good work experience, but in this economy it doesn't seem enough. It gets so frustrating. Does anyone feel the same??? If so, any advice on how to beat the Unemployment blues? Thx

[Anonymous]

Good to hear that someone else is in the same boat! I'm actaully moving to Seattle from Boston because of the same reason. Maybe we could have coffe sometime... or start one of those support groups. Write back at ladiebuggz@hotmail.com.

[quiet stars]

if you are considering moving to seattle my first suggestion would be to look online at the seattle times classifieds for job and apartment listings. or subscribe to the sunday paper edition (when the most job announcements are listed). you can get a feel for the job market and cost of living standards by viewing rent prices.
online search engines like monsterboard.com are okay, except they tend to route you to more recruiters than actual managers with authority to hire you.
and just like every other city, i have personally noticed the number of new job announcements dwindle in the last 6 months and competition is tough for the ones that remain.
good luck.