I wanted to toss a brief post up, I’m working on relocating to Austin…trying to network/explore the job market. Wanted to know if anyone would be willing to lend a hand or could point me toward some local resources. In general would love to get involved with a startup, or a growing company, but i’m generally flexible. Background is in finance…living in dallas currently…need to get out…seriously, any help would be greatly appreciated.
I want to relocate to austin this fall. What part of town are you looking at?
A while ago my son (duathlete) and Daughter-in-law (triathlete) decided to find the best place to live in America (according to their personal search criteria) and picked Austin. It would require leaving their jobs (no problem - they were at Ford in Michigan), minimizing their lifestyle and heading off without new jobs in place - and they just did it. What power it must feel to have authority over your own destiny rather than look back with regret. And also risky! But both have landed amazing work, are learning their way around and embracing the community. Can’t wait to go visit!
I know that they put the same dedication and hours into their job search - searching for work IS your job under that circumstances. I know my son eventually found his work by being assertive. He searched the Chamber of Commerce, researched the individual companies, called for an informational interview where there was no appropriate job posting, and ended up with an opportunity of a lifetime. The CEO and Sr. VP are mentoring him. Daughter-in-law ended up taking a challenging position where she is learning tons and loving life. She sounds really happy.
My point being it can be done from scratch. And you can often leap frog your way into a higher level career. (FYI - both engineers
with newly minted Masters). Meagan is on ST too so I’ll point her in your direction for advice from the recent Austin arrival. (maybe 3 months?)
Good luck and have fun. Bet you land in Austin in no time.
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There’s always government work, too. As the capital of Texas, Austin is home to all of the main offices of the different agencies. It doesn’t pay well, but it’s enough to survive on in most instances. Plus, many state government agencies are always looking for qualified people.
If this is a viable option, you could check this site for some job search resources. It’s mostly geared for “jobs” not careers, but it might give you some information to work with.
I just moved to Austin (Round Rock) to open up a software development office. If you can write code, I’ve got a few open positions.
The only real requirements are that you’d have to be slower than me at swimming, biking AND running.
Hoovers, a division of D&B, is in Austin and is always looking for good people. Pretty casual atmosphere and the company is growing.