Success At Last
Wow, what a week. I turned 30 2 days ago. Now I finally got a job offer today in Charlotte, North Carolina with a large well known bank. I don’t really want to leave my beloved home of Tampa for the past year and a half but realized a few things. The reality is there aren’t many technology jobs in Florida and the jobs pay much lower than you can make in other states. I’ve had maybe 3 or 4 interviews for Florida jobs in the past month and maybe 2 were actual face to face.
It made me realize just how bad the market is here. They probably interview 5-10+ people per job which means your chance of landing a job is low unless you manage to get tons of interviews. Now if I had patience I could wait several months (being unemployed is hell and I’d rather sacrifice on location slightly). The plus is the new job is still in the South (I love the South) and pay rate is about 60% more than I was making at my last gig here.
The rates for a mid level Java developer in Charlotte are comparable to a super senior developer in Florida. Now I just have to wonder how to make the move. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh moving time!
