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What My Employers have to say...
10/15/08: Hi Thom, we are holding our own and will let you know as soon as we need someone. You have always been our recruiter and we will call you first. Don't go anywhere! From one of our long term employers in California.
9/24/08: Times are tough and our competition is giving trusses away just to keep their plant open. This industry goes up and down and we put some away in the good years. I just hoe it is enough. We are not hiring at this time, but will surely need designers when things pick up. From one of our 2005 top employers in the south.
9/9/08: You will be the first one to know when we have an opening. From Texas...
7/21/08: From one of our top 5 Employers regarding our placements with them over the past 3 years:
All of your placements are still here! That’s great to see and gives me some piece of mind. We look forward to working with "you" more.
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Swimming in a sea of doubt:
We have hundreds of candidate who are desperately hanging on with hopes that the housing industry will turn around soon. Unfortunately, many have had to seek employment out of the industry to put food on the table. They stay connect to the industry by keeping their JobLine membership current.
JobLine remains active, contacting employers, sending out available candidate lists and maintaining current employer contact files. We constantly look for new employers, or new contacts at current client employers. We keep reminding employers that JobLine is here with the best candidates, so contact us first, and they are. Slowly but surely. It is with the same hopes that the industry will return soon enough to help our members that keeps me going. I have faith...
11/9/09:
JobLine Tops 1,000 Members!
~Your membership is our privilege~
Not all of our candidate members are seeking a job, and not all of our employers have active job orders, but the JobLine community is growing. We now have over 1,000 active members including candidates and employers.
Even in this economy, when few and sometimes no job opportunities are available, I am committed to keeping our community alive, strong and ready for better times...
Thank you for being a part of the JobLine community.
Thomas McAnally - Founder
8/17/09: No change, no jobs. I still believe that when we see some opportunities that having your information complete and up to date is important. I can't find you if your information is not complete.
Please be patient... I am working part time as time allows. As soon as we have some job activity, I can transition back to full time.
Until then, hang in there,
Cheers and don't forget to buy Trail Creek Wines!
Just finished calling my key employer clients. Most say things are no better, some say it is much worse than it was 3 months ago. I am looking at options to keep JobLine going while no one is hiring, and will report back soon. I am still confident that when employers start hiring, we are their best resource. More details to follow soon... |
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What Candidates have to say...
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I am willing to take what ever the employer will offer and move myself. I just need a job. (Multiple Candidates from coast to coast)
Will consider all design jobs, anywhere. There is nothing in Florida and I don't see it getting better any time soon. We have lost everything. I can't sell my house so I will leave the keys and most of my stuff behind. We will only need a small U-Haul trailer and gas money to move. I can replace things and fix my credit if I get a good job so please tell your employers to hire me now. They won't regret it! (JobLine Certified Senior Designer in the Tampa area)
You can put my search on hold. Our company reorganized. All of us took a pay cut and some like me took a step back too. It hurt, but I am glad to have a job. I am now a designer at half of what I made last year. We don't need a design manager with only two designers and me. I appreciate your help but I am 100% loyal as long as they need me. I will let you know if that changes. (Design Manager West Coast)
Hi, I have been working out of the industry for the past few months and would like to find a design job using MiTek software. Salary or hourly is fine as long as it is full time (even 50+ hours) and has benefits. (General Manager in the Southwest)
I am ready to go anywhere. I lost my home, my wife's car, and can't pay for COBRA. We moved in with my wife's brother and don't have a lease to break. I can be on the job in a week or less. (Production Manager in the South, will go anywhere)
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