What occupation do you see where friends and family readily find new jobs?

[Anonymous]

Accounting

[Anonymous]

This is more specific, but I am about to finish my masters in global security and I have had no problem finding work. right now I am working part time due to school as a consultant and I make about $95k a year working 20 hours which I am v grateful for.

[Anonymous]

Engineering, know college grads in last 3 years who got multiple offers and able to change easily

Crappy market right now for lawyers

[Anonymous]

Software engineering/anything IT, especially cybersecurity these days.

[Anonymous]

Sales, specifically defense/IT, cloud and cyber security being especially hot these days

[Anonymous]

Believe it or not, experienced in house attorneys. There are plenty of firm lawyers who are dying to go in house, but most corporate legal departments strongly prefer in house experience, because it's just a different mindset and role. Bonus points if you have in house govcon experience or inhouse L&E experience.

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Engineering is hot when you are young. When you get to 40+ it's very hard to find a job easily if you get laid off. Know many friends, even in the DC area, who have had this problem.

Nurses and accountants seem to do well. Also, dental hygenists.

[Anonymous]

Contract management

[Anonymous]

IT. All forms of it, but particularly software.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Engineering is hot when you are young. When you get to 40+ it's very hard to find a job easily if you get laid off. Know many friends, even in the DC area, who have had this problem.

Nurses and accountants seem to do well. Also, dental hygenists.

+1. Age matters. I am a 50 y.o. engineer (with a degree from MIT). I have been looking for 7 months now. I've had one interview and no offers. Prior to this, I've been able to find a job quickly - typically multiple offers within a month of starting a search.

[Anonymous]

Software developer/architect. My husband has been laid off and had a job lined up by the next day.

[Anonymous]

I'm in marketing research and have always found it easy to find a job. After I took 7 years off to be a SAHM, it only took a few months to find a full-time job paying $90K.

[Anonymous]

IT and accounting. Security for vets.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm in marketing research and have always found it easy to find a job. After I took 7 years off to be a SAHM, it only took a few months to find a full-time job paying $90K.

Off topic, but wondering if you can help: I have an undergrad in marketing and do more communication work now (10 years experience now). I'd like to get into marketing research and data/analysis--do you have an MBA or other advanced degree?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm in marketing research and have always found it easy to find a job. After I took 7 years off to be a SAHM, it only took a few months to find a full-time job paying $90K.

Off topic, but wondering if you can help: I have an undergrad in marketing and do more communication work now (10 years experience now). I'd like to get into marketing research and data/analysis--do you have an MBA or other advanced degree?

My masters is in Library and Information Studies, which is not a typical marketing research master's but in my previous job a big focus of my work was in secondary (aka library) research. In addition I have an BS marketing and statistics and spent an intense 5 years at a research company with a strong training program. But if you wanted to get into it after doing something else I'd recommend either an MBA, Masters of Marketing Research, or Communications Research.