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How can I find a job in San Diego?

How hard is to find a job in san diego?

  • I'm looking for admin/financial with series 6/ or HR jobs. The thing is i want to find a job first before I move there. Anyone know where to start? Will staff agency help even ...show more

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    Understand that for most clerical positions, companies are not going to bother too much with candidates who are not local. They are not going to pay for your relocation and don't want to have to wait for you to move to town to start a job . . . and you'd also be paying your own way to interview even if they wanted to meet with you. The best thing would be to relocate to SD first, get settled in and then start your job search. There are way too many good candidates already living there...you have a lot of competition, so do all you can to validate to a prospective employer that you are serious about living in SD in the first place. I work in an HR department; and know first-hand that recruiters will bypass out of area candidates for clerical positions (and yes, even though it's called "administrative assistant", it is in reality a "clerical" position).

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Try looking & posting your resume on www.monster.com and www.careerbuilder.com. I found that www.craigslist.com had too many bogus jobs listed. Good luck!!

squirrellymom2

Dear Jasmin: The other responders are right. Online applications and posting of your resume are the best way to job search before you get there. Why San Diego? If you're going to school there, most colleges have a placement office as part of Student Services, and have good leads for part-time jobs too. Otherwise, use Craigslist.com, CareerBuilder.com (with San Diego chosen as the area for work) and agencies that have websites online. AppleOne, Remedy, OfficeTeam, all do placements of clerical staff. Remember to specify the zip code of city where you want to search. Follow-up with the agencies by phone in about a week to confirm that they got your resume, introduce yourself and establish a relationship with the person who will be presenting your resume to the employers. Have a specific date in mind for relocating, and your list of references ready when you speak with the agents. Good luck.

Management Mom

Hi, I'm in San Diego and I work in HR. I have about 3+ years of HR experience with large companies and I am trying to have an "industry change". It is really hard right now and competitive. I have gone to a few temp agencies just because I like to do interviews and gain experience from them. I would NEVER use a temp agency. First off, if you look on Craigslist here in San Diego, they are ALL temp agencies. Not a good thing. You want a direct hire job. Its hard, and competitive. You are smart to find a job here first and then move. The cost of living is so high here. San Diego is really going through a tough time, we have a high rate of forclosures, our gas is at $4.55/gal, our city is in debt so taxes are going up...I'm lucky because I'm a native, and I've been in the same company for 7 years. My husband is in the military so we have a stable income. I feel really bad for people that live here, especially a lot of Mexican Migrants, I don't know how they do it. But anyways, good luck. And do your research on craigslist, check rental rates (its a big fight to get an apartment out here)...check the gas prices, food is expensive.

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