Moving to Lake Winni. from NY

[SkipEarth]

Hello all ,

I am moving to the area from Ny, been up there every summer since I was a kid and I have grown to hate NY.

Anyway I am trying to find a job before I move up is there anyone that can help?

[camp guy]

Maybe you could tell us what type of work you are looking for - administrative, trades, self-employment - or what you are currently doing for work.

[Rattlesnake Gal]

You may get some good leads and information at Belknap County Economic Development Council.

Best of luck to you!

Celia

[VitaBene]

Originally Posted by SkipEarth

Hello all ,

I am moving to the area from Ny, been up there every summer since I was a kid and I have grown to hate NY.

Anyway I am trying to find a job before I move up is there anyone that can help?

As others have noted, please tell us more about your skills.

It is easy to live in NH, it is not so easy to make a living in NH!

[MarkinNH]

I thought you were opening a restaurant / café in Alton.

[Kamper]

It's not the best place but Craigslist has some job listings. This post is based on my experiences and impressions from when I was 'on extended vacation' a few years back.

Avoid any listing that does not have the employer's name as the source. My experience is that the most they do is forward your resume to other listers they have gleaned from multilpe sources and try to charge you or the employer to make the connection. This is why many ads say 'no recruiters.'

Don't bite on anything that says "go to this site to fill out a resume" unless it is the actual employer's on-line application. Especially don't provide Social Security numbers or financial info. Employers can no longer legaly ask for your date of birth until after you are hired. Phishing scams do though. any place that implies you need to pay for some training prior to employment is usually a scam.

Temp agencies are a mixed bag. They can help you get a foot in the door and from that you might get a local reference even if you aren't hired permanently. After the first or 2nd 'assignment' they may stop referring you because they get a bonus for temps who get hired and if they get the impression (rightly or wrongly) that you are just an occasional worker they will give preference to the fresh-meat.

Good luck!

[Hermit Cover]

Is the real job search a Plan A....and your restaurant a Plan B...or just the opposite? Your's is an interesting situation. Perhaps you could get a chef/waiter type job in your restaurant til' you find real employment as your job search implies.

[VitaBene]

I believe the OP would love to move here and open a place of his own but is being a realist (that is no fun!!). I think those of us who live and vacation here know that the restaurant business is a tough one, especially in a seasonal vacation spot.

I would recommend that Skip Earth find employment here in the restaurant biz and then determine if his idea is viable. Frankly, a specialty restaurant faces an even harder battle.

[dpg]

No response since 10/28...How serious is he/she?

[NH_boater]

Originally Posted by VitaBene

It is easy to live in NH, it is not so easy to make a living in NH!

From US Gov:
- 4th in nation for lowest unemployment
- middle of the pack for tax rate
- 3nd in the nation for lowest crime rate
- 15th in nation for average pay rate
- 7th in nation for median household income
- 1st in the nation for fewest people below poverty level

NH could certainly be worse, relatively speaking.

[dpg]

Originally Posted by NH_boater

From US Gov:
- 4th in nation for lowest unemployment
- middle of the pack for tax rate
- 3nd in the nation for lowest crime rate
- 15th in nation for average pay rate
- 7th in nation for median household income
- 1st in the nation for fewest people below poverty level

NH could certainly be worse, relatively speaking.

These statistics are misleading. Take an average salary around Mass in maybe defense, high tech, medical or even teaching. I think an accurate average salary would be $75,000 a year. Where can I work and make that after my move to Moultonborough? Oh, within a half hour drive like I have now. Not getting specific I do fit into one of the fields mentioned. I've considered moving and "got my feet wet" in the potential job market, it wasn't pretty.

[upthesaukee]

Took a stats course in college. Don't remember much, except what the prof said on the first day: "Welcome to Statistics 101. This is where you will learn to tell your side of the lie."

Back to your regularly scheduled program.

[Bigstan]

Originally Posted by NH_boater

From US Gov:
- 4th in nation for lowest unemployment
- middle of the pack for tax rate
- 3nd in the nation for lowest crime rate
- 15th in nation for average pay rate
- 7th in nation for median household income
- 1st in the nation for fewest people below poverty level

NH could certainly be worse, relatively speaking.

Do they have these same stats for only those who work in NH, and not in neighboring states? If you exclude those that hop the border and work in MA I wonder what the income levels look like?

[NH_boater]

Originally Posted by Bigstan

Do they have these same stats for only those who work in NH, and not in neighboring states? If you exclude those that hop the border and work in MA I wonder what the income levels look like?

Directly off gov web site. All points mentioned above (specific industries and border hopping) are certainly affecting the stats. I am not aware of stats for specific fields or that exclude border hopping.

[VitaBene]

Originally Posted by NH_boater

From US Gov:
- 4th in nation for lowest unemployment
- middle of the pack for tax rate
- 3nd in the nation for lowest crime rate
- 15th in nation for average pay rate
- 7th in nation for median household income
- 1st in the nation for fewest people below poverty level

NH could certainly be worse, relatively speaking.

My point is that there are thousands of people who vacation here that would love to live here (Lakes Region of NH), but cannot find employment that would allow them live a similar lifestyle.

My wife drives to MA 2X a week to work. I have no paying clients in NH, I have to travel to meet them and work on deliverables here.

[NH_boater]

I agree. There are many desireable areas of the country that do not have a heavy industrial footprint for employment. The best are quite rural and are desireable, in large part, because of the lack of development and infastructure. I thing the lakes region would be less beautiful surrounded by automotive manufacturers, chemical plants, pharmaceutical manufacturers, shopping malls, parking lots, appartment buildings, etc.

My other house is in the monadnocks; a real nice area without the same employment opportunities of Boston or the likes.

Urbanization is real. Daily convenience and easier access to employment is driving this much more than population growth, even with 7 billion of my clostest friends.

Like you, I would love to live on the lake year round and have a convenient commute to a great paying job.

[Rattlesnake Guy]

Here is an income map of the US. Income variation seems to be the norm.

http://visualecon.wpengine.netdna-cd...income_map.gif

[songkrai]

Originally Posted by SkipEarth

Hello all ,

I am moving to the area from Ny, been up there every summer since I was a kid and I have grown to hate NY.

Anyway I am trying to find a job before I move up is there anyone that can help?

Your best bet is Bismark North Dakota.

[Winnisquamguy]

Originally Posted by songkrai

Your best bet is Bismark North Dakota.

Did you mean to say Williston, ND this has been on the news in recent days.http://rockcenter.msnbc.msn.com/_new...th-dakota-town