Hello everyone. I will be graduating with my bachelor's degree in Liberal Studies with a minor in Communications and Criminal Justice in December. I currently reside in the St. Louis metro east area and I think it's time for me and my family to move.
I am an Army veteran who served four years active duty as a human resources specialist and also a postal clerk. Outside of that experience I was a summer trainee with GSA and a temporary contractor for a military contracting company as an administrative assistant. I have narrowed it down to either Atlanta, Cleveland, or Florida (Orlando, Jacksonville, or Tampa). I would like to find out if anyone have experience or knowledge in either of these cities when it comes to obtaining jobs or moving there. I have heard different things about Florida paying lower compared to other cities. Any helpful information will be great
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I work for a distributed company so my salary would be the same regardless of where I lived. But costs of living in FL are significantly lower.
Hi Diana,
I might be able to help in Cleveland. My organization has a partnership with the USO and we typically look to train people to become recruiters for our clients who are mostly Fortune 100 companies. Feel free to email me at jake.ebenhoch@alexmann.com if you'd like to learn more.
Jake
Diana:
I live in Atlanta, moved here five years from my hometown of Cleveland. There is way more opportunity in Atlanta than Cleveland. Plus the weather is 200% better.
It looks like you have an HR background. On Linkedin, I'm connected to at least one executive at just about every company in Atlanta.
If you're on LinkedIn, please connect with me there. I can refer you to several people depending on what type of position you're looking for. Here is my profile:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ercarpenter
Regards,
Emanuel
Wages are lower in Florida but so are some other costs. Rent in Tampa/St. Pete are going to be lower than in many other cities. (And there are great finds. For example: I rent a 1,000 sq. ft., 2br/2 1/2 b townhouse w/ formal dining room, in St. Pete, with large patio & balcony, looking across Tampa Bay to the Skyway Bridge for under $1,200 per month. Of course, you can still pay a lot more around here & I wouldn't be surprised if there are still places where you can pay a lot less.) More jobs in the service sector but all kinds of work is available. I think the work climate is probably pretty comparable to most other places. I love Florida (having moved here decades ago from NY) so would recommend it. (If you want to know everything wrong with it, I'll tell you that, too.) I love the slower pace, less traffic, more parking, easy access to shopping, easy access to beautiful beaches, weather (you never have to shovel anything cold), great restaurants, easy access to lots of cultural & recreational opportunities. No longer an area just for old folks (downtown St. Pete rocks). I've lived in both Tampa & St. Pete. I would not move back to Tampa for lots of reasons but do go there on a regular basis for various things. I'd recommend that, now that you can fly just about anywhere in the US for around $100, to take advantage of that & make a 3 or 4 day visit. Pick up the paper. Walk around. (You will need to be able to drive around cause Tampa really sprawls & St. Pete is about 45 minutes away & over a bridge. In general, for both cities, public transport sucks.) See what you think of the atmosphere. I also believe that you can arrange to have the Sunday paper delivered (the Tampa Bay Times is the premier paper for both cities) to you at home or on line. Not a bad way to scope out jobs & home rental/purchase prices. If you get serious about a move down here, let me know & I'll tell you anything you want to know (good & bad). Best of luck in your move, wherever you go.
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