My wife and I are both former Naval Officers, USNA '07 and Marquette '07, and we're looking to sell our Syracuse, NY home and most things in it (except our two kids) and head to NYC or Cambridge/Boston.
I'm most interested in exploring finance and tech. She loves cosmetics and fashion. The Syracuse market is a bit rough for finding inspiring work where we can both run fast.
We are overwhelmed (in a fantastic way) by the opportunities available in both locations we're considering, but want to hone in on the right "entry points" to these companies as we navigate our big move.
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Josh: I work in tech with a budding side project in fashion. I know a lot of people in tech in the Boston area, but few in fashion. On the other hand, I know many in both industries in the NYC area. I think, however, that it depends on your family decisions about goals.
I hope that helps. If you have any interest in technical consulting for financial companies then I would be glad to chat with you about that.
Best of luck!
Josh,
I have lived and worked near NYC and in Boston. As far as a balanced, reasonable life style with high quality schools for children, Boston can't be beat. I live on the south shore of Boston and find the quality of life to be excellent. A magazine "Boston" in its March 2016 issue has a great article on places to live in Boston and the surrounding towns. The article lists the median housing prices as well as the rank of the towns schools. If you can find the article on line I would be happy to fax the article to you.
The key issue as you know is employment. GE has just announced it is relocating its headquarters to Boston. GE has quite a few training program from marketing, to manufacturing, engineering and finance. I suggest a review of the website GE.com if you would be interested in working in a large firm with room to grow and succeed.
Let me know if you have questions or if I can help.
Hope this helps.
Don
Josh -
I recruited in the finance and financial services sectors nationally for many years. I'd be happy to discuss your approach to the market and what career paths and roles you are shooting for and maybe how to tweak them. I don't have any fashion expertise however. I am at fmarsteller@gmail.com. Frank.
Josh,
I have worked and lived in both the NYC and Boston greater metropolitan areas, and currently work in Cambridge, MA. In both locations, key considerations include cost of living and commute time. I actually found NJ to be significantly more affordable than MA, but I live much closer to Cambridge now than I did to NYC a few years back. Another thing to consider is the actual job hunt itself. I don't know how far into the process you are, of if you already have any offers, but both NYC and Boston have very deep pools of very highly qualified candidates vying for opportunities. Case in point: I have a doctoral degree in veterinary medicine and a PhD in biochemistry and it took me about one year of hard-core networking and interviews to final land a full-time job after I separated from the Army (and that was after spending the last four years of my military career working in a biomedical research lab half-an-hour from Boston). Once again, both my wife and I found the competition and job availability in NJ/NYC to be better than that here in Boston. That said, I'd let the decision rest on where you think you'll be happiest as a family. My wife/kids love New England, so it was worth the premium in cost and the long job hunt to be able to stay here. If you'd like to connect for deeper opinions on both locations, message me and we'll set up a call.
Best of luck to you and your family!
Scott
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