I got laid off 3 months ago and I am struggling to find a new job. I got few phone screening, 1st round of interviews but nothing beyond that. I live in the Washington DC Suburb and I personally think it is one of the worst job market in the nation right now. Should I move out of the area? If so, where in the US there is a better market for management / tech implementation consultants?

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Thanks to our greatest president, current job market is on fire 🔥

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You forgot the /s

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Unfortunately the job market seems to be thecsame everywhere. I know people from CA, TX, MN, FL to name a few and also on the same boat. Some has been looking for over 2 years.

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Are you only applying to jobs in the DC area? If so, maybe expand your job search to the entire US and see where you find something. Then consider moving there.

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When you say you are applying across the USA , I assume you’re applying using 100% referrals and not via applicant tracking systems. If it’s a latter, you are using the wrong strategy.

Come to the best coast friendo

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Obviously, referring to Lake Michigan

Expand outside DC (known for federal consulting). Try NYC, Chicago, Boston, SF, Seattle, etc. Maybe even tier 2 cities like Baltimore, Austin, Nashville, Atlanta, etc

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Recent growth trends have actually been in tier 3 cities, although likely not in consulting. Just a bad time for the industry.

For sure don't limit yourself to one city. People move for jobs even when the market is good. It just gives you more options

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Minneapolis

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Columbus, Ohio .

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I agree, the worst job markets ever!

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Come to Abu Dhabi. We are growing at an exponential rate.

The reason remote is gone is:
1) companies hired lower tier staff who didn’t fit
2) productivity is terrible for many remote workers but shouldn’t be
3) people took advantage of remote
4) engagement is low with remote
5) people don’t turn on cameras so you don’t know what your coworkers are thinking, reacting to your ideas
6) it’s easy to cut anything that you can’t connect with and it’s hard to connect to a black screen

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Virginia job market remains one of hottest in nation, but that said the job market overall is abysmal, we went from
Averaging 350K jobs a month and 10 million open jobs as recently as December to 29K jobs last month 56K the month before a net loss last month overall and less than 800K open jobs.

That’s what bad policy does

350k wasn’t sustainable, it was peak. Credit card balances were up and payments started slipping back then. People were living on borrowed time thinking salaries would increase to cover or bonuses would return to pandemic highs. They didn’t.

The tarriffs spooked business starting in April. So this is spillover from high rates, uncertainty, and the cracks that were already there.

The admin just sped it up which is probably good because we are long overdue for a recession.

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