Consider Indeed.com’s ranking of the “number of unemployed per job posting for the 50 most populous metropolitan areas in the U.S.” While these statistics can be a bit misleading (they indicate the number of jobs per the number of people without specifically taking into account the types of job), they list the following as the best U.S. cities to find work:

• Washington D.C.
• San Jose, CA
• Baltimore, MD
• New York, NY
• Salt Lake City, UT
• Oklahoma City, Ut
• Hartford, CT
• Boston, MA
• Seattle, WA
• Austin, TX

Another recent listing of places to consider working is from a study reported by Kate Lorenz, CareerBuilder.com/CNN by Apartments.com and CBcampus.com, which list the top 10 cities for new grads are:

• 1. Atlanta – Average rent:* $723: Popular entry-level categories:** sales, marketing, customer service
• 2. Phoenix – Average rent: $669: Popular entry-level categories: sales, customer service, training
• 3. Denver- Average rent: $779: Popular entry-level categories: sales, customer service, health care
• 4. Dallas – Average rent: $749: Popular entry-level categories: sales, customer service, health care
• 5. Boston – Average rent: $1275: Popular entry-level categories: sales, marketing, training
• 6. Philadelphia – Average rent: $938: Popular entry-level categories: sales, marketing, health care
• 7. New York – Average rent: $1,366: Popular entry-level categories: sales, customer service, marketing
• 8. Cincinnati – Average rent: $613: Popular entry-level categories: sales, customer service, management
• 9. Baltimore – Average rent: $1,041: Popular entry-level categories: sales, customer service, management
• 10. Los Angeles – Average rent: $1319: Popular entry-level categories: sales, training, health care

Anthony Balderrama, from CareerBuilder’s The Work Buzz suggests these questions to consider when evaluating a move:

1. What is the entire cost of the move itself?
2. What is the comprehensive cost of living adjustment?
3. When is your last day on the old job and your first day of the new one?
4. What are your career opportunities in this new city?
5. What does saying “no” to the relocation mean for your career?
6. If you’re switching employers, what are your career opportunities at the new company?
7. Do you want to move?

Giving a move serious consideration? Be sure to visit the Riley Guide’s list of resources if you are planning to make a career move. Links include cost of living calculators as well as moving companies!

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One tidbit I found very share-worthy was from Paul Forster, CEO and Co-Founder of Indeed.com. Did you know that the word  “Twitter” is the fastest growing term to appear in job postings appearing in job boards? Take a look at this chart:

Twitter Job Trends

Twitter jobs

These were the top ten words found in job postings, per Indeed.com’s research:

1. Twitter
2. Cloud Computing
3. iPhone
4. Facebook
5. Corporate Social Responsibility
6. Blogger
7. Pediatrician
8. Hospitalist
9. Social Media
10. Speech Language Pathologist

To clarify, this does not indicate the number of jobs working FOR Twitter, but reminds us that companies who are seeking experience using Twitter (based on the fact that they include that word in their online job postings) has grown exponentially.

This list might lead you to believe that if you want a job, social media and the medical profession are two hot topics! You may also find industry trends, unemployed per job posting (by location), and job posting per capita via Indeed.com’s job trends section.

So, if you are hesitating to dive into Twitter or other social media tools because you think they are insignificant to your job hunt, you may want to reconsider.

Stay tuned for more advice and information from the conference!

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