Finding work to move to the US.
We can't throw in the towel yet... I don't want to say any more
May 26th 2009 | 3:28 pm
#18
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Posts: 97
From: Phoenix, AZ
Re: Finding work to move to the US.
I know, I know - nowt like rubbing salt in the wound 
May 26th 2009 | 6:19 pm
#19
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From: Seal Rock, Oregon
Re: Finding work to move to the US.
OK. Here's my experience. 25 years IT and a degree from Oxford - I spent my first 2 years here selling cars in southern California. No U.S. company was interested in anyone without U.s. experience. Back home I could quit a job in the morning and have a new one by lunch time.
If you can, find a U.K. employer with a U.S. presence (or vice versa), get the job in the U.K. and get a transfer. That's the way I tried to do it but the company I worked for closed down the data center in Santa clara 3 weeks before our move. Bastards.
May 26th 2009 | 6:22 pm
#20
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From: Seal Rock, Oregon
Re: Finding work to move to the US.
That sucks. Hope things pick up soon. It looks like we're moving down to Phoenix. I just picked up 2 contracts there and another is in the works. Was down there for 3 weeks at the end of April / start of May. Went from 40F here in OR to 100F+ in Phoenix.
May 27th 2009 | 4:24 am
#21
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Posts: 97
From: Phoenix, AZ
Re: Finding work to move to the US.
Where abouts in Phoenix are you planning to live? We have just moved into an apartment in Chandler (last week). Now we are serious pounding the pavement looking for jobs!
