Friday, February 25, 2005
Work Opportunities Are Picking Up in the Telecomms Industry
It looks like good news is happening in our industry again. For anyone looking for a full-time job, or you contractors out there things really seem to be picking up.
Both the service providers and equipment manufacturers are looking for people right now, and more work looks to be on the horizon. Just go look at Jobserve or Monster, many new posting for full-time, part-time, and contract work are popping up all the time.
Just look at what Verizon alone has forecast:
"Verizon expects to pass some 3 million homes and businesses nationwide by the end of this year. To help build its network across the country, Verizon will hire between 3,000 and 5,000 new employees by the end of 2005.
In Washington County, Verizon plans to add about 90 full-time positions initially, and then more, over the course of the project. The jobs involve fiber splicing, installation and repair, and engineering and drafting. The company also expects to hire about 660 contract employees to work on various aspects of the local FTTP project such as underground boring, trenching and fiber splicing."
Plus Nortel has a big project starting up in India, and Ericsson is aggressively marketing there kit all over. And Huawei is really being aggressive in Africa and the east, and the rest of the vendors have contracts in hand as well.
So polish up the old resume/CV and get ready to go.
Oh, and any recruiters out there, I might be interested in a new project as well. Check my qualifications if you're interested
