Find yourself in California employment. California is the one place on earth where a person can truly reinvent themselves; if you are a teacher, employment is up. The rest of California employment may currently be down, like the rest of the country, but California is certainly not out. In fact, far from suffering or lingering as you would expect from a dying state, California instead draws on a special vigor, a well-spring of hope and confidence, that keeps it bustling, thrilling, and above all, beautiful. Everything is beautiful in California; if you seek California employment, you will be too.
California unemployment
California unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) increased from October 2008 to October 2009 by 4.5% to a rate of 12.5%
[Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics]
California Employment Opportunities
California’s unemployment is at the highest rate ever recorded. Construction has dropped off the most, followed by retail and international trade, and others. California employment in education and health services is up; the most opportunities right now are for retail salespersons, cashiers, waiters, waitresses, personal care aids, home care aids. The fastest growing occupations include network systems and data communications analysts, computer software engineers, forensic science technicians, and skin care specialists.
However, unemployment is slowing in California; the posted job loss in July was below the number posted in February ’09. This is good news for both the economy and the job seeker. The California employment growth in what are known as ‘green’ jobs, however, has outstripped other states in the last decade, and growth is expected to continue. According to the LA Times, even in current economic conditions, programs promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy sources continue to attract venture capital investments. Along with private enterprise, federal stimulus money, and expansion of green industries, green jobs are sure to follow. Opportunity to enter a new industry is unprecedented in California today.
The dreams of thousands of hopeful actors rise from the ashes of disappointment on a daily basis. As a most-wanted job, Hollywood movie star ranks right up there on top – and if that’s what you want to pursue, the chances of success are, well, up to you, and Fate. Nevertheless, if it’s Life’s journey that means the most to you, following your dream will be your only choice. That’s what California employment is all about, even if you wait tables, temporarily.
With limited job security, it helps to have a number of part-time jobs. Most workers being laid off are full-timers receiving expensive benefits. Part-timers take up the slack, and stand a better chance of keeping their jobs. If you lose a job that had benefits, it’s better to provide your own insurance, say from Kaiser Permanente, than keep the expensive COBRA benefits that came with your job.
If you long to re-invent yourself as an entrepreneur, California is the place to be. Observe the daily realities in California, the large number of vegans, for example, and start a catering business providing only vegan food. Alternatively, look at the desire to maintain physical beauty and invent a skin care regimen. Better yet, invent an all-natural product that helps Californians stay healthy AND beautiful.
California Employment Resources
California has more employment websites than most other states, and in collaboration with private and non-profit agencies, they provide statistics, trend information, and referrals to outside websites. The California Department of Education, http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/dc/fj/ is an excellent resource. Here, under Finding a Job, you’ll find a link to the following subject — I do not know what I want to do in life. Clicking on this takes you to www.cacareerzone.com, a detailed, interactive self-assessment tool. Career Zone also provides in-depth description of the nuts-and-bolts of any industry. Aimed at young people entering the workforce, it is extremely valuable as a tool to help broaden any job seeker’s perspective.
Another website under the seal of the Great State of California is http://www.californiacareers.info/job_seekers/. This website is linked to several outside sources such as The Real Game California, http://www.realgamecalifornia.org/, which is a curriculum for schools, thus a little out of the reach of the average person looking for work. An interactive simulation presents situations the student will face in California’s rapidly changing environment. California employment opportunities and salaries, the housing market and other economic conditions specific to the state, are kept current, and updated to the licensed users of The Real Game California 2.1.
California Living Conditions
In California, employment brings chances to feel like you are always on vacation. Especially if you come from icy northern states, you will appreciate the mild climate. And no matter what your preference in natural environment, you can achieve it in California. The California landscape includes US’s highest point, lowest point, ancient forests, and miles of beach, mountains, and desert. Some Californians seem to take the gentle weather and magnificent scenery for granted, but they are genuinely sorry for anyone who has to live someplace else.
Newcomers are surprised to find many regulations governing California living. For example, most public places in the country have banned smoking to some degree; in California, even the beach is off limits to smoking. Bars have no ‘smoking’ section; there’s even talk of banning smoking in your own apartment. We all agree that smoking is a nasty habit, and Californians are nothing if not super healthy. Such regulation is for your own good, after all.
The housing market is fluid these days, but improvement is on the horizon. The Obama Administration, targeting communities hardest hit by recent home foreclosures, recently awarded California $145 million in Housing and Urban Development funds.
California Employment
Pursuit of California employment reflects the underlying upbeat and forward-thinking philosophy of Californians.
Californians know, better than any one else, that everything changes, it is good to learn, Life is more about the journey than the destination, there’s lots of help available, and above all, follow your heart!
Make your life over in the image of your dreams. California employment is an opportunity to start fresh, with no limits. Create your own path, follow it, and really take advantage of those resources that the state has put together to help you find your dream.
There’s no better way to say it – California employment is its own reward.
