There is a lot of talk about people not finding jobs. And there should be. For some strange reason, I don’t hear much talk when somebody does get a job, and I wonder why that is. 
I have heard people say the past couple years they were going to leave the Golden Triangle area so they could find better employment elsewhere, in another state or even in a different city in the state. “There aren’t any jobs here,” many people say. People sometimes want to go to a bigger city in their attempts to get a job. But often times, there are people from other places who thought about doing that too.
One thing many of those job seekers sometimes fail to realize is, once they get away from around here, the economy isn’t a whole lot better in most places in the country.
Of course, in some places it’s better than in others. There are jobs available, especially ones that pay minimum wage, but I know many people need a job that pays more to sustain their lifestyles or match their educational attainments.
There is a myth there aren’t any jobs here. There is another myth that there aren’t any good jobs.
Neither is true. Employees sometimes get fired. Employees sometimes quit. Those jobs are for the taking. Many jobs simply come down to who you know. Being in the right place at the right time can help you get a job, or better yet, a job you really want.  It’s about connections.
When I flip to the “classifieds” section in local newspapers, I see some of the same jobs as well as new ones. This means that people are hiring. As those jobs get filled, different ones become vacant.
Some of the jobs require some real experience or a specific skill set, which means they likely pay at least a decent amount of money. The best chance of getting and keeping a job is to have a lot to offer and not be easily disposable. Getting a higher degree during these turbulent times can give you an edge, which means you will have more to offer future employers. Qualifications do matter for many jobs, though. 
A better and more accurate way to describe the economy is, overall, there aren’t as many jobs as before the recession. People tend to want variety when they are looking for a job, which means they want many real choices to pick from.
There are temporary jobs that come up. People should take advantage of these if possible. The census was a good example.
Every job is not perfectly safe anyways, even when in a strong economy. There are many things that could happen. The company could get outsourced.
A company could move its business to another city, and then the employees would be forced to either move with the company or get another job.
I understand the mental process of not wanting to take certain jobs, but when it comes down to parents putting food on the table or not for the children they dearly love, they will take almost any job they can get, even if it means spending a lot less time with them. Some people even have two or three jobs to make ends meet.
Yes, I said it. On any given day, somebody is hiring; but, as we all know, every job isn’t posted, but many are. The Career Center’s website of part-time and full-time jobs is constantly updated on its website.  
The latest unemployment figures stand at 9.4 percent. That’s better than 9.8 percent, where it stood just a few months ago. That means that there is still hope in the job  market, and things can get better.
The slight decrease in those figures means that more people have been employed; but, obviously, it’s still too high. The figures are extremely high in Nevada, Michigan, California and Florida.  No matter how bad it feels or is in reality, somebody else is likely having it worse than someone around here.
Christopher Webb is a junior majoring in business administration. He can be contacted at [email protected].