Want to relocate to Seattle

I am currently residing in Fresno with my wife and three children.i moved to USA in July,previously i resided in London for two years.Now i want to move to Seattle and i joined this forum to find out about the jobs and life in Seattle.I have diffrent kind of professional experience.I worked as a sales associates for Kodak,as a floor amanager for Mcdonalds,London and a photojournalist for EPA in Pakistan for two years.I wanted to Know if any body can give advice to start my career in Seattle.
Responces will be highly appreciated
Thanks

Shahid,

Are you still looking to move up to Seattle? Your post is about 3 months old. I moved up here from Irvine California myself. There are great positions here in Seattle, lots of opportunities. What kind of positions are you targeting? Have you thought of doing anything in the area of technology. You can beginner technology positions in the pay range of 16 - 20/hr and with some experience start making 30 - 40/hr. Then you can move into Project Management or general management and start making more.

Let me know if you're still looking to come up here. I can guide you in the right direction.

Paul Anderson (Performance Coach)
www.addcore.com

You will want to be careful where you settle, and that may
depend on where you get hired. Traffic can be a real tragedy here, with only two ways across Lake Washington the east-west commute can be over 200 minutes for 12 miles (I have done it).

Also, there are better school districts i.e. Shoreline north and Lake Washington eastside. If you are planning on being downtown, living downtown is best, but with children in the center of a metro-urban environment, Idunno.

Thanks alot

I realy appreciate that u responded to my post ,i posted that question almost 2 or 3 months before. By the blessings of God i got a very good job and i wanan stay with this organization for a long time.But definately in the future i will relocate.
Any ways thanks and regards

Paul Anderson in Kirkland, Washington said: Shahid,

Are you still looking to move up to Seattle? Your post is about 3 months old. I moved up here from Irvine California myself. There are great positions here in Seattle, lots of opportunities. What kind of positions are you targeting? Have you thought of doing anything in the area of technology. You can beginner technology positions in the pay range of 16 - 20/hr and with some experience start making 30 - 40/hr. Then you can move into Project Management or general management and start making more.

Let me know if you're still looking to come up here. I can guide you in the right direction.

Paul Anderson (Performance Coach)
www.addcore.com

Paul,
How did you do it? Did you have a job set up, or a place set up? What were your first steps? I want to relocate to Seattle, and hopefully with some friends, get there within the next six months. Teresa

Teresa,

Thank you for your question. I happen to get lucky when I moved up to Seattle because when I had searched the market, it appeared as if there were no positions here. My first step was to post my resume online and I got contacted right away (however that's not the typical experience here), I'll add some resources for you here.

I've learned quite a bit from the market since I've been up here. I've realized that most all positions here in Seattle are recruited by firms here. Also make sure you negotiate the right salary. They tend to know who the newcomers are and pay them 5-20$/hr below market. Ping me if you have any questions in detail. What is your background?

Here are the major vendors:

Volt
Kelly Services
Excell
Ciber
Siemens
Apex Systems
Aditi
Accenture

Here are a couple of Boutique vendors:

Xtreme Consulting
Blackmoon
Mantis Technology Group

Here are some job sites:

Indeed
Career Builder
HotJobs
Dice
Monster
Craigslist

Start with these and let me know if you need any particular recruiting contacts.

My family is looking to relocate to the Seattle area. I am a Nurse with both business and clinical experience, and a Masters in Nursing Eduction. I have posted for a copule of Case Managment positions in various hospitals in the area. Not sure exactly what type of postion will fit me, but do have a teenager who will need to finish her last 2 years of high school Have lived in Seattle, Mercer Island area quite a long time ago, and just visited a couple of months ago. Ny assistance on how to get back would be helpful. Have applied for a WA license already.