How to find a job in Anchorage, Alaska?
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- Опубліковано 9 лип 2024
- Finding work in Anchorage, Alaska can be challenging. Employers might be hesitant to hire great candidates who are out of state because they've been burned before. But, in this video I discuss some strategies you can use that will increase your odds of success of getting hired.
Jamin Goecker
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What have been your successes with trying to find a job in Anchorage?
Used your info from earlier videos. Have several interviews for welding jobs because of it! Scheduled for next summer. Thank you sir!
@@Notsurewhatsgoingon That's awesome man! Congrats :)
Well when I visited Anchorage for 3 days in Early October 2019 (besides just transiting thru the Anchroage airport lol, plus before Covid hit in 2020. My internet friend whose place I Couchsurfed at said I could come work for him for his landscaping company anytime! lol
@@Notsurewhatsgoingon update? How’s it going?
@@SuperGritscooters awesome! Living in Alaska now and loving life. Couldn’t get much better!
I'm in love with nature of Alaska 😍
First, thanks for being real. A lot of realtors on UA-cam blow smoke to get people to email them.
My questions:
1. Would a bookkeeper have trouble finding work up there? Is it large enough to be diversified in opportunity.
2. I'm newly certified (It's not state specific). Would you recommend working in the industry for 6 months before I Thelma and Louise'd up there? Or would I have an opportunity with zero experience? Down here some firms are willing to take on someone new to the industry, that's why I ask.
Thanks for the straight forward information.
Look at the state lots of options right now. (I work there) benefits are really good.
Not a bad option at all
Any openings in the water distribution field? Foreman for Toledo Water Dept. Class one operator License. Could get the class 2 easily
@@williamalford5170 I don’t know why don’t you go look it up .
I looked. They all say needs to be a resident.
@@williamalford5170 Not my circus not my monkey. Do it when you get here.
Definitely struggling with the "not coming off as needy," part, since I'm reentering the workforce after a lengthy period of time from freelancing.
Very Solid post, here.
Vital information for a smooth transition.
I did not know oil and gas is a cliquish industry.
Thanks for watching! Yes indeed it is. If you have years of experience it may be easier but from what I've heard it may be an uphill battle.
In the past couple years or so, I asked around on some Facebook groups and what I found out (in regards to CDL Trucking jobs) and what people were saying is that Trucking Companies in AK (and I guess Companies in AK in general) only want to hire you if you're already in AK. if you're in the L48, it will be harder but not impossible (for some positions, such as hospitality/ fish processing, they just want bodies lol, they'll fly you up to Dutch Harbor/Egegik, etc.) But yeah, what I discovered was, if you're not already in AK employers/Companies won't even look at you. Bottom line: just try to get up there and you should be able to get picked up in no time.
Great point!
My last job before retirement was union and they won’t hire you unless you live here. I’ve seen companies fly people up from the lower 48 to work on the north slope in the winter. They get off the airplane at 30 to 40 below and immediately want to leave. If you want Arctic winter work experience and are young get a job on a seismic crew. They don’t pay well but other North Slope employers look at that cold weather experience as a plus. After that I got a better job and then another better job etc. 43 years later and I’m retired. Must last few jobs I was approached.
@@Chris_at_Home What is a seismic crew?
@@starmaster191 They do exploration for oil by using big trucks called vibrators than do just that to the ground. There are people that lay these cables and geophones on the ground to receive the vibrations back and they were put on digital tape years ago. This was done in the winter on the North Slope. It only paid about $6 an hour in 1980. A year later at another job I was making $30 an hour on 12 hour days so you made 4 hours of time and a half a day. Also you had 2 days a week that were all OT. All these jobs were out of town where housing and food are provided in a camp. Most of my jobs I only worked about half a year.
@@Chris_at_Home Ah yes, OT in AK is anything over 8 hrs and anything over 40hrs
Great video and information. :)
Thank you maam!
I work for fedex full time. I wonder if they need people to ship packages🤷♂️😂
So let’s say I accept a job position in AK but I still live in lower 48, how does the process work on applying for a apt rental? Do I need to show a couple pay stubs from the new job in AK to the landlord to get approved?
That would be preferable but most landlords are fine with an offer letter showing your start date and rate of pay.
@@alaska_realtor oh ok cool, thanks for getting back with me!👍
What if you are an employer who’s looking to do a project in Anchorage? How do I find out about the talent pool? I do live theatre so, I would be looking for actors, designers, choreographers, etc.
are pay good up there?
Hello 👋 dear I m from India . N I m yoga 🧘♀️teacher. Should I try there or not .
Are there any factory or manufacturing jobs in Alaska
Not to speak of. The closest we have are cannery jobs.
@@alaska_realtor appreciate the quick response
@@alaska_realtor no warehouses in Anchorage? I'm considering relocating next year
Hi Jamin @alaska_realtor its possible to find a job in Anchorage being a foreigner and outside the US?
if you want to go to Target at people and want to increase your UA-cam audience. please let me know..