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It’s no secret that the job hunt is an anxiety-ridden time in many millennials’ lives. If you’re currently unemployed, you desperately need the income that doesn’t come in the form of an allowance for cleaning your room, and you have to figure out how to explain your current lack of a job to your interviewer. If you are employed but looking to make a change in the workplace, things might even be worse. From hiding your interview suit in your car to sneaking off for long “lunches” to debating whether to check the box that indicates if your interviewer can contact your current employer, saying that the job hunt is “stressful” is a serious understatement.
The one thing that does make job hunting more stressful across the board is if there are tons of other job seekers in your area looking for similar positions. LinkedIn conducted a study to determine just exactly where millennials are most interested in working based on job searches. Considering millennials make up 44% of the demographic on LinkedIn, it’s pretty safe to say that these are your competitors when it comes to looking for your next career. According to LinkedIn, these are the top five cities where millennials are all dying to work.
5. Charlotte, NC
4. Cleveland/Akron, OH
3. Detroit, MI
2. Raleigh-Durham, NC
1. Austin, TX
Surprisingly, we’re passing up big-name cities like New York, Chicago, Boston, and San Francisco, and instead heading towards mid-sized cities mostly in the South. Unsurprisingly, however, these cities do have tons of jobs attracting individuals in our age demographic, such as IT, banking, and other creative industries. Add in a strong automobile manufacturing work sector in Detroit for the mechanics and engineers among us, and we have the U.S. cities where all millennials apparently want to work. From lower costs of living to less commute time and warmer weather, it may be time to follow suit and start looking at the South for your next big career move. .
[via Business Insider]
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I heard they opened a new hip brunch spot to see and be seen in Akron. Has anyone ever been to Denny’s?
I heard it’s a big baseball theme joint. Something about a “grand slam breakfast?”
Listen, Recruitment Chair, I think you’re cute.
But can you stop using the word “Millennial” in every other article? You’re better than that.
Who wouldn’t want want to live in Detroit? Oh yeah, anyone who wants to live.
I work in Detroit. Don’t care what you say it’s gorgeous
I mean, yeah, some people are just into that ‘Urban Decay’ and ‘Murder’ lifestyle
So do you believe in all stereotypes or just the ones that appeal to you personally? Downtown Detroit is honestly amazing. Dan Gilbert of Quicken Loans is a genius. In the early 1950’s, Flint Michigan was a beautiful city with a thriving economy and a sense of community. Everyone worked at the factories, lived in the city, pretty much made the same amount of money, and ended up throwing awesome backyard BBQ’s and 4th of July celebrations. Quickenloans is doing the same thing. You work for the Q and you get a discount on housing. Now, there are large groups of same age and like-minded individuals living in the city with security out in force every five steps, walking around enjoying the bar scene, the sports entertainment, Fox theater, and Campus Martius. I don’t feel unsafe and I don’t see any ‘urban decay.’ All cities have bad areas. But please by all means, stick to your stereotypes. Meanwhile, I’ll be watching the Red Wings dominate from the comfort of their new stadium.
Nice try, Dan Gilbert.
Outoftoner, spot on with the D. Don’t knock it til you’ve seen what Gilbert is doing. Thanks for standing up
I heard all the girls in Detroit are thirsty.
Zero to Buzzfeed real quick.
I single handedly put Raleigh on this list by spamming my resume my past month
*resume the past month. GD there needs to be an edit button
Stay the bejesus out of Austin. I’m stuck here and I don’t need more people making it worse by clogging it up more. Spread the word to everyone, Austin has no vacancy, so fuck off elsewhere.
Really surprised Denver/Boulder, Seattle and Portland didn’t make the list. I realize those cities have a somewhat high cost of living, but they seem to be quite popular destinations for kiddos today.
Portland is fucking baller minus all the weird ass hipsters that live there.
3 excellent cites, should’ve grown a pair a moved there after college PGP
I’m stumped; both Detroit and Cleveland are each well under half their peak population (which was in 1950). Detroit has some stuff going on downtown, but nothing like what it was in the mid-20th century. Austin I can see.
Consider the bias in the data source. I’d argue LinkedIn searches are not necessarily an accurate indicator of where people actually want to work.
No I don’t.
Austin is no surprise. I’m shocked Nashville and Atlanta didn’t make it…
Atlanta blows. Trust.
No it doesn’t. Trust.
I’m from middle Tennessee and have lived in Nashville proper the past few years, and I’m surprised too with the number of people and businesses moving here. That being said if both my and my wife’s families weren’t only an hour away from here we’d move to Raleigh in a heart beat. Very laid back city about 200,000 people less than Nashville so the traffic isn’t as bad. Biggest plus though is you can be at the coast or the mountains within a few hours.
TN is a business friendly state and the people here enjoy the NO state income tax (the sales tax makes up for it).