Austin's top industries are currently business and financial services, defense and security, information technology and telecommunications and manufacturing.

Here’s the list of top employers in Austin: 
Forcepoint
Lifesize
HID Global
Texas Mutual Insurance
Firestone Holdings LLC

• Registered Nurse
  Senior Software Engineer
  Sales Associate
  Software Engineer
  Customer Service Representative

Here are some of the best neighborhoods in Austin if you plan to work in the city:
Clarksville
Rosedale & Allendale
Hyde Park & North Loop
Mueller
78704

• Miracle Foundation
  Minis and Friends
  Well Aware
  Generation SERVE
  The Orangutan Project

Most recruiters spend little time looking at your resume and cover letter before deciding if it makes it to the 2% pile, that is, the 2% of resumes that will be considered for an interview. You have a small margin in terms of what information should grab their attention. Therefore, a highly competitive resume that stands out is one of the best investment you can make for your career.

The first thing you want to do is to stop applying for jobs. Next, schedule a consultation with a career coaching company to get clarity about what you are looking for in a new job. This avoids wasting your time interviewing with companies that don't meet your top criteria. The last step would be to learn from your career coach on how to do some market research and networking with companies that fit your criteria. Since 38% of best paying jobs are not even advertised, clients of YES Career Coaching and Resume Writing Services use these techniques to get in front of hiring managers, in many cases before they have even formally applied for a position.  

If your resume is getting you interviews, that means the employers find you technically qualified for the positions they are trying to fill. However, employers use three dimensions (head, heart and briefcase) to determine that you are a good fit for their company. Briefcase is your resume, the head is your behavioral assessment, and the heart which is the most complicated one, consists of your beliefs, attitude and culture fit. You must be doing a good job answering technical interview questions, but the interviewers are not falling in love with you in the other two categories. To overcome this challenge you need to master new interview skills that build strong rapport and forms strong chemistry with the interviewers.  We recommend you schedule your free consultation at YES Career Coaching & Resume Writing Services to learn more about our proprietary interview technique that ensures you will not leave the interview until you have discovered all the interviewer's objections and have used the technique to help them overcome the objections.

What's the best way to find out if a resume writing service can help you? Schedule a free consultation with the company. Most great companies also have comprehensive reviews by their clients. Ask for some sample resumes, but don’t fall for their fancy resumes. Hiring managers are looking for resumes that reflect your accomplishments, not how great the graphics look on paper.

As stated above, start with a free consultation and make sure you understand the process the company is using to develop your resume. Ask about the timeline and the type of guarantees they offer. To learn the details of how to hire the best Austin resume writing services study this article which describes the exact criteria to use during your research.

Austin, Texas is an exciting city to live in with a vibrant culture and plenty of opportunities, but it has a cost of living that is slightly higher than the national average. In Austin you can find major companies such as Dell Technologies and Amazon opening offices there and creating career opportunities. The city also offers lots of attractions such as Lady Bird Lake where you can hike, kayak or canoe in the summer months. Austin has an unemployment rate of 5.1%. The US average is 6.0% and has seen the job market increase by 3.5% over the last year. Future job growth over the next ten years is predicted to be 47.0%, which is higher than the US average of 33.5%.

Here are recent trends about the job market:

Austin's sizable government sector (15% of jobs) is up by 1,500 jobs or 0.8%, thus bringing the overall year-over-year job growth rate to 4.1%. Texas saw net private sector job growth of 4.0% with all private industry sectors adding jobs over the last 12 months. As of April 2023, 41 of the top 50 metropolitan areas have regained their pre-pandemic level of jobs. Austin’s year-over-year increase of 4.1%, or 51,100 jobs, makes it the seventh best performing among the 50 largest metro areas.

The median salary in Austin, TX is $58,000, with 80% of salaries falling between $31,200 and $144,000. In Austin, TX average wages are trending up. The average salary across all industries increased 7.0% over the last year.

Here’s the list of top employers in Austin:  
TruPath
Murray Resources
Stanton Chase
The Adkins Group
Salvatore Balistreri Executive Search Consulting

Here’s the best site to check out the current job fairs in Austin:  https://www.eventbrite.com/d/tx--austin/job-fair/

Before attending job fairs or reaching out to the recruiting firms we have listed, we suggest having a highly competitive resume and a search engine optimized LinkedIn profile handy. To get the best resume to share with recruiters or hiring managers, we recommend you schedule your free consultation with one of our client success managers at YES Career Coaching & Resume Writing Services.