Manpower

St. Paul, Minnesota had an abundance of jobs available in many industries.  The most common jobs available were engineering jobs.  I believe this speaks to the demand of engineers in our society.  There were also many labor intensive jobs on Manpower.  One difference I noticed between the labor intensive jobs and the skilled labor jobs was the availability of full time work.  The labor intensive jobs were, for the most part, looking for individuals that could help with a certain project or work on a temporary basis. The skilled labor jobs, such as engineers, were full time careers.  I think this is one of the main motivations for workers to take up jobs in the industry that they were educated in.

I saw that in Madison, there was a great deal of labor intensive contract jobs available. The hourly wages for these jobs were surprisingly similar to the assistant sales rep jobs. I think this speaks to the demand for these jobs.  In our society so many people are college educated, that there is just as much demand for labor intensive jobs as more "skilled labor" jobs.  

I plan on moving to Chicago immediately after graduation.  Manpower had very few full time jobs on the Chicago site.  The jobs that they listed were mostly receptionist/assistant type jobs.  These type of jobs require a proficiency in excel, Microsoft word, and overall ability to communicate online.  Basic proficiency in software programs like this is a must have in today's job market.

Though these jobs do not look appealing to me as a career, they look very similar to the jobs I have had in my past.  Experiencing the culture associated with these type of jobs serves, in its own way, as motivation for me to attain a college degree.