I'll be PM'ing a few of you here whom have listed openings at their workplaces but I'm also curious to hear some advise from people willing to offer it.


I'm currently happily employed at a local company with a fairly decent job position but with somewhat lacking compensation and benefits thats why I'm in the market to get a better job.


I've got a dual bachelors from Rutgers University and a masters from NJIT in Information Systems. I've been with my current job "service" job for over 4 years. Before that I was in retail for two years all while going through college. Recently I have been getting really involved in the transportation industry and have published an article on the use of technology at the firm. Also am writing another article for the same publication for the November issue about a conference I just attended last week. I'm no stranger to getting such publicity as I've been featured twice already in automotive magazines about my hobby. Most recent one had a full page article on one of my "hobby" web sites.



Ideally, I am looking for a technology job but more on analysis and design side than programming side. Sadly all jobs I've looked into so far require you to have extensive knowledge of various languages that I have really no interest in getting into. While I studied them in college and some experience working with them, thats not what I want to do for a living.



I am also looking for a job that requires 50% + travel. I've been traveling a lot lately on my own, but its getting expensive... yet I keep on doing it because I love it. The ideal job would have lots of travel throughout the US and the world for that matter.



The reason why I'm not at my dream job yet I think is mainly because I'm afraid of losing the job that I have without getting a new one. Five years ago I left retail and thought I would rebound quickly but six months later I was desparate for another job just to pay school bills. I don't ever want to go through that again. That being said I'm too comfortable with my current job and am either lazy or stupid not to look for something better. Based on your experience guys what would be the most logical and somewhat "safe" option to pursue. Which jobs should I go after aggresively and which should I not bother with?



I think one day I'll just move away from North Jersey and start something totally new.... but I don't want to make unnecessary sacrifices and am shooting more for a smooth transition into something better.


What do you think?


--Russ