Like anywhere else in the US right now, jobs are scares - you have to have a desirable, marketable skill, a great attitude, and flexibility. In San Francisco, you re not going to experience the level of localism that would in a place like Kansas City or Baltimore (no offense to these places and people) but it s a young, hip, urban town that prides itself on it s meritocracy rather than it s ability to stick to the formula and get things done.Be open to working in many fields, be capable of working in many fields, will def. help you in your relocation. If you do real estate, finance, construction, or non-profit work, then I suggest that you branch out. Those fields are very closed off and insular here, breaking in to real estate is impossible unless you know someone, high finance is all returning to the east coast, construction - what there is - is locked down by small local builders, and the non-profits aren t hiring, period. You may have luck with the airlines, but don t come here expecting to get a job at SFO - when you work for airlines here in the States, you go where they tell you to go and fly whom and what they tell you to fly. Luckily there are less competitive airports nearby where you may have more luck - San Jose and Oakland also have large metropolitan hubs, Oakland goes international and they run more flights.I d start contacting corporations now, if you re something some is looking for and you re not holding out for a dream position, I d say you should find something in three to six months, something good, within a short time of moving out here.Good luck!
It s a very tight job market.Skilled professionals can t even find work flipping burgers at McDonalds.