kapn
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I don't see any improvement until 2012 or later.........you have to have money to hire a craft person.........to many people out of work........
There are thousand and thousands of talented, experience people on the street due to the economy…the competition for any job is extreme. …people will do anything for much less just to feed their kids……..I don’t expect it to get any better before 2012……sorry…… |
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Tim A
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Tupac: There will be work for bricklayers after the recession. Recessions do not last forever. Eventually the dust will settle and demand for all services will return. Slowly at first then things will pick up their pace. You should focus on how you will earn money during the recession. When building slows or stops then repair usually picks up a bit. Think about doing small jobs for business or homeowners. Give them a good price, do good work, and ask them if you can use them as a reference to any future customers you might serve. I am assumeing that you can also do small concrete slabs or repair. Go slow and don't give up . Resist temtation to hurry or cut corners. Offer to do odd jobs that you can do and let the customer supply the materials. If you have a truck or a car with a trailer then offer to haul away unwanted items. If you do then sell anything that might have value on ebay or a yard sale. use the money for tools and materials for future jobs. Also be on the lookout for tools that can bring you more oppertunities for odd jobs. An electric power washer can do a great job at half the cost of a gas powered one and you will be getting "free" fuel by using your costumers electricity. I hope you are sucessful and get so many jobs the you will have to "hire" extra help and that will someone else make it thru the recession. Keep a good attitude and God Bless. |
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Doctor Deth
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well, AFTER the recession ends (which won't be anytime soon), ALL jobs should recover |
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oldwoodstockhippie
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we are on the very brink of a world wide depression.the trades will come back but when is the question. From 1930 to 1941 the last deep depression lasted so it doesn't look good for the near future. |
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donfletcheryh
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One of the precipitating events in the USA was the fact that building of houses exceeded the need for houses. When the economy starts to recover, we will still have that oversupply to work off but there are some homes that have not been bricked that will need to be bricked even before the economy picks up.
For construction trades there is likely ot be a lag of about 6 months before we get back to 'normal' and we should expect that normal will be significantly below what it was in 2007.
We should hope that it will not again return to the fever pitch that led to the over supply and the crash. |
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Leah
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Personally, I think so. After the recession is over, people will have money to spend. They might want to do renovations, extend a portion of their house, or buy a house that needs work.
Hope I helped. =D |
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Dianne S
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My husband is a building supervisor and his area is to the north and west down around Melbourne. He is always trying to get trades-always.
Have you got some sort of card that you can give to building companies with your trade and details? Keep trying. |
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Joe P
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Tim gave you a lot of good ideas. It sort of bothered me that your response was "just wait and see whats out there." The business is out there right now for a go getter. Advertising for small jobs like building outdoor fireplaces, or brick yard planters, etc. would likely get results fairly soon. Word of mouth sells additional jobs in the same neighborhood. Leave several business cards at any job you do to give to their friends or neighbors. You can be a victim or you can be a successful entrepreneur. Its your choice. And by the way, the recession could very well be years long, so you should start marketing your skills right now. |
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cestone
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maybe you should go into vinyl siding |
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Larry R
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how to college kids are creating a buzz in the business world
http://www.businessempiremag.com |
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Marty O
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I went threw this back in the late 70's. It will come back and this will make you stronger having to weather out this storm. It has really been a good 15 years for construction and will come back with interest rates still running at a low. |
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mattyjmanchester
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I'm in the UK, and the last 5 years was a noted difference between the ammount of trades and available work even back then. Everyone was a builder, prices dropped to a stupidly low level so tax dodgers and benefit cheats could get thier beer money for the weekend. The climate at the moment is, everyones struggling to get work. However trades under 35yrs (ie better suited to changes in technology and thinking outside the box in getting work) have shown some great start up business and development of small specialist skills. I think everyone is crying about nothing to be honest, the days where you sat back and work came to you, or every building site was short of trades has well and truly gone. I re skilled as a welder when I got made redundant from my cushy building job after 7 years, but have yet to take a job doing that because the private sector has been so busy right up till christmas and just after. Proffessional attitude and reasonable prices with a million percent motivation and you can do well whatever the hell the economy is doing. |
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