For many years, Kansas City remained a well-kept secret. As a result, many K.C. residents chose to endure the wisecracks about the Wizard of Oz and dismiss patronizing comments about “fly-over land” simply because to know and experience Kansas City is to love the city.
Late last year, the city’s ho-hum image began to shift in the national perspective when the Huffington Post called Kansas City a “city to watch” and West Coast visitors to the World Series games between the Kansas City Royals and the San Francisco Giants wrote back to the Kansas City Star to share stories about their kind welcome to the city by its friendly inhabitants and discoveries of the cool things the city has to offer.
Beyond the City’s well-known fountains, sporting teams, barbecue and jazz, the area is also becoming known as a great area for job relocation. Plentiful jobs, reasonable cost of living, and high job satisfaction recently earned Kansas City the No. 2 spot on the Glassdoor report for the 25 Best Cities for Jobs, landing just behind research-centric Raleigh, North Carolina.
The Glassdoor findings scored cities on the ease to find a job, the affordability of living, and the satisfaction of those working in the area. Kansas City received a 3.9, just slightly behind the No. 1 rank of 4.1 in Raleigh. The report also included data on median pay, median home value, population and current job opportunities.
Another Reason to Relocate to Kansas City
Bryan Wempen, a Kansas City author, speaker and CEO, recently shared a blog about his thoughts on the intersection of Big Data and the candidate experience on LinkedIn. The blog included Wempen’s site specifically designed to help job candidates use Big Data for a concentrated job search effort. Developed with the assistance of a programmer, JobDensity.com ranks the 60 most populous U.S. cities on the basis of tech job density or the number of tech jobs in a particular city.
How Kansas City Ranks by the Numbers
- Population = 467,007
- Number of Jobs = 130
- Rent Index = 0.60
- Job Density Index = 9.21
Working with a Recruiter for Relocation
Considering the importance of finding the right job in the right area, it’s important to consider relocation from a number of variables including salary, cost of living, schools, proximity to family, etc., with each case being unique to the individual. Knowing the thought candidates and their families put into the relocation process, many individuals looking to relocate to the Kansas City area choose to work with the recruiters at Austin Nichols for exposure to the area’s top-rated engineering and manufacturing employers.
For more than two decades Austin Nichols has recruited candidates for manufacturing and engineering jobs allowing for relocation through direct hire and contract recruiting services. Contract-to-hire allows skilled candidates to take part in actual on-the-job experience before accepting a permanent employment option.
As a top Kansas City recruiting firm since 1988, Austin Nichols Technical Search has served clients in a variety of fields. Austin Nichols specializes in direct hire and contract recruiting for manufacturing, construction, engineering, and technical positions.
