Turns out there are a lot of jobs in the cloud. ZDNet reports that Advanced Micro Devices will expand by 10%—that’s over 1,000 new IT positions—in order to help clients transition from enterprise storage to cloud computing.
Here’s a list of current positions; we expect more will be posted soon.
Avantor Performance Materials, an international chemical manufacturing company, plans to move corporate headquarters to Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley. They’ll be hiring for an estimated 60 jobs for corporate positions paying $80K a year on average. The 60 new hires will join 140 current Avantor employees.
Avantor processes and distributes high purity acids, solvents, organic and inorganic chemicals for laboratory, pharmaceutical and microelectronic industries.
Source: The Morning Call
Computer Task Group has announced a planned expansion of 100 jobs due to a strong demand for services from the healthcare industry. They’d like to finish up their hiring efforts by June, so apply now for full consideration.
You can find information on current openings here.
Not interested in watching the moon rise over Buffalo, but interested in an opportunity in IT? Study up on the healthcare sector. Federal guidelines call for healthcare systems throughout the U.S. to convert to electronic medical record (EMR) systems by 2014 so there’s a huge amount of work to be done—many hiring and training opportunities exist for EMR system conversions nationwide.
A fresh analysis of DOL stats shows a large number of doors opening again on Wall Street: over 2,000 hires were made in the securities industry in January alone. Crain’s New York reports that this is part of a bigger trend.
The securities industry added jobs in 11 of the 12 months in 2010, averaging gains of 800 per month—belying the volatility seen in some other industries—for a total of 8,200 last year.
We scanned current listings and found 2,000+ positions posted at an estimated salary of $100K or above.
Employers hiring in big numbers include Citi, JPMorgan Chase & Co, Deloitte, and Morgan Stanley.
Want in? Look for an inside contact to supplement your application and check out the company culture (We think the employee reviews and interviewing tips at Glassdoor.com are pretty sweet.) Be specific when you apply for positions: If you apply for multiple positions, be very careful to showcase why you are interested in each of them—and how your experience is relevant for each one.
Kelly Dingee is a Strategic Recruiting Manager with Staffing Advisors, winner of the 2011 “Best of Staffing” award for client service. In addition to sourcing candidates and recruiting talent, Kelly has trained recruiters on best practices for finding talent—she’s worked for AIRS and is a guest contributor to the talent acquisition blog, Fistful of Talent. We sat down and asked her what you need to know about working with recruiters.
You work for a retained search firm. How do you find potential applicants for jobs?
We source candidates through multiple channels. We use select job boards and perform an extensive amount of research online to access passive candidates that have created resumes or profiles.
There has been a lot of talk about how job boards don’t work—and how companies are no longer using them. Do recruiters and hiring managers still use them to source and find candidates?
Yes, recruiters still use job boards, but they no longer post and pray. 95% of the time our firm starts searching online before our posting hits job boards or website.
What is the biggest faulty assumption that you see job seekers make in looking for jobs?
The biggest assumption? That you can do what you did the last time you needed to find a job, that just submitting an application will get you an interview. Jobseekers can’t just “post and pray” in this day and age. Applicant tracking systems are often a black hole— resumes go in, and sometimes they’re not brought back out.
To keep your resume at the forefront for review, you need to find someone in the organization you’re applying to. Referrals are King: They are cost effective and employers like receiving resumes from great employees. Getting referred in is like having an instant reference.
Don’t be afraid to ask for help. Even if you are only on an “acquaintance level” of friendship with your contact point in a particular company, most people who have survived the recession will pay it forward and put your resume in front of the Hiring Manager or HR.
What is the biggest mistake you see job seekers make in applying for jobs?
Don’t apply for jobs that you aren’t qualified for. Read the qualifications. If you are not a fit, don’t expect a call. And if you are a fit, make sure you’ve demonstrated on your resume or application the skills that match up to the qualifications. Recruiters aren’t mind readers; it has to be spelled out for you to make it to the first interview or phone call.
What are your pet peeves for working with candidates in the recruiting process? (Or to phrase it differently: How can candidates make your work easy?)
Make my work easy? To paraphrase the Spice Girls “Tell me what you want, what you really, really want.” I’m an upfront researcher and recruiter. I’m not interested in doing a dance or playing games: If I can help you, I’ll tell you I can. If you’re not a fit, I’ll tell you that as well. Help me find you by being findable. Build a profile, have a resume ready, even push it out online. Skip the fluff words and provide me with details on your skills.
Are there any questions I haven’t asked that I should be asking? What’s the question, and what’s your answer?
Should you make contact with a recruiter or candidate sourcing manager?
Absolutely. And unfortunately you’ll probably meet some you don’t care for. There are ethical and respectful recruiters and sourcing pros out there, but you may have to kiss a few frogs to find the ones that will work best with you.
If you’ve been contacted by a recruiter, acknowledge them. Even if you say “Thanks, but I’m not interested,” you will be noted as a class act.
Want to make yourself even classier? Pass the opportunity on. Referrals stand out in a recruiter’s mind. The next time they have an opening that would be perfect for you, they’ll remember the referrals you passed on and reach out to you first.
Use it now—actionable—advice for job seekers (in 140 characters or less):
Network. Build an online profile. Be a referral king.
As small companies outsource online services, cloud computing, and server hosting, B2B providers are booking business. St. Louis-based Contegix LLC has jumped on the trend and will hire 25 employees by year’s end for a 53% increase in headcount.
You can find the first of the jobs here.
If you’re applying and can’t pronounce Contegix yet, a good first step would be to find out how to say the company’s name—then practice saying it three times fast.
Source: St. Louis Business Journal
Who wouldn’t want to look at companies with a history of steadily rising payrolls and the prospect of strong top-line growth over the next four years? Forbes picked 16 such companies for their Best Companies for Job Offers list; one of the named entities is LaBarge—now hiring for 30+ jobs in sales, engineering, and purchasing.
Think manufacturing is dead? It’s very alive at Labarge, a St. Louis, Mo., company that does contract electronics assembly for defense suppliers and for other manufacturers. It supplies machinery to Owens-Illinois bottle factories, for example,” Forbes’ William Baldwin writes.
Opportunities are available in multiple locations, with the lion’s shares of jobs in Joplin, Missouri, Tulsa, Pittsburgh, and Texas. You can take a look at the jobs here.
Source: St. Louis Business Journal
One of the quickest ways to land a job at a “best place to work” is to rub elbows and break bread with a room full of nominees. The Best Places to Work in St. Louis Awards dinner should be an opportunity to do just that.
Mark your calendar for April 7, starting at 5:30 and sign up here. Minimum registration fee is $75.
If you can’t go, monitor the winner’s list—and send a congratulatory note to companies of interest.
Search for “pharma” and “hiring” in Google News, and you won’t find many listings of companies actively hiring. But don’t trust everything you read: Sometimes you just need to read between the lines.
Here’s an example: Bristol Myers Squibb is actively hiring—and has over 400 jobs posted, many of which are in the Boston and New York/New Jersey metro areas. Over 120 of these gigs pay an estimated annual salary of $100K or above. The company is receiving strong thumb’s-up from industry analysts for financial performance. The openings simply aren’t called out in the media.
The more you know…
People have to eat, don’t like to scavenge for food. Does a fast way to gather food info and deliver it equal a recipe for success? California based investors have forked over $20M+ for Chicago-based Grub Hub.
The funding was announced today along with project plans to hire over 100. While Grub Hub currently provides ordering services for diners in 13 cities, most of the jobs will be in Chicago—and will focus on tech and customer service.
Want a quick way to engage? Follow GrubHub on Twitter and send them an @reply or shout-out. They’ll likely write you back.
