September 16, 2009

New Job Center opens for tech workers

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Yesterday's Back to Work networking event, sponsored by the Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA), not only brought together 350 of the region's top tech job seekers and career placement specialists, it also was the launch pad for a new online employment resource: the WTIA Job Center.

Created as a resource to help connect tech firms with the Seattle area's huge pool of qualified job seekers, the Job Center is free to use for both WTIA members and nonmembers to post resumes and search for available jobs among the region's top firms. WTIA member companies are allowed to post job listings free of charge while nonmember firms may publish listings for 60 days on the site for $75. Those who attended yesterday's workshops are also eligible for a $95 individual membership to WTIA, which is half the standard rate.

"While the economy may be showing signs of improvement, many qualified professionals in our industry still face a real challenge finding work," said WTIA president Ken Myer in a statement. "We want to help them and anyone else who is interested in joining our industry post their resumes and see available positions."

As of this posting, the WTIA Tech Center already had more than 100 job seekers signed up to view 182 jobs listed from 621 employers. Some of the tech firms signed on to the new service include F5 Networks, which hosted the Back to Work event, along with Altigeo, Aztecsoft-Mindtree, Big Fish Games, BluWater Consulting, Bsquare, Columbia Hospitality, Concur Technologies, Daptiv, Dept of Info Services WA, Expedia, iLink Systems, Inrix, Matrix Resources, Microsoft, Pariveda Solutions, Parker HealthcareIT, Proactive Staffing, RealNetworks, Robert Half Technology, ServerLogic, SolutionsIQ, Vadium Voice Communications, Vertafore, VestaLabs, Volt Engineering, Volt Technical and Creative, Xtreme Consulting Group and Zillow.com.

To register and find out more details about the WTIA employment listings, visit the WTIA Job Center Web site.

Randy Woods writes about job-search tools, networking techniques and other tips to help you land your dream job.

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4 Comments

minceur on September 29, 2009 11:50 PM | Reply

Thanks for the information.
Its very helpful.

wii spiele on October 1, 2009 9:52 PM | Reply

Hi.
This is great post.I was not having any idea regarding this info.Just wana say thanks for sharing such a informative info here...

homeopathie on October 2, 2009 3:50 AM | Reply

Hi,
In this recession hit market,the WTIA job center is like silver-lining for the non-employed.There are many good companies
have come to this program.

aminosaure on October 3, 2009 3:05 AM | Reply

Thanks for the information. I think in this market crisis it will be very helpful.

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