Comments on: the art of tech job hunting in vancouver http://www.nickbouton.com/archives/2006/09/08/the-art-of-tech-job-hunting-in-vancouver/ nickbouton.com | nick bouton's blog, including news, interactive fiction, programming tips, utilities, & links Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:25:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Gloria White http://www.nickbouton.com/archives/2006/09/08/the-art-of-tech-job-hunting-in-vancouver/#comment-18302 Gloria White Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:25:39 +0000 http://www.nickbouton.com/archives/2006/09/08/the-art-of-tech-job-hunting-in-vancouver/#comment-18302 It's a bit late to comment on this, but I think by far the best bets for job search are the vertical search engines. Try www.wowjobs.ca or www.jobvolume.com It’s a bit late to comment on this, but I think by far the best bets for job search are the vertical search engines. Try
http://www.wowjobs.ca or http://www.jobvolume.com

]]> By: nick http://www.nickbouton.com/archives/2006/09/08/the-art-of-tech-job-hunting-in-vancouver/#comment-3953 nick Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:45:12 +0000 http://www.nickbouton.com/archives/2006/09/08/the-art-of-tech-job-hunting-in-vancouver/#comment-3953 Thanks for the tips, George. Jared Shaw also dropped me a note today mentioning he has some similar tips on his site up here: http://www.asktherecruiter.ca/findajob/jobsearch.html Be sure to check out the rest of <a href="http://www.asktherecruiter.ca/" rel="nofollow">his site</a> if you're on the hunt for work in town. Thanks for the tips, George. Jared Shaw also dropped me a note today mentioning he has some similar tips on his site up here:

http://www.asktherecruiter.ca/findajob/jobsearch.html

Be sure to check out the rest of his site if you’re on the hunt for work in town.

]]> By: George Muenz http://www.nickbouton.com/archives/2006/09/08/the-art-of-tech-job-hunting-in-vancouver/#comment-3858 George Muenz Fri, 22 Sep 2006 20:13:27 +0000 http://www.nickbouton.com/archives/2006/09/08/the-art-of-tech-job-hunting-in-vancouver/#comment-3858 Having been a recruiter for 6 years, and also personally hired over 150 people in the last 7 years, perhaps I can add some tips to this. Going through the Job resource sites is important. However, sometimes you want to get a leg up on the competition. You can do this by following the industry locally. So the news you find on www.bctechnology.com is valuable as you can see who has acquired new contracts (meaning they will potentially need people). You can see who has been appointed to key positions, and a possible contact in the company. Knowing something about the company, you can then call them and have a tie-in to your call other than, "DO you have any openings" or "I wish to apply for the posted job" As well, Business in Vancouver is a great resource in seeing which company is doing what and who are the key people you might want to contact. Having been a recruiter for 6 years, and also personally hired over 150 people in the last 7 years, perhaps I can add some tips to this. Going through the Job resource sites is important. However, sometimes you want to get a leg up on the competition. You can do this by following the industry locally. So the news you find on http://www.bctechnology.com is valuable as you can see who has acquired new contracts (meaning they will potentially need people). You can see who has been appointed to key positions, and a possible contact in the company. Knowing something about the company, you can then call them and have a tie-in to your call other than, “DO you have any openings” or “I wish to apply for the posted job” As well, Business in Vancouver is a great resource in seeing which company is doing what and who are the key people you might want to contact.

]]> By: nick http://www.nickbouton.com/archives/2006/09/08/the-art-of-tech-job-hunting-in-vancouver/#comment-3751 nick Mon, 18 Sep 2006 23:07:14 +0000 http://www.nickbouton.com/archives/2006/09/08/the-art-of-tech-job-hunting-in-vancouver/#comment-3751 <b>Edit 09/18/2006:</b> Added a reference to T-Net BC - not sure how I forgot those guys, but a reference made in this morning's staff meeting at my office reminded me of 'em. Edit 09/18/2006:
Added a reference to T-Net BC - not sure how I forgot those guys, but a reference made in this morning’s staff meeting at my office reminded me of ‘em.

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