IT Career Folks - Looking for contacts or referrals

Ron

Ron

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I know we have at least a few IT or "IT related" guys on here.

My Brother In Law is a recent Comp Science graduate.
Good young dude, great work ethic.
I cant speak to his computer knowledge as I have no to judge.

He is a recent graduate and initially moved to Florida with his fiance/wife. Her job has now transferred her back to the Carolinas. He had interviewed for a few positions down there had finaly gotten through the offer/back ground/drug screen process and was about to start his first job when she got transferred.

With her job she can live anywhere in NC or SC, so does anyone know of any IT related opportunities, or any IT specific head hunters around I could refer him to?

He doesnt need my help, but Im just looking out for a young dude hoping to help.

Thx in advance.
 
My wife used to work for TM Floyd in Columbia SC. They are an IT recruiting company that provides staff for several larger companies in the area, and I used to work for one of their biggest clients. Wouldn't hurt to give them a call.
 
IT Headhunters/recruiters aren't going to be great for people right out of school. Companies can find entry level right out of college people without paying a fee very very easily, they don't want to pay a premium for that. However, it is worth at least trying.

(I was an IT recruiter for 3.5 years)
 
DSM Turbos said:
IT Headhunters/recruiters aren't going to be great for people right out of school. Companies can find entry level right out of college people without paying a fee very very easily, they don't want to pay a premium for that. However, it is worth at least trying.

(I was an IT recruiter for 3.5 years)
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As someone with experience there in the industry, whats the best advice for a recent grad to find an entry level spot.
Dude is pretty level headed and has very reasonable salary hopes. Is willing to start at the bottom and prove his worth etc. He just hasnt found where to start looking. Doesn't have a good family support structure to assist and I am falling into that spot a bit by default. Ive always worked in specific industry where there are a finite number of companies/opportunities. Opposed to IT where every company has an IT dept it seems.

If you were advising a fresh grad to look for his first industry job, whee would you start?
Monster? Career Builder, etc?
 
If he finds a job near you, there should be a house available in your neighborhood soon!
 
Ron said:
whats the best advice for a recent grad to find an entry level spot.

If you were advising a fresh grad to look for his first industry job, whee would you start?
Monster? Career Builder, etc?
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Front office recruiting has always been done in the same bucket for me, everything from HR to IT to Finance to engineering and everything in between. Protocol has been to send someone to the campus, let the newbies come to you. Work the job fairs, not sure if he has any local campuses he can do that at though. Nepotism is also always a great way to get a first a job...not what you know, but who you know.

As for job hunting...indeed and LinkedIn job search generally have pretty quality opportunities.

Head hunters...I use about a dozen different firms, not all are created equally...some I just laugh at. Search Solution Group is one of my go to's though out of Charlotte. They don't feel 'slick' to me, have good talent and have placed me before too.
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RatLabGuy said:
too soon?:Do_O
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nah I actually joked to a neighbor (we both have a few rental houses) that he better not bid me up in the foreclosure auction when it gets repo'ed.
 
Ron said:
As someone with experience there in the industry, whats the best advice for a recent grad to find an entry level spot.
Dude is pretty level headed and has very reasonable salary hopes. Is willing to start at the bottom and prove his worth etc. He just hasnt found where to start looking. Doesn't have a good family support structure to assist and I am falling into that spot a bit by default. Ive always worked in specific industry where there are a finite number of companies/opportunities. Opposed to IT where every company has an IT dept it seems.

If you were advising a fresh grad to look for his first industry job, whee would you start?
Monster? Career Builder, etc?
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Network, Network, Network is my best advice. Does he like .net programming - find the local professional meetup for it, does he like linux - find the local meetup for it, etc. Professional social / mixers - go to all of them that you can find. Hell, even find internships. The job market for new grads in Raleigh is very competitive. If he is applying for a job outside of his city and knows a local that he can use their address for on the application/resume, its not a bad idea also. Sometimes employers are turned off by non local candidates.

For job searchers, like @UTfball68 said - LinkedIn and Indeed (indeed will search multiple job boards).
 
DSM Turbos said:
The job market for new grads in Raleigh is very competitive.
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The recruiters are telling me the same for Charlotte and Winston/Gboro area too. I'm right in the research park of Kannapolis, and have a couple key roles I'm hiring for...and it's been hell trying to lure a young professional away from the city life, even willing to pay $10-20k over market.

DSM Turbos said:
Sometimes employers are turned off by non local candidates.
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This...I've had more than one boss look at a candidate, and just say they didn't want to deal with the hassle of coordinating an interview and/or fear some form of relo request. The most valid point they have though is...you know they're willing to move, so what's keeping them there? How long before the wife gets a promotion or transferred again? Not something to lie about, but definitely something to have a statement ready to eliminate their fears.
 
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