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Jobs posted for VT students:
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  On-Campus Interviewing
More job listing web sites:
 General sites
 Internship sites
 For specific career fields
 State sites
 Diversity career resources
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Virginia and local resources
Disclaimer: Career Services does not own or maintain these sites.
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Job and career fair eventsJob/career fairs
  See the job and career fairs list for details
See FALL, SPRING, and EDUCATION fairs.
I promise you'll find more fairs than you expect.
Some examples...
New River Valley / Roanoke Valley region:
Typically EACH SEMESTER there is at least one career/job fair that focuses on the New River and/or Roanoke valley areas.
See the job and career fairs list for details.
Northern Virginia / Washington DC region:
In SPRING semester, usually during spring break:
National Capital Region Chapter of the VT Alumni Association annual fair
Date varies anually; in recent years during or close to spring break week.
Richmond:
This year, 2009, the Virginia Tech Alumni Association Richmond Chapter
is hosting a Richmond job fair on Wed., May 20, the week after VT spring commencement.
 
Job boards, directories, networking: regional & statewide
  Regions below:
Blacksburg, New River Valley (NRV), Roanoke Valley
Hampton Roads area
Northern Virginia and Washington, DC area
Richmond
Southwest Virginia (to southwesternmost area of state, beyond the NRV)
Virginia statewide

Virginia resources
Blacksburg, New River Valley (NRV), Roanoke Valley

(commuting areas from Blacksburg)
Blacksburg.gov: Town of Blacksburg > employment opportunities
From home page can navigate via jobs, or departments A-Z > Human Resources.
Jobs.Roanoke.com
Roanoke Times classified job ads. Includes Blacksburg, Christiansburg, Radford and category search.
SRClarke.com: recruiting firm located in Blacksburg in VTCRC
(Formerly MBA Management, Inc.)
Search and recruiting firm with a Blacksburg branch office in the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center.
Services appropriate for experienced persons interested in locating in Blacksburg, New River Valley and Roanoke Valley areas.
Employment in: IT, engineering (emerging technologies), finance, sales, marketing, and manufacturing (12/16/08).
Montgomery County Public Schools employment
Montgomery County, Virginia, government employment
Jobzcafe.com (formerly "MyHometownJobs.com")
For jobs in: Roanoke, Lynchburg, New River Valley, Martinsville, Danville, Smith Mountain Lake.

New Century Technology Council.com (NCTC)
Region: Counties of Alleghany, Bland, Botetourt, Craig, Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski, Roanoke, Smyth, Wythe, and cities within.
Promotes technology industry.
Members are 190 organizations from small emerging technology firms to large employers.
NCTC stated purpose: resource for networking for jobs and internships.
Tips for students for using the NCTC web site:
See Career Center for
Job board
Internship program (employers can submit internships)
Member directory (lists member organizations with links to their web sites. These are businesses and organizations, large and small, that could be potential employers.)

Return to Roots.org detailed in Southwest Virginia below
Covers 16 counties, and the cities within, including the NRV, but its reach extends beyond the NRV to the westernmost corner of the Commonwealth.
Roanoke and New River Valleys: Connecting People (StuartMease.com)
"Providing a bridge between individuals seeking employment opportunities in the Roanoke and New River Valleys of Virginia with firms that have available opportunities."
Blog by Stuart Mease (VT alumnus), who is employed by the City of Roanoke, Virginia, (since Jan '06) to create programs and events to retain and attract young adults to the city and surrounding region. All posts by the author are the sole opinions of the author and not of the City of Roanoke.
Roanoke and New River Valley summer internship program through New Century Technology Council
Navigation: Career Center > internship program
RoanokeVa.gov: Roanoke region registry for job-seeking young adults
Online registration for job seekers interested in returning to or staying in the Roanoke region.
Sponsored by the City of Roanoke to attract and retain young talent in the region.
RoanokeVa.gov - jobs with City of Roanoke
Cities provide a wide variety of services and thus have a wide variety of employment opportunties from city management to social work, architecture and engineering, recreation and finance/accounting, and more.
Virginia Economic Bridge.org
Nonprofit economic development organization, located in Radford, that partners with businesses to provide experiential learning for students; variety of internship assignments, from statistics to graphic design. See "opportunities."
Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center.com  
Over 140 companies located in the CRC; jobs posted; search CRC tenants by technology to find potential employers and view their web sites.
Virginia Tech Office of University Scholarships and Financial Aid (USFA) — Federal Work-Study (FWS)
Explanation of eligibility, and work-study job listings.
Virginia Tech Department of Human Resources
Job listings and complete information on applying for positions at Virginia Tech.
Virginia resourcesHampton Roads area
City of Virginia Beach jobs and volunteer opportunities
Virginia resourcesNorthern Virginia and Washington DC area
WashingtonPost.com/Jobs
Jobs in Washington, DC, and metro Virginia and Maryland.
Virginia resourcesRichmond
Virginia Tech Alumni Association Richmond Chapter
Monthy career networking meetings: attendees bring business cards, job listings and resumes. (How cool is that!?)
Look for "Hokies Helping Hokies," meeting, events, news.
This year (2009), they're hosting a Richmond job fair on Wed., May 20, the week after VT spring commencement.
See their website for more info.
FindRichmondJobs.com
Jobs in the Richmond area.
Virginia resourcesSouthwest Virginia
Return to Roots.org
Has extended its region beyond nine original counties (Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington and Wise) to the sixteen counties (and cities geographically adjacent) listed below.
Bringing home area graduates to connect to career opportunities.
Job seekers may search jobs and post resume.
Includes links to websites for cities, chambers of commerce and industrial development authorities for:
Bland County
Buchanan County
Carroll County
City of Bristol
City of Galax
City of Norton
City of Radford
Dickenson County
Floyd County
Grayson County
Lee County
Montgomery County
Pulaski County
Russell County
Scott County
Smyth County
Tazewell County
Washington County
Wise County
Wythe County
Virginia resourcesVirginia - STATEWIDE
Virginia Workforce Connection:
Official state employment site
Comprehensive job seeker resources, including job search, career planning resources, labor market information.
Ejobs.org > government jobs in Virginia
Links to employment/HR web sites for Virginia towns, cities, counties and state government agencies.
See Virginia state agencies, listed in government resources
 
           
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