| Virginia and local resources |
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 Job/career
fairs |
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Typically each semester there is at least one career/job fair that focus on the New River and/or Roanoke valley areas.
The National Capital Region Chapter of the VT Alumni Association holds an annual spring semester fair; the date has varied, but in recent years the event has been during or close to spring break week.
Each event listing indicates the sponsor and has a link to the event
web site.
View career fairs. |
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Job boards, directories,
networking:
Regional & statewide |
 Blacksburg,
New River Valley, Roanoke Valley
(commuting
areas from Blacksburg) |
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Blacksburg,
Town of
Job openings |
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Blacksburg
Relocation Guide
Select "BUILD A CAREER" to see "CAREER LINKS"
(Direct link is not possible due to their site structure.)
Find employers and job search resources. |
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Jobs.Roanoke.com
Roanoke Times classified job ads.
- You can enter Blacksburg or Christiansburg (or other location)
in
"keyword" search. |
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MBA
Management, Inc., in Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center
Search and recruiting firm with a Blacksburg branch office in the
Virginia
Tech Corporate Research Center.
Services ideal for alumni with 2+ years of experience and for those
interested in relocating to Blacksburg area.
Career opportunities in information technology, architecture, construction
and engineering (ACE), accounting & finance, biosciences, government
cleared market, government contracts, human resources, professional
services, telecommunications. |
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Montgomery
County Public Schools employment |
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Montgomery
County, Virginia, government employment |
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MyHometownJobs.com
For jobs in: Roanoke, Lynchburg, New River Valley, Martinsville, Danville, Smith Mountain Lake. |
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New
Century Technology Council (NCTC)
Organization serving the growing technology industry in the greater
Roanoke & Blacksburg, Virginia, region. Its goal is to help
make this region - already one of the best places to live - one
of the best places to build a technology enterprise.
View "members" > "members list" to see
member organizations and links to their web sites. These are businesses
and organizations, large and small, that could be potential employers. |
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NRV
(New River Valley) Jobs.com
Employment ads for positions located in the New River Valley. |
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Roanoke
and New River Valleys: Connecting People
- "Providing a bridge between individuals seeking employment
opportunities in the Roanoke and New River Valleys of Virginia with
firms that have available opportunities."
- "This blog is written by Stuart Mease (VT alumnus) and was
created in early September of 2005. In January of 2006, the author
was hired by the City of Roanoke, Virginia, USA to create programs
and events, both social and professional, with existing regional
entities to retain and attract young adults to the city and its
surrounding region. This blog is used as an outlet to connect young
adults to opportunities in the region. All posts by the author are
the sole opinions of the author and not of the City of Roanoke.
All comments posted by users are their own opinions." |
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Roanoke
region: registry for job-seeking young adults
Quick, easy 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. |
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Roanoke and New River Valley summer 2007 internships:
The New Century Technology Council (www.thetechnologycouncil.com) has finalized (notice rec'd late April) their summer
internship opportunities with their member organizations. Students looking for paid summer internships with Roanoke and New River
Valley technology firms should contact Gordie Ziegler at
gz@thetechnologycouncil.com or visit online at
http://www.thetechnologycouncil.com/programs/intern.htm.
(Information provided by Stuart Mease, City of Roanoke, stuart.mease@roanokeva.gov) |
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Roanoke summer 2007 professional networking and social events for college student interns:
Sponsored by the Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce, New Century Technology Council and the City of
Roanoke.
The schedule is still being
finalized (as of notice received late April).
Students who would like to participate in these free
events should email lisa.link@roanokechamber.org for more information.
(Information provided by Stuart Mease, City of Roanoke, stuart.mease@roanokeva.gov) |
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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.
At 12/28/06 Roanoke job fair, advertised summer internships for college students open to wide variety of majors; contact Human Resources ofc. |
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Virginia
Economic Bridge
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." |
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Virginia
Tech Corporate Research Center
Jobs posted; also search CRC tenants by technology to find potential
employers and view their web sites. |
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Virginia
Tech Office of University Scholarships and Financial Aid (USFA)
— Federal Work-Study (FWS)
Explanation of eligibility, and work-study job listings. |
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Virginia
Tech Department of Human Resources
Job listings and complete information on applying for positions
at Virginia Tech. |
| Hampton
Roads area |
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Virginia
Beach area jobs and volunteer opportunities |
| Northern
Virginia / Washington DC area |
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WashingtonPost.com/Jobs
Jobs in Washington, DC, and metro Virginia and Maryland. |
| Richmond |
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FindRichmondJobs.com
Jobs in the Richmond area, top 50 employers for the metro area. |
| Southwest
Virginia |
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Return
to Roots.org
Serving nine counties: Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott,
Smyth, Tazewell, Washington and Wise.
Bringing home area graduates to connect to career opportunities. |
| Virginia
- STATEWIDE |
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CareerConnect:
Official state employment site
Includes Virginia Employment Commission. Links
include state, federal and private industry jobs, not limited to
Virginia locations. |
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Government
jobs in Virginia
Links to employment web sites for towns, cities and counties in
Virginia. |
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Virginia
Career Seeker
Search job listings, post a resume and research local employers
for the state of Virginia. |
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See Virginia
state agencies at government resources |
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VirginiaJobs.com
- a range of opportunities in state government. |
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