| Virginia and local resources |
Disclaimer: Career Services does
not own or maintain these sites.
We provide links as a service to Virginia Tech students and alumni.
Links leaving the Career Services website open in a new browser
window.
See advice
and privacy protection for online job hunting and resume posting. |
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 Job/career
fairs |
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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... |
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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.
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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.
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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. |
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| Job boards, directories,
networking:
regional & statewide |
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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 |
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Blacksburg,
New River Valley (NRV), Roanoke Valley
(commuting
areas from Blacksburg) |
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Blacksburg.gov:
Town of Blacksburg > employment opportunities
From home page can navigate via jobs, or departments A-Z > Human Resources. |
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Jobs.Roanoke.com
Roanoke Times classified job ads. Includes Blacksburg, Christiansburg, Radford and category search. |
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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). |
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Montgomery
County Public Schools employment |
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Montgomery
County, Virginia, government employment |
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Jobzcafe.com (formerly "MyHometownJobs.com")
For jobs in: Roanoke, Lynchburg, New River Valley, Martinsville, Danville, Smith Mountain Lake. |
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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.) |
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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. |
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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. |
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Roanoke and New River Valley summer internship program through New Century Technology Council
Navigation: Career Center > internship program |
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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. |
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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. |
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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." |
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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. |
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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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City of Virginia
Beach jobs and volunteer opportunities |
| Northern
Virginia and Washington DC area |
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WashingtonPost.com/Jobs
Jobs in Washington, DC, and metro Virginia and Maryland. |
| Richmond |
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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. |
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FindRichmondJobs.com
Jobs in the Richmond area. |
| Southwest
Virginia |
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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
- STATEWIDE |
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Virginia Workforce Connection:
Official state employment site
Comprehensive job seeker resources, including job search, career planning resources, labor market information. |
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Ejobs.org > government
jobs in Virginia
Links to employment/HR web sites for Virginia towns, cities, counties and state government agencies. |
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See Virginia
state agencies, listed in government resources |
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