It happened again… during MinneBar 9 (spring 2014) and for the 4th year in a row I was having conversations all day with companies having a hard time finding IT pros and IT pros saying they couldn’t find cool companies to work at.
How can that be???
They were in the same sessions… eating in the same cafeteria.
These conversations are no different than the ones I have had at CoCo, recruiter and HR events and with those attending IT user group and meetups for the past few years.
So, rather than continue to annoy my friends with a rant about this I am going to take their advice, “Shut up and start a job board”.
This is not new for me… I have been posting Minnesota Recruiter Jobs and Minnesota IT Jobs for Nonprofits for many, many years.
For now I am going to have it here on my Minnesota Headhunter blog. It’s easier for me if I have one site to think about than two.
Are there other job boards in Minnesota? Yes.
If you are posting (recruiting) or searching (job seeking) should you continue to use them? Yes.
All I know is I am going to try and help the startup and tech companies (I am sure my Fortune 500 friends will post too) I see every day get the word out about their job and career opportunities.
When I get that far… create a page here about why folks should think about moving here for life, work and play.
That’s the idea… and taking the advice of my friends, “Shut up and start one”.
To get it up and running this is not going to be pretty… and categories will be simple.
Questions? Send me an email paul@mnheadhunter.com
For more info click: Job Seekers - HR and Recruiter - Resources
For more in on me, here is a bio and no… I am not nearly as formal or uptight as this sounds:
Paul DeBettignies, better known online as Minnesota Headhunter, is a Minnesota IT Recruiter who builds IT teams with startups and tech companies, creates recruiting strategies for Fortune 500 clients and is the author of the Minnesota Headhunter blog, the longest running regional recruiter blog.
He is a frequent local and national speaker, trainer and subject matter expert on recruiter, HR, career, networking and social media topics. Recent activities include presentations at the University of St Thomas, Capella University, MinneBar and ERE and interviews with WCCO AM (CBS) Radio, FOX 9, MSP Business Journal, St Paul Pioneer Press, Dice.com and TechTarget.
Paul is involved in the Minneapolis and St Paul technology, marketing and social media communities as a sponsor, volunteer and mentor and was the co-founder, coordinator and advisory board member of Minnesota Recruiters, the largest regional recruiter group in the country.
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