Roanoke Connect #60
eNewsletter
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| Spring Career & Lifestyle Fair - March 4 - 9 a.m. - 12noon |
| On December 30, we held our annual Holiday Career and Lifestyle Fair and between 1,000 and 1,200 people attended. As a result, we will be holding another fair with more employers on Wednesday, March 4 from 9 a.m. - 12 noon at the Roanoke Civic Center Exhibit Hall sponsored by WDBJ7, The Renick Group and Express Employment Professionals. For more details visit www.roanokeva.gov/fairs
About 45 exhibitors have already regsitered. Our goal is 60. |
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| Monday Sessions with Job Seekers - Feb 23 - 4pm - 5:30 pm |
Looking for a job search partner or coach?. We want to be that for you. That's why we created weekly sessions with job seekers on Mondays from 4 - 5:30 pm at 117 Church Ave in downtown Roanoke.
Agenda:
1. Networking
2. 60-sec commercial (job seekers tell who they are, what industry and company they are interested in and how someone can assist them)
3. Success stories, announcements, tools and opportunities
4. Speaker around a topic or topics
5. Q&A
6. Networking
Featured speakers:
Lisa Ison, Executive Director of the New Century Venture Center (Entrepreneurship)
Jonathon Barnum, Clark Nexsen
Other recruiters invited.
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| Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce - 2 Positions |
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| The Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce has two spots open - VP for Sales and Membership and Marketing and Program Coordinator. For more info, visit online or email Joyce at jwaugh@roanokechamber.org.
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| National College - 3 Positions |
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| Microscope.com |
This firm has an online content manager position available. They will also be at the Spring Career and Lifestyle Fair on March 4 at the Roanoke Civic Center. For more info, email Charles at charles@microscope.com
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Virginia Tech |
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At last count, 152 jobs are available at Virginia Tech. To check them out, go to their site. |
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| Elizabeth Arden - 3 Positions |
Elizabeth Arden has three spots open in their customer service operation. For more info, contact Matt.Graczyk@elizabetharden.com. EA will be at the Spring Career and Lifestyle Fair on March 4 at the Roanoke Civic Center. |
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| Foot Levelers |
This firm will be at the March 4 job fair. | |
| Aflac |
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For now. For later. For others. For you. No limit to how much you can earn. Professional training at each step of the career. Security so you can retire in 10 years, if you wish. Outstanding stock opportunities, awards, recognition, and trips. We would like to discuss our very attractive career opportunity with you. The positions we are filling are for sales associates with advancement possible. As an associate, you will call on local businesses in the Roanoke and Western Virginia Region, use an established referral program, and assist in enrolling established accounts. Previous sales experience is not required. To lean more about the AFLAC opportunity, please contact Kevin Martin k1_martin@us.aflac.com or 540.556.9494.
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| Mailtrust |
Fortune's 32nd Best Place To Work in the United States
A division of Rackspace (NYSE: RAX) needs a plethora of specialized talents and skills, specifically marketing, PR and brand management. They are holding an open house job fair at their Blacksburg offices on March 19 from 12 noon - 7 pm.
Also, they have hired 15 people in 2009 and are up to 115 total. Obviously a growing firm. For more info, visit their site or contact Nina at nina@mailtrust.com
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| COX |
Cox has a number of positions available For more info, apply online at www.cox.com/coxcareers
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| Human Resource Positions |
| Check for available HR positions at the Roanoke Valley SHRM web site.
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| Express Employment Professionals |
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| Express is a full-service employment company, offering job seekers a variety of career placement options. Whatever situation you seek, our business is to get you there. Check the website for local job listings with some of the best companies in the area. Also, view their video.
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| S.R. Clarke |
S.R. Clarke, an executive recruiting/search firm, located in Blacksburg, has dozens of openings, at our Southwestern Virginia clients, for our candidates seeking options, in the emerging technologies, in the Roanoke Valley and New River Valley. We primarily place individuals into permanent positions in all skill set areas and all levels of experience. Our focus is in the technology space. Please contact Eric Melniczek at emelniczek@srclarke.com for more information.
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| Hollins University |
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Please see the Hollins University job opportunities web page for all open positions and for more info, contact Alicia Godzwa at hollinshr@hollins.edu. Hollins is consistently the number one employer as visited by recipients of this eNewsletter. | |
| Modea |
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Modea, an interactive agency in Blacksburg has many programming, design, and marketing positions available. View all openings on their website.
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| McLeod and Co. |
| Editor Note: This firm is planning to double in size in the next few years.
Entry-Level Audit Staff Positions Are Available:
McLeod & Company is a full-service CPA and Management Consulting firm in downtown Roanoke. Since the firm was founded in 1986, our goal has been to provide proactive consulting, tax and auditing services at a reasonable fee in the most responsive manner. While auditing and accounting remains the largest area of our practice, we have expanded significantly into numerous areas of specialized tax planning and consulting, including employee benefits, federal and state tax credits, bank financing requests and profit enhancement services.
Today our firm is one of the largest in the RoanokeValley. We provide over 18 specialized areas of service and serve over 200 corporate clients ranging from $500,000 to more than $2,500,000,000 in annual revenue.
We attribute this growth to our excellent staff members. McLeod & Company is currently seeking a highly-motivated, self-started to join our staff as an entry-level Auditor.
The ideal candidate would have a Bachelor's degree in Accounting with previous experience in the public accounting field. Experience at a one of the big four is preferred, but is not required. Applicant may either have his/ her CPA license or be in the pursuit of receiving it.
For additional information about McLeod & Company, please visit our website at www.mcleodco.com.
This position offers a competitive salary in addition to an incentive compensation plan, profit sharing and 401k plans. Please contact Susan Stanley at 540-342-6911 with any question. All resumes and salary requirements should be sent to Susan at sstanley@mcleodco.com.
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| Buy a Business? Bundy & Company |
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Some of you have been looking for the right position, but just have not found it yet. Others have always wanted to own a business. Have you ever thought about buying an existing business? Perhaps you have access to some capital and would like to invest in a business and a job.
We are excited to announce that Bundy & Company has rebranded to Bundy Group. For nearly 20 years, Bundy Group has provided professional merger and acquisitions advisory services to clients across our region. As our Company has evolved, we have refined our focus to clients operating in the Lower Middle Market ($1 MM - $100 MM in transaction value). With experience drawn from over 200 transactions, Bundy Group remains focused on providing first rate client service and maintaining strong relationships within the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic business communities.
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| Roanoke Creative Communities Leadership Program |
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| The City of Roanoke is seeking applications for a volunteer program called Creative Communities Leadership Program. It seeks 30 creative connectors to create four sustainable projects around Richard Florida's 4 T model of economic development - technology, talent, tolerance and territory assets. For more info and to apply, go to www.roanokeva.gov/creative. |
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These links may be helpful to you in your job search process.
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| Stuart Mease
540-853-2384 |
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