The Fastest Growing Companies 2009 - Who’s Hiring Now Vol I
Author Byline: CareerAlley
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“Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.” - Julie Andrews
If job search requires anything, it is certainly perseverance. Endless resume submissions, numerous interview, and where are the jobs? But you need to keep with it and look in the right places. Beyond qualifying for a position (there are thousands of people who qualify for every position out there), you’ve got to be in the right place at the right time. In any cases, you actually want to be there first.
So what does this really mean (this “perseverance” thing)? Well for one, you’ve got to be totally committed to “The Search”. If you are out of work, your full time job is to find a job (it’s so easy to get distracted). If you are one of the lucky ones and still have a job, you must still devote time to the search if you expect to get results. Okay, so you are probably asking for a description of being “totally committed”. Start by looking at the following posts:
MAKE A PLAN! Use whatever organizational tool works for you (paper and pen is fine) and make a list of what you will do EVERY DAY. So, what might this list look like?
- Check your favorite job boards every morning
- At least one new recruiter every day
- At least one new company career site every day
- At least one new job board per day
- Tweak your resumes (on the top job boards) once per week
- Join social networks (and be active) like LinkedIn
The good news is that there are jobs out there, and there is a brand new list of the Fastest Growing Companies (you can use these links as your company career site for the day). Today’s post will cover the new list (as of August 31st) with a fresh look at the companies, a broad range of companies and a list of links to real jobs over 578 job opportunities were identified across these companies.
- Research In Motion - Ranked #1 on this years list, I think we all know what RIM does (does Blackberry ring a bell?). Their career site is visually appealing, with a changing picture and text. There are links across the top of the page for Why RIM?, Search Opportunities, Students & New Grads and Career Help. Towards the bottom center of the page, there are featured careers (Careers in Finance and Engineering). Clicking on Search Opportunities leads to a page where you can select yoru region or create your profile. Searching all jobs returned 572 job opportunities.
- Sigma Designs - According to their website, “Sigma Designs develops and markets high-performance, highly-integrated System-on-a-Chip (SoC) semiconductors for the following key markets” and is ranked #2 on the list. Their careers page is somewhat sparse. They have some links on the left hand side of the page for locations (California, France, Singapore, Canada) and one for Sales. The center of their careers page has a high level overview, along with an address to send your resume as well as a fax number and email address. Clicking on any of the locations reviews job categories. Click on these categories to see a list of existing job opportunities. When I checked the site, there were approximately 8 job opportunities globally.
- Sohu.com - Ranked #3, this company is based in China so, unless you live in China or plan on working there, this company will have limited appeal.
- Ebix - According to their website, “Ebix is a leading international supplier of software and e-commerce solutions to the insurance industry“. Their career site starts with an overview, followed by a list of job types and then job opportunities. Click on “details” to see details of the listed jobs or “apply” if this job fits your criteria. There were 8 job opportunities when I checked the site.
- DG FastChannel - Ranked # 5, DG FastChannel “is the nation’s leading provider of digital media services to the advertising industry and operates the largest network designed specifically for spot distribution” according the their website. The main careers page leads with an overview followed by a listing of jobs (none when I checked the site). There is also an email address where you can send your cover letter and resume.
Good luck in your search.
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