How to find a job in Cleveland.
With the current tough economic environment family, friends and clients have all been feeling the pinch. I am getting daily calls from people wondering what the Cleveland job market looks like and if I can help. The short story is that yes it's tough out there right now, but there are companies that are hiring. It seems as if small and medium sized businesses that perhaps don't have to constantly demonstrate shareholder value are faring a little better. I wanted to pull together a one stop shop resource for those looking for opportunities in Cleveland - so here is the first draft - I hope it proves useful.
First for some good news - Northeast Ohio ranks fourth in corporate headquarters nationally - behind St Louis, New York and San Francisco.
LinkedIn.com is a tremendous resource. More and more business people are using it to stay connected with colleagues, reconnect with former colleagues, do market research and to get a better rounded picture of potential candidates and business partners. Here are some good articles on using LinkedIn.
Cleveland LinkedIn Groups include the following - search on the name of the group in the Group search tab - or search on a keyword that is of interest to you to find relevent groups.
LinkedWorking Cleveland
Cleveland Professional 20/30 Club
10,000 Little (Micro) Ideas to Keep You Believing in Cleveland
Fuze HR Current Opportunities
NE Ohio IT Professionals
Northern Ohio Software Quality Assurance Association (NOSQAA)
NEO-Exec is a LinkedIn group dedicated exclusively to NEO executives and professionals actively in transition. A related website www.neo-exec.com has some helpful search links. Thanks to Vail Brown for the information.
Job Search Engines
There are a number of job boards out there from paid such as TheLadders.com that specializes in 6 figure salaries through Monster.com and Careerbuilder.com to local job boards like careerboard.com and consulting focused boards like Dice.com. You can also try Cleveland.employmentguide.com. USAjobs.com has US Government jobs. SimplyHired.com is a nice aggregate engine that searches multiple boards and presents the results. It also shows you new jobs within your search terms since you last searched and has a nifty job research function that will give you an understanding of the market for your skillset
Thanks to Michelle Morrow for letting me know about cleveland.com/jobs as a source for jobseekers to find a job. Per Michelle they have 1346 jobs posted that are located in the Northeast Ohio area.
User Groups
There are a host of local user groups where you can network with peers, recruiters, consulting firms and potential future employers - not to mention gaining valuable insights from their presentations!
SharepointCleveland.com - Sharepoint User Group - meets monthly
Clevelanddotnet.info - C# VB.NET Special Interest Group
Clewug.org - Cleveland Websphere User Group
gcpcug.org - Cleveland PC User Group
clevelandtechevents.com - lists numerous Cleveland events
neopmi.org is a great Project Management resource
cleveland.theiiba.org is a Business Analyst group
Consulting Firms
IT Consulting and Staffing firms can offer long term employment and temp to perm options
CIO.com article - Why you should register with an IT Staffing Firm
Some local firms
Samuel C. Lombardo
Project Coordinator
Rogers Group, Inc.
44... ext. 107
44... FAX
216-376-5400 Mobile
lombardo@ rogers-group.com
www.rogers-group.com
Samuel is a Project Coordinator with the Rogers Group. Per Samuel they are Cleveland largest technical and executive level search firm. They specialize in working with companies here in North East Ohio.
Herzl Ginsburg has been growing a distribution list for resumes and job opportunities that he sends out once a month to a growing list of his contacts who want to receive it. Herzl is an auditor with Skoda Minotti, but he's found this is one way he can deliver on the promise to the community to help get more people working again. Anyone who would like to receive the emails or to forward Herzl resumes/job opportunities is welcome to reach out.
h81002@ yahoo.com
Andrew Devore's firm has two divisions- one iTAP Energy is focused in renewable energy- solar, wind, tide. The other division- DFA focuses on IT Audit, Info Security and SAP. If you are looking for opportunities in these areas please reach to Andrew Devore at adevore@searchpath.com or adevore@itapartner.com. Phone 216.539.3901 ext 502
Todd Kelley reminds us that the Plain Dealer Employment Section is a great resource for open opportunities in Cleveland!
Steve Wainkroot is currently looking to hire people and has a job posting on Careerboard.com. If you are are looking for EXTRA income or to work full time, please reach to Steve. His company is not a MLM, it is a direct selling company with one very needed product... so pay is commissions only + bonuses. Steve is looking for sales people who are familiar with commissions only structures or professionals in a mortgage and finance fields who will be able to use his product as an added-value product to their clients. If more information is needed please call Steve's office at 216 658-4052.
Another local job hunting resource is Targetedhiring.com
Contact: Greg Beasley at 800-791-8764 or gbeasley@targetedhiring.com
Other Resources
The website www.neo-exec.com has a great list of direct links to search engines and local job hunting networking meetings - this site provides a one stop shop for a number of useful resources - again thanks to Vail Brown for this information.
I hope this proves helpful - best of luck with your search!