We’ve got our next metro Detroit networking event taking place next Thursday, there are discussions and jobs sitting in our LinkedIn group, and there’s another Don’t Be That Guy out there.
Yep, that’s right…another Don’t Be That Guy is live. We swear…it’s not our fault. We’re the victims here. They keep showing up, wildly waving their hands and demanding to be written about…and they won’t go away until something’s live. So it’s live.
Now let’s dig in and get started…
July’s networking event will take place next Thursday, (that’s the 21st) and will be in the back room at the BlackFinn in Royal Oak. As always, you can find the details out on our Events page at http://www.ITinTheD.com/meet/ or on LinkedIn at http://events.linkedin.com/ITintheD-org-July-Happy-Hour/pub/675394. It’s a 5:01 start time, so show up right after work, and we look forward to seeing you there!
Shortly after Don’t Be That Guy – More Human Than Human went live out at http://www.ITinTheD.com/2004/dont-be-that-guy-more-human-than-human/, a new chain of events unfolded that has led to Don’t Be That Guy – One Page Resume Guy, now live out at http://www.ITinTheD.com/2025/dont-be-that-guy-one-page-resume-guy/ as a cautionary tale based on the bad experience of one of our members at a job interview. It wasn’t pretty.
As I mentioned up above, there are some cool discussions going on in our LinkedIn group, as well as quite a few job postings. We’re just about to hit 2600 members in the group (and so the old school geek in me is delighted) and there aren’t too many places you can go that have that many people tapped in strictly from the metro Detroit Information Technology industry. If you’re relatively new to these parts, you might want to take a minute to read through the About Us page out at http://www.ITinTheD.com/about/ so that you can get a feel for who we are, what we’re all about…and, most importantly, who we’re not and what we’re absolutely not about.
Speaking of what we’re all about…we’re all about networking. In order for networking to take place, you have to know people. In order to get to know people, you have to show up at our events. I mean, sure, the LinkedIn group is great and all, and emails and phone calls are nice, but you really don’t make connections that way. You make connections by meeting people face to face, having a conversation with them (even just a brief one) and then following up to nurture and grow that relationship. Someone who’s been really good at that with us is Russ Dotson, a technical recruiter with Qualified Business Solutions…sorry, a senior technical recruiter with Qualified Business Solutions. In addition to showing up at our events (which, if you listen to his version of things, takes six hours, four transfers, and the last leg of the journey takes place by camel to get to them) to chat with people and helping folks out with a career push now and then, Russ has also written Don’t Be That Guy – The Bad Candidate out at http://www.ITinTheD.com/1532/dbtg-the-bad-candidate/ and Don’t Be That Guy – The Recruiter Strikes Back 3 out at http://www.ITinTheD.com/1787/the-recruiter-strikes-back-3-the-hits-just-keep-on-coming/ for us, providing some good advice for job seekers out there. Russ is typically looking for seasoned (“experienced”…he doesn’t want to cook you. at least not as far as we know…) developers and other resources, so if you want to chat with him, just find the guy with the lingering military haircut wearing cargo pants (it’s a safe bet) at one of our events and introduce yourself.
While you’re there in our LinkedIn group, don’t forget to hop into the Jobs tab and then hit Career Discussions to get into the gigs that people are posting. Some of them out there at the moment are…
Davina Beh
Looking for anyone with TSM(Tivoli) Avamer, Data Domain, with Tape Experience please email me at Davina.beh@jrdsi.com
Looking for Sharepoint Developers,Architects and Data Analysts with SSRS please email me if interested davina.beh@jrdsi.com.
Matthew Holtz
Java Developer Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Duration: 1 year + extensions and possible hire Submittal Deadline: Friday, July 15th 2 Years Experience Required In Following * Oracle * SQL * .Net * JAVA * JAVA BEANS * JAVA SERVLETS * ORACLE Reports * SQL Server *…
Melissa Lecznar PHR
IT Contract Government job openings. 3- 5 years e-mail me: melissa.lecznar@global-itech.com
I have several IT contract government job openings available. If you would like more information, please contact me @ melissa.lecznar@global-itech.com. Please send me your resume.
Nicole Meek
Senior Clinical Project Manager openings in Michigan! Contact me at NMeek@TEKsystems.com for more information!
Jay Marshall
TECHNICAL MANAGER – RL Polk and Co – Southfield MI pcrecruiter.net
Position Summary This position scopes, estimates, defines delivery approaches, and leads development projects for medium to large software development projects. The technical manager is accountable for the functional…
Shiva Polavarapu
Looking for Data Analyst for Ann Arbor, MI
David Gomez
Hiring two Technical Recruiter positions at w3r Consulting in Southfield. This is an excellent opportunity with a ton of growth potential…
Nicci Der-Stepanian
Service Operations Coordinator II needed at Carhartt in Dearborn!! http://bit.ly/nEw3Kn
We are proud to be making Best-In-Class apparel for the active worker. Our dedication to quality is not only reflected in our products but also in our people. At Carhartt, we are committed to providing: – Our consumer…
Monica VanScyoc monica.vanscyoc@experis.com
$40/hr for a Foxpro programmer. Please call me at 248.226.1366 and send me your updated resume to monica.vanscyoc@experis.com
– The client is converting a database from FoxPro 6.0 to MS SQL SER 2000. The consultant will need to know ASP, FoxPro, SQL, SQL SER 2000 and possibility ASP.NET and VB.NET. The client is in the transportation business….
Jennifer Massaro
ENTRY LEVEL/NEW GRADS WANTED! Unisys is hiring Entry-level IT Consultants in LANSING, MI
Unisys is expanding our Client Engagement Team across North America, and we are looking for talented IT Professionals to design, develop and implement new and innovative business solutions for… or email your resume directly to me at Jennifer.massaro@unisys.com.
Steven Grzesiak
.net developers in Metro Detroit for contract to hire and direct hire positions. Please let me know if you are interested…
Janita Gaulzetti
Sequris is hiring! This information security solutions company in Royal Oak is poised for growth and looking for IT pros. Opportunities…
…and that’s a snippet of what’s out there right now. And remember, July’s networking event will take place on Thursday the 21st, and will be back at the familiar stomping grounds of the back room at the BlackFinn in Royal Oak. As always, you can find the particulars out on our Events page at http://www.ITinTheD.com/meet/ or on LinkedIn at http://events.linkedin.com/ITintheD-org-July-Happy-Hour/pub/675394
Regards,
Bob, Dave and Jeff
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