Built In Chicago was created in part to help people find jobs at tech companies. In Chicago there is not a better resource for finding a tech job. Below are a some of our top tips to get the most out of Built In Chicago for job-seekers.
1) Advertise yourself on Built In Chicago
By filling in your interests and skills within your profile it makes it easier for recruiters and other tech professionals to find you on Built In Chicago. Make changes under "Edit Profile."
Availability - Let people know you are open to discussing new job opportunities.
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Special Tip: If you don’t want to tip off your employer that you are job searching, simply click the incognito button, so your employer won’t be able to see. Your availability will only be seen by recruiters at local startups and you can create a blacklist to block specific recruiters from seeing your status.
2) Subscribe to the Built In Chicago weekly jobs newsletter email
Once a week we send an email tailored to the job categories you are interested in. This is a great way to passively track new job postings. Within Settings check the boxes and wait for your weekly email.
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3) Connect to tech professionals on Built In Chicago
Built In Chicago has over 29,000 members and growing. Many of these members are important tech executives, founders and investors. Connecting with them, starting a conversation and meeting up with them in person can do wonders to your job search.
Search tech professionals in Chicago via our filters on our Members page and then get to work.
4) Search out hot new tech companies using our "digital companies" database
There is no more complete list of Chicago tech companies than Built In Chicago's digital companies database (almost 3,000 companies). There is certainly a company that fits your career interests and goals.
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Special Tip: New venture capital funding is often spent on hiring new employees. To find hiring companies sort by Recently Funded.
You can also get right to the point and sort by Hiring Now.
5) Events
Events are a great way to meet people and learn about what is going on locally. There is nothing like an event to build personal relationships or to gain insiders knowledge of a company you are interested in.
Built In Chicago’s event calendar is the most comprehensive list of tech events in Chicago. Use the calendar to find networking and learning opportunities.
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Special Tip: Listen carefully to event speakers because it takes a while for cutting edge information to be written down or recorded; the ideas, concepts, and best practices that people share at events may be fresh information and that information that will set you apart in a job interview.
6) Subscribe to local tech news
When you know what is going on in the local tech community it tells hiring tech companies you are engaged with their industry. Following tech news can also give you a better understanding of what is going on within a company (like hiring or special perks). Subscribe to our weekly tech news email and read our weekly roundup posted on Thursdays to get the best tech stories of the week.
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7) Use the job board
Hundreds of positions are posted every month to Built In Chicago job board. The companies posting these jobs know that the candidates they get through our platform are especially interested in tech. When your job application comes through Built In Chicago it will likely get more viewing time because of that.
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