Networks for engineers and other nerds in the Capital Region?
Bridget emails:
My husband is looking for a job in Albany as a mechanical engineer. Do you or your readers have any tips or suggestions as to what companies to hit up?
If you have a tip for Bridget, great -- please share.
But we want to broaden her question a bit, too. There are a lot of nerd-type* professionals in the AOA crowd -- and more every day as people move here for various industries, both tiny and large. So... if you're an engineer/scientist/software developer/awesome nerd new to the Capital Region, how do you get plugged into the scene here? Are there good groups or orgs to join? Networking opportunities? Please share!
* AOA loves nerds. Obviously.
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There are a few software user groups in the area
http://www.infoeweb.com/User-groups.php
And not mentioned: http://www.techvalleyrb.org/
... said helloalbany on Jul 13, 2011 at 3:19 PM | link
Linkedin is a good resource to follow
Companies and Colleagues on >
http://www.linkedin.com/
StateJobsNY >
https://statejobsny.com/employees/vacancytable.cfm
... said Rod on Jul 13, 2011 at 7:28 PM | link
The New York State Society of Professional Engineers is headquartered here, plus they have an Capital District chapter. You might want to check out their job listings (www.nysspe.org), and they'd be a good place to network regardless.
... said Mirdreams on Jul 13, 2011 at 9:54 PM | link
dice.com - pretty much the first stop for any tech related job
cnse.albany.edu - this place is constantly expanding
globalfoundries.com - AMD chip factory that's also poised to attract more businesses to the area as well
... said Pike on Jul 13, 2011 at 10:59 PM | link
A handful of technical groups I hear about a lot:
Capital Region Cancer Research Group
Capital District Microscopy and Microanalysis Society
Capital Region Post Doc Association
Not really for MechE's though...
... said AlbanyNick on Jul 14, 2011 at 9:48 AM | link