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By Alexis Grant
Might one of these companies value your skills and potential?
Targeting companies you want to work for can be an effective job-search strategy, particularly if you make connections with people who already work there. But which companies should you target?
While it's smart to approach your dream company about a job regardless of whether it has advertised openings, it's also a good idea to know which employers are hiring and think about how you might fit in there. Don't make the mistake of looking only in your industry. Especially if you've been unable to find a job for months, brainstorm how your skills could be valuable to companies outside your normal playing field.
"[Job seekers tend to] get too locked into their own background," says Doug Arms, senior vice president of Ajilon Professional Staffing. "Instead, [ask yourself], OK, what am I good at?"
To help you think outside your box, here are nine companies hiring right now:
1. Boeing.
The company has more then 500 openings and plans to hire a total of 4,000 to 5,000 employees this year, says company spokesman Peter Pedraza. The bulk of those positions are located in the Puget Sound region in Washington, followed by Charleston, S. C., but the company's also hiring at headquarters in Chicago and other facilities throughout the country.
The company is also hiring about 1,000 interns this year.
Jobs website: www.boeing.com/careers
Twitter: @BoeingCareers | Boeing Careers on
2. Google.
The Internet giant is hiring more employees this year than any other, including its record of 6,000 hires in 2007. It now has about 26,000 employees who work in 60 offices in 30 countries. The majority of
"We're looking for people who are leaders in their schools, their industries, their current companies," says Shannon Deegan,
Jobs website: https://google.com/jobs
On Twitter: @googlejobs | Google Life on
3. Caterpillar.
This construction-equipment manufacturer's worldwide employment was up 19,000 in March compared with March 2010. And it's still hiring; the company is looking to add about 300 people to its payroll, most as production workers in factories, says spokesman Jim Dugan. They're also hiring a significant number of engineers, as well as supporting and management positions, including account and HR support.
Based in Peoria, Ill., Caterpillar has a total of 105,000 employees worldwide.
Jobs website: http://www.caterpillar.com/careers
Twitter: No jobs-specific handle, but the company handle is @caterpillarinc | Caterpillar Careers on
4. Scottrade.
This online brokerage firm is looking to make 140 information technology hires by the end of this year. Most of those positions are at the company's headquarters in St. Louis, while others are located outside Denver. Those professionals will work on projects ranging from creating new security standards to updating trading websites to helping with the roll-out of new retail banking products, says Stacey Hattle, Scottrade's director of human resources.
The company has a total of 3,500 employees nationwide, including 450 interns. The intern track is likely to turn into a job; last year, nearly 60 percent of interns who graduated from college were hired for a full-time position. And here's something that's appealing in this post-recession economy: Since its founding in 1980, Scottrade has never had a layoff, Hattle says.
Jobs website: http://careers.scottrade.com/
Twitter: @ScottradeJobs | Scottrade Careers on
5. CVS.
The pharmacy retailer has about 1,000 positions open nationwide. Hiring managers are looking for people to work in their stores, as well as information technology specialists, data analysts, financial analysts, application developers, pharmacy technicians, and more.
Headquartered in Woonsocket, R.I., CVS is hiring at locations throughout the country. And if you live in upstate New York or want to move there, ask specifically about opportunities in Chemung. The company is hiring 300 people to staff a new distribution center there.
How can you get your foot in the door? "The first thing we look for are folks who have a bent toward customer service," says David Casey, CVS's vice president of workforce strategies and chief diversity officer. "That's whether they're facing external customers or internal customers. We're a company that's focused on service, so that's really our lens [through which we evaluate candidates]."
Jobs website: http://cvs.com/careers
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6. Amazon.
Amazon did not respond to inquiries for information, but the company is opening two facilities in Tennessee this fall, creating 1,200 jobs,
Jobs website: http://amazon.com/careers
Twitter: @AmazonCareers
7.
"A lot of people maybe just think of
Openings are scattered throughout the country, with information-technology positions clustered at headquarters. But there are pockets of hiring spikes in certain locations, mainly in cities where
For managers, proven experience is a must, but it doesn't have to be in the retail industry, Siedner says. "We have several successful associates who have transitioned from other industries, maybe food service, hospitality, even military."
Jobs website: http://walmartstores.com/careers/
Twitter: @WalmartCareers | Walmart Careers on
8.
The company declined to talk about employment opportunities, but it lists hundreds of openings on its website.
Jobs website: http://www.facebook.com/careers/
Twitter: @FacebookCareers exists, but isn't yet used
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9. Medifast.
This maker of diet foods has nearly 150 openings nationwide and will likely have even more in the coming months, says
To impress
Twitter: @MedifastCareers | Medifast Careers on
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