This isn’t your parent’s job fair. More than a dozen of the hottest rising technology companies in the Triangle will sell themselves to potential employees. You heard that right: each company will have a 3-minute time slot to pitch their open positions to an audience of over 350 job seekers. After the pitches, the companies and their staff connect at a designated area for job seekers to then focus their networking efforts.

Think jugglers, acrobats, aerial performances, hot dogs, beer, popcorn and more. Resumes and suits not required.

“We are very excited to have this mix of companies and open positions. We expect at least 75 open positions to be showcased at this upcoming Big Top including opportunities for people in sales, marketing, customer support, project management and, of course, software development,” said Chris Heivly, founder of the Big Top event series.

The companies prepared to pitch include Bronto, Datacraft Solutions, Geomagic, KnowledgeTree, Netsertive, SciQuest and more. These companies range in size from ten employees to over three hundred, which means a wide diversity of company cultures, job opportunities and work environments.

The response to the first four Big Top events has been overwhelming – every event has sold out at 350 job seekers with waitlists for each event. Companies typically see several candidates from this event make it into their recruitment process.

“We’re excited to join our third Big Top recruiting event,” said Brendan Morrissey, CEO of digital marketing technology startup Netsertive. “The prior events have been very effective for us to spread the word about Netsertive and get to know lots of great local talent who are focused on tech companies and startups. The ‘reverse job fair’ format is cool and different and has definitely helped us augment our recruiting efforts in the Triangle.”

Register today for the fifth Tech Jobs Under the Big Top!

Over 3 events,  300+ engaged job seekers joined 12-15 companies as they pitched the audience on why they should come to work for them.  That’s right, companies pitch you.  Over 75 open positions are slated to be available.

This go-around will feature another batch of the hottest, high-growth companies in the area.  But this is not a networking event – this is a job event!  So if you are thinking of a new life in one of our areas’s up & coming growth companies – then come on in.  Its free.

-SciQuest                                             – Interactive Intelligence

-Channel Advisor                              - Bandwidth.com

-Bronto                                                 – Contactology

-Digitalsmiths                                   – Knowledge Tree

-Two Toasters                                    - TechMedia

-Windsor Circle                                 - TransL?c

-Netsertive

Interested in working at an early-stage software/technology company?  Not sure?  Check it out.

Register here.

In this short and powerful talk, you will get concrete tips and steps to get more leads, to get your voice mails returned, and get the appointment. You will get TIPS that actually work! But you have to be there to catch the nuggets, implement the tips, and get out of your COMFORT ZONE!  Doing what everybody else does, guess what? Does NOT work! Bring your biggest challenge in sales, and we will try to answer the questions on the SPOT.

Join us January 12th, 2012 from 5:00pm to 6:00pm @ the Entrepreneur’s Exchange – Carolina

Please RSVP to brad@eecarolina.com or             919-883-1913

Last May over 300 engaged job seekers joined 15 companies as they pitched the audience on why they should come to work for them. Over 50 open positions were available.  20-25 new hires were consummated.  And, plenty of new relationships formed.

This go-around will feature another batch of the coolest companies in the area.  But this is not a networking event – this is a job event!  So if you are thinking of a new life in one of our areas’s up & coming growth companies – then come on in.  Its free.

-SciQuest                                             – iContact
-GeoMagic                                           – Shoeboxed
-Bronto                                                 – adzerk
-ReverbNation                                   – HEALTHeME
-Wireless Gen                                     – Argyle Social
-EvoApp                                                - Sageworks

Interested in working at an early-stage software/technology company?  Think you got the chops?

Register here.

Monday, 9/19 from 1:30 to 4:45pm
Raleigh at Brier Creek Country Club.

We have a packed lineup of panelists and as always, we will save time for Q&A and networking. For more information and to register, visit

Panelists include:

Laura Lederman, Managing Director, William Blair
Paul Grim, General Partner, Sunbridge Partners
Roger Krakoff, Managing Partner, Cloud Capital Partners
Michael Ramich, Partner, Frontier Capital
Jason Trevisan, General Partner, Polaris Venture Partners

Joe Colopy, CEO, Bronto
Jesse Lipson, CEO, ShareFile
David Spitz, President, ChannelAdvisor
Steve Wiehe, CEO, SciQuest

Entrepreneur’s Series is hosted by Southern Capitol Ventures.

CED, NCTA, TTEC members = $10
Non-Members = $20 in advance
$30 at the door.

Register here.

Speakers include: Dona Fenn (Inc. Magazine), Louis Foremean (Enventys and Edison Nation), Martin Eakes (Self-Help Credit Union, and Ryan Allis (iContact).

Register here.

Members – Free; Non-Members – $195
Reservations contact Alison Gordon.

The best part? Square 1 Bank is working together with Windstream Hosted Solutions to make sure that the party is right for the entrepreneur’s budget.

So let us treat you to a beer and come blow off a little steam with us at Fullsteam Brewery.

Date: Tuesday, June 28th
Time: Complimentary drinks from 5:00-7:00pm; the party will last much longer
How much: Free (but please register to help us plan for numbers)
Who: Anyone and everyone in the Triangle startup ecosystem
Where: Fullsteam Brewery, 726 Rigsbee Avenue in Durham

Register Here.