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I.T. jobs in medellin

Does anyone know any good website for finding I.T. jobs in medellin?

I have used computrabajo already, Thanks for the help

By Soydemedellinyque on Oct 29, 2008, 13:42 in Friendly Talkzone.

Tejeringo says on Oct 29, 2008, 16:07:

What is your IT specialtie ?

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rhydewithdis (☼Travelguide writer) says on Oct 29, 2008, 16:54:

Check the websites for the companies you are looking to apply to. Most larger corporations now a days (even in Colombia) post open requisitions to their website.

Good luck!

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tal says on Oct 30, 2008, 07:11:

what are some of the bigger it companies here?

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rhydewithdis (☼Travelguide writer) says on Oct 30, 2008, 07:14:

in Medellin? IT companies? Not sure. In Bogota I know you can find D&T, KPMG, etc. Accenture has an office there as well I believe. In Medellin, you will find offices for all the big banks, airlines, and I do not know the names, but major textile companies, major exporters, and companies that deal with commodities.

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azunoman says on Oct 30, 2008, 08:21:

Curious if there are recruiting companies for IT people in Colombia. (ok, pimps)

Another of the many reasons for us moving soon to Bogota is to have access to educated IT people for small projects that I am getting to old and slow to produce anymore...one thing I noticed some time ago...websites in Colombia were superior in general to those elsewhere in S. America.

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Mononoke28 says on Oct 30, 2008, 10:21:

Yes there are. My husband was hired by the CVC in Tuluá through an contracting company. He tells me this is becoming the norm because that way companies can hire and get rid off as many people as they want without having to pay extra or giving them any kind of benefits.

Diana

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rhydewithdis (☼Travelguide writer) says on Oct 30, 2008, 10:43:

Mononoke28, I think azunoman was referring more to recruiting companies/head hunting firms that place full-time (and consulting) candidates with employers. The norm (at least here in EEUU) is that a recruiting company will get 20-30% of first year salary for each full-time hire they place and they will take 20-30%of hourly rate (or a flat rate) for each consultant they place.

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azunoman says on Oct 30, 2008, 12:08:

si shydewithdis...legal pimping...of which I was the pimped for many years...find out more when we get there...like so many other things...thanks

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Mononoke28 says on Oct 30, 2008, 13:14:

rhydewithdis,

Yeah, I know. That's exactly how my husband was hired while he worked at the CVC. Ten out 15 jobs are filled through recruiting companies in Cali. And he said this is becoming very normal in Colombia, very few companies want to hire permanent employees. They hire them for a year and every year they have to renew the contract. They can either be re-hired or be replaced by employees recruited by another company who may be asking for less money. They almost never get hired permanently.

I've also been a contractor on and off and the last company I worked for was only hiring contractors until they were done outsourcing most positions.

Diana

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leftside says on Nov 1, 2008, 19:33:

I'm moving to Colombia for a year starting next year March. The plan is to live with my Colombian girlfriend and decide if we want to get married before I start the long process of bringing her into Canada. I'm a software consultant. I'm currently negotiating with IT companies in Canada in regard to some teleworking (I'm an architect/senior developer who specializes in .NET/C#/SOA/BizTalk) whilst I am in Colombia. I haven't used a pimp for a few years, but they can be useful.

Once I've learnt some more Spanish I'll also consider looking for work in Colombia.

It would be good to network with a few of you on here who are in the IT business. Here is my personal work Web site: www.simplyeffective.com

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