Vermont tech companies are hiring — salespeople, marketing staff, web developers, software engineers, customer support. The jobs are out there.

So how do you get one?

On Monday night, the Vermont Young Professionals hosted a panel discussion at Champlain College in which four HR directors and recruiters addressed that question in front of an audience of 30 or so students, job seekers and professionals. Heather Adams of MyWebGrocer, Ken Ballard of Spherion, Mark Heyman of Logic Supply and Kurt Nielsen of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters offered anecdotes and suggestions for Vermont job seekers based on their personal and professional experiences. 

Here’s what they had to say:

This article appears in Mar 20-26, 2013.

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