More startups and students to join SPN Startup Job Crawl on Feb. 15

On Wednesday, Feb. 15 from 5-8 p.m. we’re bringing startups and students of all majors together for something beyond a typical career fair. If you haven’t registered for next Wednesday’s Silicon Prairie News Job Crawl, make sure to join the 130 students from Creighton, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, University of Nebraska-Omaha and other metro-area schools who…

At the Silicon Prairie News Startup Job Crawl, mingle with 34 companies, explore startup culture and enjoy some free food, RedBull and networking out of the night.  

On Wednesday, Feb. 15 from 5-8 p.m. we’re bringing startups and students of all majors together for something beyond a typical career fair. If you haven’t registered for next Wednesday’s Silicon Prairie News Job Crawl, make sure to join the 130 students from Creighton, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, University of Nebraska-Omaha and other metro-area schools who have already signed up.

The Silicon Prairie News Job Crawl is kind of like speed dating only better – and, we’re even buying dinner. At the crawl, you’ll meet more than 30 companies (below), make connections to possibly land a future internship and also, nab some free food and Red Bull for the night’s studying. 
 

>>Register for the free Startup Job Crawl

 

Free Lincoln to Omaha shuttle

If you’re a UNL student, Nebraska Global will be providing a free shuttle from the UNL City Campus to the Job Crawl. Register for the crawl and RSVP for your spot on the shuttle by 8 a.m. Monday, Feb. 13 to James Verhoeff at jverhoeff@beehiveindustries.com.
 

           

A sample of the breakdown of some of 130 registered students for the Silicon Prairie News Startup Job Crawl.
 

Program Schedule 

Students will be assigned to a rotation group when they arrive in order to make their way through the crawl’s three stops. The companies will be divided amongst those stops and students will have the opportunity to visit with all companies during the crawl and end the night with After Hours, a networking and appetizer reception.

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 5-8 p.m.

5:00  Opening Welcome

5:30 – 6:15 – Startup Stop #1 Introduction 

6:15 – 7:00 – Startup Stop #2 Introduction

7:00 – 7:30 – Startup Stop #3 Introduction

7:30 – “After Hours” networking reception with startups, students, free food and RedBull

For all the action, follow the #SPNCrawl hashtag before, during and after the job crawl. Do note that the best tweets are likely to make our recap post. So game on, tweet your heart out.

Participating companies

Here’s the start of our list of startups and other firms who have signed up to join us. Most have jobs and internships available and are looking to meet candidates like you. Even if you aren’t necessarily looking for an internship or job this semester, think of it as an investment in a connection, a connection that could take you into a sweet career.

Scout them out and stay tuned for more company information as we get closer to next week.  

Internet startups

“Really impressed by the people who came through and the event as a whole. We found more than one person we thought would be a great addition.” – Ben Milne, Dwolla 

Other firms

For updates on all participating companies, follow our Omaha Startup Job Crawl list, twitter.com/siliconprairie. 

View of the opening reception at the Silicon Prairie News’ last Startup Job Crawl in Des Moines. Sixty percent of attendees made at least 10 connections and nearly every student said they’d like to participate again. 

What went down…

Still not sold? More than 85 students joined us for our first Startup Job Crawl in Des Moines, and most walked away with more than a few takeaways including full-time jobs, spring internships and a basic realization of what it takes to join the startup community.

If you’ve yet to register for the first Startup Job Crawl in Omaha, we encourage you to do so and to take a look at some insights from our first round students. We feel this speaks measures to what you’ll get out of your experience, too. Here are a few of the best blogs, quotes and hype based on our last crawl.


Des Moines Job Crawl

By Oliver Housman, Drake University Senior

Wednesday night, Silicon Prairie News hosted a four hour job crawl around downtown Des Moines. It was a fantastic opportunity to view the startup tech scene in Des Moines and work on networking opportunities. Being a Senior here on campus, I had no idea what the startup scene looked like here… I wish that this opportunity would have been presented to me sooner so that I could learn more about the startup business and future opportunities upon graduation.

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“Everybody is very interested in what they do, and they are passionate about it… you don’t see that with normal people at normal jobs.” Chris Tidd, Startup Job Crawl participant

Meet the Intern

By: Dylan Hamilton, CEO ShareWhere – January 2012

Pool table. Dart board. Sound system. Beer fridge. Who wouldn’t want to intern at the StartupCity Des Moines offices? After the first-ever Startup Job Crawl hosted by Silicon Prairie News last November, our members were happy to have a great number of amazing intern candidates. As we add new interns, we’ll introduce them here.

How did you learn about ShareWhere and what made you want to intern there?

Ziemann: “I learned about ShareWhere by attending the Startup Job Crawl in November. I saw the atmosphere & the forward thinking that was going on and instantly wanted to be apart of it.”

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“I have found that having an [startup] area like this is just incredible. I didn’t think places like this really existed.” – Brian Hadley, Startup Job Crawl participant


Thanks to our sponsors

Thanks to the support of the Greater Omaha Chamber of CommerceNebraska Global and Hudl we are able to host this job crawl and provide a forum for students and startups to come together.


If you or your company would like to support Silicon Prairie News with more opportunities with the Job Crawl, please contact Jeff Slobotski today at jeff@siliconprairienews.com

 

>> Register for the Startup Job Crawl


Image Credits: Photos by Leah Hansen and Jon Thompson

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