Local Job Resources

The information below is for students seeking opportunities in the local New River and Roanoke Valley areas.

Community resources and entities:

• Blacksburg.gov: Town of Blacksburg > human resources
  See employment opportunities.
• Jobs.Roanoke.com
  Roanoke Times job ads for the NRV and Roanoke region.
• Montgomery County Public Schools
• Montgomery County, Virginia
  For employment with the county government, see departments > human resources.
• New River Valley Chapter of the Virginia Tech Alumni Association
  Hosts social and networking events.
• New River Valley Community Services
  Health and human services employment.
• NewRiverValleyVa.org
  Includes: Job search resources; NRV Experience internship program; industries; information about living in the region; more. Provided by OnwardNRV.org, a public-private regional economic development organization to attract and retain jobs and talent in the NRV.
• Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council |
  Nonprofit association of businesses and organizations in Roanoke-Blacksburg region, working to promote growth of region’s technology sector.
  Members range from small emerging technology firms to large employers. You can view posted jobs and the member directory.
• Roanoke region Get2KnowNoke.com
  Careers, internships, job board, more.
• Roanoke city jobs on governmentjobs.com
  Cities provide a wide variety of services and thus have a wide variety of employment opportunities from city management to social work, architecture and engineering, recreation and finance/accounting, and more.

Virginia Tech and affiliated resources:

• Virginia Tech Human Resources
  Job listings and complete information on applying for positions throughout Virginia Tech.

Some departments / units / offices:

• Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) employment
  The VCOM Blacksburg campus operates in a public-private collaboration with Virginia Tech.
• Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center [VTCRC.com] is a for-profit wholly-owned, private subsidiary of the Virginia Tech Foundation, and not a state entity. Its tenants are more than 750 businesses and organizations that each hire their own staff and can list positions on VTCRC.com. You can view the tenant directory (and filter by industry) to find potential employers and view their websites.
• Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc., is a nonprofit corporation established to receive, manage, and disburse private gifts in support of Virginia Tech programs. As a .org, its staff and hiring processes are separate from Virginia Tech.
• Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties is a 501(c)(3) affiliated corporation of the Virginia Tech Foundation.
• Virginia Tech Moss Arts Center career and student positions.
• Virginia Tech Research and Innovation is an office within Virginia Tech, and posts its jobs through Virginia Tech Human Resources.
• Virginia Tech Services, Inc., a nonprofit corporation, operates the university-affiliated bookstores, retail shops, the Computer Service Center; hiring is done through a partnership with Follett.com.