South Bay IT Consultant/Contractor Group

Welcome, San Jose Consultants!

Location: San Jose, CA 37.41-121.86 95132US

Meetups: 8 so far

Members: 232 Consultants

Rating: South Bay IT Consultant/Contractor Group 4.505

Meetup topics: Consultant, New Technology, IT Execs, Web Technology

Founded: October 27, 2007

This group is for IT professionals who are looking to learn more about consulting/contracting, those looking for their next contract, or those interested in networking with other contractors.
If you are wondering:
-Why do people do it?
-What are the pros/cons?
-Whats in it for the company?
-How do I get started?
-How do I find out when contracts are open?
Then come out to learn more!

We'll also share current job opportunities from recruiters that specialize in contract positions at great companies across silicon valley.
Hope you can make it out to one of our future events!Bring a friend!

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What members are saying

“ interesting bunch of It related people ”

—rahulr

“ It's a great opportunity to network and discuss contracting, who's hiring, job search strategies, and to have some fun doing it! ”

—Bill Woodward

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Past Meetups

Oct 21 9:00 AM

Note: Blackberry Webinar: Social Media (Gimme Five)
Oct 7 5:30 PM

Cisco \ Linksys + Mexican Food @ Tech Experts Meetup

1 attended
Oct 7 9:00 AM

Note: Blackberry Webinar: Social Media (Analyze This!)
Sep 30 9:00 AM

Note: Blackberry Webinar: Social Media (Online, Under Budget)
Sep 23 9:00 AM

Note: Blackberry Webinar: Social Media (Social Side of Business)
Sep 9 5:30 PM

(East) Bay Area Tech Experts September Meetup (Topic: Digital Forensics)

1 attended
Aug 5 5:30 PM

(East) Bay Area Tech Experts August Meetup (Sharepoint Services 2007/2010)

1 attended
Apr 22 6:00 PM

April Happy Hour

15 attended – 4.503
Jan 28 5:30 PM

January Happy Hour

18 attended – 4.002
Aug 08 15 2008 12:00 PM

IT Consultant August lunch

18 attended – 4.505

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What's new?

Nov 22
- New member
  
  Wesley Ye
  
  “Sales, Marketing”

Nov 19
- New member
  
  Prabhu Venkatesh Subramanian
  
  “I have been in IT consulting for last 11 years Would love and like to meet fellow IT professionals to help each other”

Nov 9
- New member
  
  Doug McCarthy

Oct 31
- New member
  
  Ritika Sanghi
  
  “Owner of a recent IT Consulting startup. We all are Carnegie Mellon alumni. We are expanding in US and looking for IT consultants who can be contracted on project-to-project basis to give technical consultancy to our US SME clients.”

Oct 30
- New discussion
  
  SIPACON2009 2Keynotes 2 Panels...
  
  Started by SIPA.
- New member
  
  SIPA
  
  “Promoting SIPACon2009 on Nov 7th @HP Auditorium, Palo Alto”

Oct 29
- New member
  
  Jessica
  
  “"I am an IT Executive working for a consulting firm. I am interested in meeting new people, networking and sharing ideas.””

Oct 28
- New member
  
  Priya
  
  “I have recently started contracting and would like to meet other individuals who are in the same boat. I work in .NET and related MS Technologies.”