Where do you look for semiconductor jobs?

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Are there specific job boards out there you use? How do you find your next job?

burntoutgray · Accepted Answer

Being a specialist field, networking is probably the most effective approach.The other alternative might be to go to the specific company's HR careers pages. It's not like there's hundreds of potential employers.

hcfman · Answer

Would depend a lot on where you live I expect. Do you live anywhere near Eindhoven ?

lunar-whitey · Answer

If you are in the US, you probably already know who the players in your area are and can approach directly. Frankly though, the small number of firms and positions is a sign it&rsquo;s time to change careers.

savorypiano · Answer

Are you coming from the software world? If you are, you may be surprised to learn that semi companies actually reply to their job posts. They never had the problem of having tons of matches to sort through.

Where do you look for semiconductor jobs?

Are there specific job boards out there you use? How do you find your next job?

Being a specialist field, networking is probably the most effective approach.
The other alternative might be to go to the specific company's HR careers pages. It's not like there's hundreds of potential employers.

Would depend a lot on where you live I expect. Do you live anywhere near Eindhoven ?

If you are in the US, you probably already know who the players in your area are and can approach directly. Frankly though, the small number of firms and positions is a sign it’s time to change careers.

Are you coming from the software world? If you are, you may be surprised to learn that semi companies actually reply to their job posts. They never had the problem of having tons of matches to sort through.