While CEDIA hopes that you will find your dream employee through our Online Career Center, we understand that our platform may not work for everyone. Consequently, we want to make sure that you are aware of other talent recruitment avenues that exist.

Government Funded Services

Most countries provide some type of government funded services to jobseekers and employers.  While services vary from country to country, the following are the most common services provided to employers:

• Employers
• Job posting services
• Individualized recruitment services
• Networking events and job fairs
• Financial incentives for hiring new workers and skilling up existing workers through on-the-job training and apprenticeship programs

Services are typically provided virtually and in-person at local offices:

• United States: American Job Centers
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• Find Local Offices
• United Kingdom: JobCentre Plus
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• Find Local Offices
• Canada: Employment and Social Development Canada
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• Job Bank
• Find Local Service Canada Offices
• Australia: Jobactive
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• Find Local Service Providers
• Mexico: Servicio Nacional de Empleo
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• Encuentra Oficinas Locales
• India: National Career Service
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• Find Local Career Centers

Community Based Organizations

Networking with community organizations that have access to jobseekers can be an effective and no/low cost way to find new talent.

WorldSkills

WorldSkills is a global association of national associations from 80 countries that help young people access training and employment in the skilled trades.  WorldSkills brings together and influences educators, industry, national governments, and international organizations.  National associations are made up of regional associations that have direct access to local educators and students.

• General Information
• Find National Members

Fee for Service Companies and Platforms

While many companies may have limited funds to allocate towards talent recruitment, for those who are able to make room in their budgets, the following companies and platforms may prove to be quite beneficial in finding the perfect candidate:

Integration Industry Specific or Related

• AV Hero is a technology platform that connects customers to a network of certified audiovisual technicians.
• AV Junction connects integrators with freelance AV Technicians.
• HD Staffing is a staffing company with a focus on custom electronic integration and construction staffing experience.
• HireSparks is the premier Executive Search Firm dedicated to the Audio-Visual Integration & Manufacturing Industries.
• Integrator Jobs is a job posting and search service from industry-leading publications and websites — CE Pro, Commercial Integrator, and Security Sales & Integration.
• Lincedge is a platform that allows integrators to share labor resources.
• The Park West Group is an executive search firm that place sales, marketing and technical executives for manufacturers, rep firms and distributors from support to national leadership roles.
• TierPM is a certified diverse audio visual and IT workforce solutions company offering recruiting, staffing, application development and project management solutions for clients nationwide.
• Verigent is a staffing agency that connects low voltage technicians to the Telecom and IT industries.

General Recruiting Platforms

• Canvas is a text-based interviewing platform that enables recruiters to screen job candidates and market employment brands.
• Forces Recruitment Solutions assist those still serving, in transition or resettlement and veterans of the Army, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force (RAF) and Royal Marines.
• Grads of Life is an online tool that helps employers fulfill their talent needs and build talent pipelines with young people 16-24 who are motivated and driven and have yet to obtain a college credential.
• Indeed Hire is an online talent recruitment platform for businesses powered by Indeed.
• Linkedin Talent Solutions are online talent recruitment platforms for businesses of all sizes powered by LinkedIN.
• VetJobs is the leading Internet niche job board for reaching the 10.2 million military veterans currently in the work force, the 200 thousand active duty military personnel who transition each year and the members of the National Guard and Reserve who return to the United States each year from extended deployments, and their family members.
• WorkHere is a geofenced, hyperlocal candidate delivery platform.
• Zip Recruiter is an online tool that helps businesses distribute job postings affordably.