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Tomorrow night Silicon Valley’s Girls In Tech group will head over to Kosmix HQ for an evening of networking and career advice from some of the area’s coolest companies.

If you are looking for a job, or want tips on how to sharpen up your resume, this is the place to be.  Here are all the details from the Girls In Tech crew:

Have you ever wondered what it is, exactly, about your resume that will turn a recruiter on/off to your potential as a candidate for employment? Find out with Girls in Tech Silicon Valley, on November 19, as we invite a variety of  managers / recruiters to share resume best practices and knowledge around how to make yourself an attractive professional in today’s competitive market.

During the evening, participants will be breaking out into intimate groups to do peer resume reviews while Hiring Professionals provide valuable insight and feedback.

Professionals from the following industries and others will be joining us:

–Lizelle Baylon, Principal Recruiter at Boston Scientific (Medical Devices)

–Debbie Donovan, Sr. Manager, Practice & Hospital Market Development at Intuitive Surgical (Medical Devices)

–Kiran Prasad, CTO at Sliced Simple, Inc. Former Senior Director WebOS Emerging Technologies at Palm (Mobile)

–Cindy Wang, Product Manager at Tiny Prints Inc. (Online Retailer)

–Stephanie Lonn, Technical Recruiter at Zynga (Social Media / Games)

–Isabelle Mitura, Recruiter at Zynga (Social Media / Games)

Spots are first come, first serve. Refreshments and snacks will be provided!

Doors open at 6:45, breakout sessions begin at 7:00pm
$10 in advance (register at Eventbrite)
$15 at the door

Kosmix
444 Castro St
(Entrance on Mercy St)
Mountain View, CA 94041

The Kosmix team is growing very rapidly. As part of our recruiting efforts, we are going to career fairs at many schools.

January 2007 schedule:

Jan 17: Stanford University

Jan 25: University of California, Berkeley

Feb 1: University of Texas, Austin

Feb 1: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Join us for exciting full time and internship opportunities in Engineering, Product Management, Business Development and Operations!

Check out current hot job openings at Kosmix Jobs

-Vikram