Are You A Blue Chip Consultant?

St Louis technical talent is deeper than we're often given credit for.  When scouring the local recruiting landscape, I'm often pleasantly surprised at how many developers, designers, and architects reside in St. Louis but travel elsewhere or work remotely with clients on the more fashionable coasts.

Rates on the coasts are better (they never fall below $100 an hour - and often can go as high as $200-$250), and with a high-speed modem and Vonage or Skype, where you work matters very little.

So I read with interest the post CM Russell (always the jobseeker's friend) wrote about Blue Chip, a referral network for top talent that just maybe might help good St Louis talent find reputable gigs.

Blue Chip Expert is the name of the company, and it requires a invitation to join.  I'd like an invitation if anyone has one - just send it to jdurbin@durbinmedia.com for Durbin Media Group.  There's a link and a story in it for you.

From the website:

                          

Blue Chip Expert membership is granted by invitation only from an existing member.

Executive Search Consultants, Recruiters and all other existing members invite qualified Hiring Managers and Experts that they can recommend to the Blue Chip community. 

Blue Chip members will typically extend invitations to qualified individuals within their professional and social networks.

An invitation is best obtained by locating an existing Blue Chip member within your own networks.

                                                                                                           

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