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The Nerdery gets some recognition for untraditional recruiting efforts

Head on over to Finance & Commerce for a great post about how LinkedIn, Twitter, even craigslist can help recruit job candidates (it’s also a good read for job seekers too). Of course, we point you to this post because it’s got some find quotes from David, our own Nerd Hunter, and Hilary, an internal producer who had this to say about Nerdery recruitment:

“Our site is designed to show off our culture but also our capabilities. We have a casual dress code and free soda, but we’re also advanced in terms of technology, and we hire people who have a passion about that. Our site helps to showcase what we offer.”

Speaking of what we have to offer, you should RSVP for our Open House & Spirit Showcase on February 2nd. This is where you can come and tour The Nerdery, talk to our Nerd Hunters about working here, check out some of our clubs, and, best of all, participate in (or watch) the Talent Show. You can get more details and RSVP on Facebook.

Summer open house says The Nerdery’s hiring – heavily

On Friday, July 9, curious web pros still not working at The Nerdery are invited to explore our natural habitat and get a feel for the company recently ranked #6 on Minneapolis Star Tribune’s Top Workplaces list, as judged by Nerdery staff. Please RSVP.

What: Open House for Nerdery Recruits – open positions include: PHP developers; C#/.NET developers; IA/UX developers; Objective C developers…

When & Where: July 9, 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. at 9555 James Avenue S, suite 245, Bloomington, MN 55409

Why: The interwebs have us busy creating cool stuff, and some of our local talent leaves soon to colonize Chicago. Until we have all the nerds we’ll ever need, expect more Krazy Tomfoolery like this.

Didn’t want to have to play the Krazy Tom card, but he’s still Krazy and looking to make a deal with any number of aspiring nerds next Friday – or sooner if you apply now at http://www.nerdery.com/jobs.

House Party

Open House from The Nerdery on Vimeo.

To the 60-some people who came to Friday’s open house aimed at recruiting, thanks for coming and thanks for your interest in joining our staff of 87 (and counting).

As for you bakers’ dozen or so registered no-shows, please do still send us your resume – but know that you’re too late to enter the drawing for the iPod Touch (Woodrow Keifenheim, come on down!).

Mid-mingle last Friday, we had our traditional Bottle Cap Talk – but this time, a bigger-than-usual audience saw the demo of a just-launched Facebook app we built in partnership with Best Buy.

Plenty of good seats remain for our Facebook Connect agency primer webinars Tuesday and Thursday – they’re free, but please RSVP.

Open House: We’re hiring (heavily)

This Friday the 13th from 3:30 – 6:00 p.m., we’re holding a casting call for Nerdery-wannabes and secret admirers to come and check us out, and vice versa. If you’ve ever thought about working at The Nerdery, first and foremost, it’s a good gig. The Internet seems to have considerable staying power and mastering its ways can be lucrative. We’re busy. It’s fun. So there’s all that. Please RSVP.

Here’s the who, what, where, when and why. Our jobs page has a list of open positions and video testimonials articulating what it’s like to have filled said positions.

Recruits, you’ll be able to make the speed-dating rounds in meeting representative nerds, including: our founders; front-end developers (XHTML/CSS/JavaScript); backend developers (.NET, Java, PHP); ActionScript developers (Flash/Flex); sales and marketing staff, including sales engineers; software development managers; our dogs.

If you follow The Nerdery at all you’ve come to know things about us that you wouldn’t typically associate with a normal workplace. So here’s yet another inside scoop for ya: working here is your best shot at qualifying for Pentathanerd. In fact, at our inaugural Summer Games, Nerdery residency was the only path to glory, however, it’s rumored that at-large competitors might be invited to partake in the Winter Games. But even so, working here gives you unfettered access to the finest Pentathanerd training facilities you’ll find anywhere in the world (Trinidad/Tobago? Not even close).

Friday’s dress code: Surprise us. Last week was all over the map when it comes to “business” attire. Sure, it was Wolf Shirt Friday, but some also observed Formal Friday, Argyle Day (admittedly not on most calendars), and there was a smattering of Hawaiian shirt loyalists and even a few interesting combo platters. So come as you are – but please come.

Nerds in the news

Those are some might fine nerds over there, aren’t they? That’s Minh Vu, Chris Black, and Mike Woods from a Finance and Commerce article about the growth of The Nerdery. Most of the article covers our work on Skimmer and our unprecedented growth when a lot of companies are facing layoffs.

If you read carefully, you’ll notice that the reporter hints at some semi-secret stuff going down at Nerdery.com. Stay tuned, because it’s gonna be awesome.

In still other news, we got a PDF of a Minnesota Business piece that ran back in November. This article provides a nice glimpse at our history and how we’ve grown from integrating legacy systems with the web to partnering with ad, design, and marketing agencies to bring their ideas to life online.