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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK Triangle employers are still ready to hire tens of thousands of workers across a range of industries, from healthcare to banking to biotech to software.

Even though job creation slowed nationally last month, job boards across the Triangle indicate theres no slowdown in hiring.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics unveiled its latest jobs report on Friday, counting 194,000 jobs added nationwide in September. Thats down from 336,000 jobs added in August and a significant drop from the 488,000 originally forecasted. Still, notable gains spread across leisure and hospitality, professional and business services, retail trade and transportation and warehousing. However, public education jobs slipped significantly, even adjusting for seasonal back-to-school hiring trends.

And even as unemployment claims recently fell by 38,000 in the largest weekly drop since late-June, several factors continue to muddle the job market recovery. Rising COVID cases, vaccine mandates and school reopenings were the backdrop of Septembers jobs report.

Large employers in the Triangle are beginning to require employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine or risk termination. SAS, IBM and Red Hatwhich employ thousands of people across the Triangleare now mandating vaccinations, and more companies are likely to follow suit in the coming weeks. The impacts of vaccine mandates havent come into view quite yet.

Job fairs across Triangle look to match those seeking work with companies

WRAL TechWires weekly Jobs Report compiles the latest information from the regions top job boards, offering a breakdown of how many jobs are posted, which companies are hiring and for what positions. Weve also included upcoming job fairs, student-centric resources and a list of Twitter accounts that track local job openings.

Lets highlight whats new on the job boards since last weeks Jobs Report:

Heres an overview of the number of local jobs posted on national job boards compared to last week, as of Sunday afternoon.

Aside from the boards above, job seekers can also find local startup jobs at SimplyHired (250 startup jobs near Research Triangle Park), LinkedIn (6,907 results in and around Raleigh), Indeed (328 startup jobs in/near RTP), and AngelList (job openings in Raleigh, Durham and across North Carolina).

Heres a look at local and regional job sites, listed in alphabetical order:

AMA Triangle, the fifth-largest chapter in American Marketing Associations nationwide network, aims to be a go-to resource for all things marketing in the Triangle. AMA Triangle provides professional training, free career webinars and a job board offering free resume placement for marketing professionals.

As of Sunday afternoon, AMA Triangles job board shows 91 marketing jobs in Raleigh, 40 in Durham and 15 in Chapel Hill (using the 25-mile radius filter).

A few new jobs were posted last week:

Durham-based startup hub American Underground regularly posts job openings on its job board. Job seekers can filter their search by job function, location, company, industry and job title. As of Sunday afternoon, the site shows 309 jobs at 37 companies.

Dozens of jobs were posted in the last seven days:

Earlier this year, WRAL TechWire and the North Carolina Biotechnology Center launched a Bio Jobs Hub platform focused on biopharma manufacturing one of North Carolinas largest industries, employing over 26,000 people.

Typical biopharma jobs include process technicians, maintenance and/or instrumentation technicians, quality assurance and quality control associates, process development scientists and process engineers. This industry also offers competitive entry-level salaries, from $42,000 to $60,000.

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Scientists, skilled laborers and recent graduates can use the Bio Jobs Hub resource to find career and training opportunities in their area. Users can search by location, job category/activity and region.

Many biopharma companies are hiring in the Triangle, including large employers like Biogen in Research Triangle Park, bioMrieux in Durham, GSK in Zebulon, Merck & Co. in Durham, Novo Nordisk in Durham and Clayton, Pfizer in Sanford, and others.

Leadership Triangles job board is packed with local jobs. The site displays 615 openings at 30 companies as of Sunday afternoon.

Heres whats been posted in the last week:

The North Carolina Biotechnology Centers extensive jobs board lists open jobs and internships from local life science companies and research organizations. Users can filter by job category, employment type (full-time, part-time and contractor), keywords, postal code and radius.

NCBiotech also touts jobs through its Bio Jobs Hub program.

Dozens of jobs were added to NCBiotechs board over the last week (since Oct. 4):

The North Carolina Technology Association (NC TECH) has an interactive job board you can use to find your next career opportunity. Users can search by keyword, location, category, type (contract, full-time, part-time or temp to full-time), experience and education level.

A few new jobs were added to the site last week:

NCWorks, the statewide job search portal run by the North Carolina Department of Commerce, has nearly 100 career centers located across the state. Users can filter NCWorks database by keyword, location, occupation group or specific occupations, minimum acceptable salary, education level, job sources and date posted. NCWorks also has a mobile app on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

North Carolina military veterans, transitioning service members and spouses can find additional resources on NCWorks separate veterans portal.

NCWorks reports thousands of available positions. More than 2,100 people added or updated their resumes at the site in the past week, as of Sunday afternoon.

Here are the top 10 Wake County-based employers with the most job openings:

IQVIA already hiring for dozens of roles at new Innovation Laboratories facility

Here are the top companies/organizations by job openings in Durham County:

Fidelity is looking for talent, not a degree, as it seeks to fill 1,500 new jobs

And here are the top employers in Orange County:

Raleigh Founded, a startup incubator and coworking space, has its own job board. Job seekers can filter results by company, company size or industry.

The site currently lists 304 positions at 30 companies, as of Sunday afternoon.

Heres whats new on the site over the last seven days:

This isnt a job board per se, but the Research Triangle Cleantech Clusters list of job search sources is a helpful resource for job seekers in the clean energy sector. The list has links to career opportunities from the organizations members and partners.

Leadership Triangle, Raleigh Founded and American Underground recently teamed up to create the Triangle Region Job Board, which synthesizes all of the openings posted on the organizations job boards. (Those openings are listed under their respective subheadings above.)

As of Sunday afternoon, the site shows 1,902 listings from 86 companies. The latest Triangle-area openings come from the following employers:

Work in the Triangle, a Wake County Economic Development program, shares new openings daily through its Twitter feed, @WorkTriangleNC. And the search continues to be intense for talent to fill thousands of open jobs both inside and outside the Triangle tech sector.

Every Tuesday, Work in the Triangles #TriangleTuesdays hashtag lists hot jobs.

Posts from last Tuesday (Oct. 5) included openings from:

Scroll through the #TriangleTuesdays hashtag on Twitter for more details on the openings.

Last month, RTP-based Mycovia Pharmaceuticals told TechWire that its hiring for several positions in project management, market access, insights and analytics, marketing and quality assurance. The late-stage biopharma company is developing drugs to meet womens health needs.

A Mycovia spokesperson says it plans to add around nine employees through the fourth quarter of 2021. Its current headcount is 21.

Open positions include:

Read more and apply here.

Chapel Hill-based edtech company Terra Dotta told TechWire in late-August that its continuing to hire in the greater RTP area and anticipates another 10 new hires across sales, product development and marketing before the end of the year. The firm already has about 35 employees in the Triangle area.

Its latest openings are for a product marketing manager and a professional services manager. Read more and apply here.

The boost in hiring comes as the company just made the Inc. 5000 list and is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Terra Dotta CEO Anthony Rotoli says, This level of growth isnt as common in a more mature company, but we are actively hiring to continue a high growth trajectory and support the international program and global engagement priorities of higher education, both in North Carolina and nationwide.

CRO Career Conversations: Oct 13. 8, 5:30-7 p.m. (online)

In this virtual event, attendees will hear from contract research organization (CRO) industry professionals as they discuss their career paths and responsibilities.

NC TECH Virtual Job Expo: Oct. 20, 8:30 a.m. 4:30 p.m. (online)

The North Carolina Technology Associations virtual job fair will connect employers to job seekers looking for work in a tech role or to support a tech company. The event is free for candidates and job seekers.

NC Graduate & Professional School Information Fair: Oct. 27, 12-6 p.m. (online)

This virtual career event will connect employers with students from Davidson College, NC State University, UNC Chapel Hill, UNC Wilmington and Wake Forest University.

NC Masters & Doctoral Virtual Career Fair: Nov. 4, 12-4 p.m. (online)

Duke University, NC State University, UNC Chapel Hill, UNC Charlotte, UNC Greensboro and Wake Forest University will convene hundreds of advanced degree alumni, candidates and postdocs to meet with companies looking for new talent.

NC States Data Science Virtual Career Expo: Nov. 9, 10 a.m. 3 p.m. (online)

NC State students and alumni who are interested in pursuing a career in data science can join this virtual career expo to meet employers and learn more about the field.

Startup Internship Meet and Greet: Nov. 10, 4 p.m. @UNC Chapel Hill, Polk Place

Innovate Carolina and Central Carolina Community College are hosting an event for students to network and explore internship opportunities with local startups.

NC States Spatial Connect Virtual Career Fair: Nov. 17, 1-5 p.m. (online)

Students interested in geospatial analytics and spatial data science can join this virtual career fair to learn more about the field and network with employers.

Wake Tech Community College Business & IT Spring 2022 Career Fair: Feb. 9, 9 a.m. 12 p.m. (online)

In February 2022, Wake Tech will host an online job fair for business and information technology students looking for new career opportunities.

If youre a student looking for an internship or entry-level position at a local company or organization, your university has resources to help you get started. Quick links below:

Here are some locally run Twitter accounts that regularly share job openings in the Triangle:

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Idol-wannabe Woo Seo-yul plays the guitar. (Park Jun-hee/The Korea Herald)

But the number of private academies that offer dance and vocal lessons has mushroomed as more youngsters aspire to K-pop stardom.

Private training systems

Lee Jae-won has run a dance academy in Apgujeong-dong, southern Seoul, for eight years, training young idol-wannabes. Lees institution systematically instructs trainees with the goal of eventually getting them into big agencies so they can debut as entertainers.

There are many academies that welcome adults and teenagers, and some even offer classes that focus on auditions, but there are barely any institutes that teach basic skills to young kids, he said.

The institute offers dance courses at the introductory, intermediate and advanced levels. Beginners learn the basics, such as how to use their bodies and do easy dance moves to K-pop music. At the next level they learn more complicated choreography and try out genres like hip-hop and popping.

In South Korea, the average age of a debuting singer is getting younger, and some K-pop powerhouses set age limits for auditions. Lee said this is why he provides thorough training -- because idol hopefuls cannot survive the big agencies wide trainee pools without the basics.

Lee Yu-chan (left), 9, and Woo Seo-yul, 8, get vocal training. (Park Jun-hee/The Korea Herald)

While talking about trainees from the academy who got into big-name agencies, Lee fondly recalled one excellent student who is now with Big Hit.

(The kid) had numerous charms and had many talents tailored to him. But his parents didnt want to see their son onstage. Fortunately, he got into Big Hit two years ago as one of the youngest trainees and aces every end-of-the-month evaluation.

Lee added that apart from gaining the necessary skills, idol hopefuls should know how to be modest and diligent because becoming an A-lister in the music scene isnt a walk in the park.

Wishing to be the next K-pop sensation

I am a versatile idol-wannabe with a pretty face.

Woo Seo-yul dreams of becoming the next IU, a K-pop superstar. The 8-year-old, who lives in the southwestern Seoul district of Geumcheon, wakes up at 7:30 a.m. for school, attends her elementary school classes from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. and then heads out the door for practice.

This scene is peculiar in a nation where academic subjects decide ones future. But now the name of the game is working to become the next global sensation.

Idol-wannabe Woo Seo-yul gets a guitar lesson. (Park Jun-hee/The Korea Herald)

He went on to say that in addition to their talent and skills, idol bands are revered because of their wealth and privilege, which is why idol-wannabes hope to be the talk of the town like BTS.

Lee Sun-kyoung, Seo-yuls mother, said she never pictured herself as the parent of an idol hopeful. But now she drives more than an hour to drop her daughter off at a kids dance academy in the Gangnam district twice a week.

Its heartbreaking seeing my daughter want to become an idol because everybody wants to be one. My daughter only sings and dances, apart from going to school, Lee said. She added that the tuition was a burden as well.

But Lee thinks her daughters efforts will eventually pay off.

Im aware that the road to a debut is not easy, which is why Im constantly supporting my daughter. But even if she doesnt become one, hopefully my daughter will be able to showcase her talent as a dancer or a dance teacher.

Big dreams, out of reach

Led by boy band BTS meteoric rise to stardom over the past few years, more and more K-pop figures have gained immense popularity around the globe among people of all ages.

But that kind of fame is hard to attain. Lesser-known musical artists often confront difficulties in the music scene.

Audition dates for Korean entertainment companies are displayed on posters. (Park Jun-hee/The Korea Herald)

After attending 10 auditions in Korea, she got accepted to an agency and finally made her debut. But the experience ultimately ended in disappointment.

Being in a smaller company has more cons than pros. From the way how staff members of high-ranked broadcasting people treat you, and how you dont get preferential treatment, unlike other bands who entertainment giants house, Park said.

The bigger your company, the better you get treated.

Favoritism toward big companies affects which shows performers get booked on, she said, as well as screen time, waiting rooms and whether they can make a living.

Companies invest in trainees, and it takes at least one to three years to pay off until the point when the group starts making money, she said. But Park ended up with more debt than money because she wasnt given the opportunity to promote herself, which was one of the main reasons she decided not to continue her K-pop career.

Doing what you love and making money sounds almost too good to be true, Park said.

But when you start to see how hard it is to do so, and not being able to achieve in one to four years, you start to lose the real you. At times, you have got to be a little more realistic, although it means not being able to pursue your dreams.

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