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title: 'Maybe they should call it TalentFestNW: TechFestNW holds inaugural Talent Fair'
date: '2014-08-06T22:53:48-07:00'
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# Maybe they should call it TalentFestNW: TechFestNW holds inaugural Talent Fair

Ask most startups around town about the challenges they’re experiencing and I can pretty much guarantee “finding talent” will be somewhere in the top 3. These days, it’s usually problem number one. And that’s why [TechFestNW](http://techfestnw.com/ "TechFestNW") is working to help. By hosting a [Talent Fair](http://techfestnw.com/talent-fair/ "TFNW Talent Fair") that helps Portland companies connect with local talent.

### Looking for work?

Here are the companies who will have a presence at the Talent Fair:

- Act-On
- AppNexus
- Aruba (Meridian)
- CorSource
- CrowdCompass
- Daimler
- Elemental
- Idealist
- iGrafx
- Incomm Digital Solutions
- Jama
- Monsoon Commerce
- Multnomah County
- Nike
- Puppet Labs
- Simple
- Smarsh
- Treehouse
- Urban Airship

### Looking for talent?

If you’re in the market for some new hires, the following folks will be bringing their best and brightest to the event.

- Code Guild
- Epicodus
- OHSU
- Oregon Tech
- OSU College of Business
- Portland Code School
- PSU School of Engineering

### Feeling left out?

If you’re a business looking to hire tech talent, there’s still time to [get involved with the TFNW Talent Fair](http://techfestnw.com/talent-fair/ "TFNW Talent Fair"). If you’re looking for work, you can [attend the TFNW Talent Fair for $10](http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/586973 "TFNW Tickets") with no requirement to purchase a full pass to TechFestNW.

And if you’d like to attend TFNW and MusicFestNW, there’s still time to grab passes to those events, as well.

For more information, visit the [TechFestNW Talent Fair section](http://techfestnw.com/talent-fair/ "TFNW Talent Fair").

*\[Full disclosure: I am a cofounder of TFNW. I continue to advise on the event and will have the opportunity to introduce some of the speakers.\]*